The Event American Textile Machinery Exhibition

The Event

ATME-I MEGATEX 2010 is the recognised leading exhibition for the textile machinery, equipment, accessories, supplies and services for the yarn and fiber, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing and finishing and for other non-woven manufacture industries.

The roots of this long-established show can be traced back to 1915, when the first Southern Textile Exposition was held in Greenville, SC. In 1969, the show joined forces with the American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA) to become the first American Textile Machinery Exhibition-International® (ATME-I®). Still located at Greenville’s Palmetto Expo Center, the show’s growth was so rapid that within four years a “two-show” format every three years had to be adopted. The show continued to grow and it became clear that a new venue would be required.

With this long history and tradition, ATME-I® moved to Atlanta, GA, in 2006 to take up residence at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta’s premier exhibition facility. This venue is nearly four times the size of the Palmetto, allowing the show to reunite into one all-inclusive event at an expo center that can truly do it justice. ATME-I® receives continued support from Palmetto Expo Center’s Textile Hall Corporation (THC).

ATME-I® is certified by the United States Department of Commerce as an International Trade Fair and will be promoted to textile industry executives throughout the world.

In 2010, a dynamic new alliance within the textile industry has created a powerful tri-location of events. SPESA Expo and Techtextil North America will run concurrently alongside ATME-I MEGATEX at the GWCC in Atlanta, 18-20 May 2010. The three major textile events in the Americas, running together in one huge hall, create tremendous value for all textile and sewn products industry professionals.