Tirupur hosted a knit show from August 11 to 13, 2017 which saw the participation of almost 200 exhibitors from the textile and apparel industry. Screen printing, sublimation printing and garment manufacturing machines were the show’s major highlights. Ink manufacturers and traders, and accessories companies were also seen in good numbers at the show.

The main items on exhibit included: yarns, laces, textiles, dyes, embroidery machines, zippers, fabrics, sewing threads, pouches, hangers and laser tools. Office automation systems, gen sets, safety appliances, pantone books, heaters, cyber promotion solutions and many other related items were also exhibited at the show. Buttons, weighing machines, packaging equipments, material testing devices, flock prints, heaters, material handling tools, bamboo, melanges, strapping equipments, fusing devices, rubber patches, holograms, laboratory supplies, oils, lining tables, stain removing equipments and processing machines were also displayed.

Tirupur is the knitwear manufacturing hub of India. The Tirupur textile hub has recorded a rise in revenue of Rs 2,000 crores in the past year. Export revenue in 2016-17 was Rs 26,000 crores against Rs 24,000 crores in 2015-16. The target was Rs 30,000 crores but that could not be achieved because of Brexit and the fall in the euro.