April 2026 Dürkopp Adler, PFAFF Industrial, KSL Joining Technology, Richpeace, Habraken and A. Liersch jointly presented approximately 50 industrial sewing, textile-processing and automation solutions at Texprocess 2026 in Frankfurt. The showcase covered CNC sewing, automated pocket production, seam closing, serging, documented automotive seams and textile-welding systems.
January 2026 PFAFF Industrial introduced the PFAFF 8317, expanding its industrial textile-joining portfolio with a new machine developed for automated and technically demanding manufacturing applications.
August 2025 PFAFF Industrial expanded its 8311 ultrasonic machine series with long-arm variants offering 1,000 mm arm clearance. The machines are designed for welding large and bulky textile components and are available with integrated, motorized and dual-wheel material-feeding configurations.
May 2025 Jack Europe introduced the J6 programmable automatic pocket-sewing machine for the European garment-manufacturing industry. The system combines cutting, folding, sewing, bartacking and pocket-bag operations, supports up to 999 stitch patterns and uses an integrated laser-cutting unit.