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B2B trade registration / buyer badge

Entry to the September 2027 Tashkent edition is aimed at professional buyers and suppliers rather than the general public, so expect the organiser to issue pre-registered badges through its own registration channel (the official domain is ttme.uz). Bring your company identification, a printed or digital registration confirmation and business cards to the registration desk at Uzexpocentre NEC. Ask the organiser in advance if you need an invitation letter for visa purposes.

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Yarn count (Ne, Nm, tex)

The numbering system that describes yarn fineness and is the first specification Central Asian spinners quote when comparing ring-spun, compact and rotor yarns. Ne is the English cotton count, Nm the metric count and tex the direct mass-per-length system used in technical and industrial yarns. Buyers at the fair typically match a machine's spindle or rotor speed capability against the count range they need to sell into knitting, weaving or garment customers.

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Denier and dtex

Linear-density units used for filament yarns and synthetic fibres, where dtex is the mass in grams of 10,000 metres of yarn. They matter for polyester and polyamide producers, draw-texturing and nonwoven lines shown at textile machinery fairs in Tashkent. A machine rated for fine denier filament cannot simply be switched to heavy industrial yarn without different spinning packs and cooling.

4

Ring spinning

The benchmark short-staple spinning process in which a drafted roving is twisted and wound onto a ring traveller spindle. Ring frames remain the workhorse for the cotton and blended yarns that Uzbek mills export, and the equipment on display is usually judged on spindle speed, compact spinning attachments, energy consumption per kilogramme of yarn and automation of doffing and piecing.

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Open-end (rotor) spinning

A spinning route in which fibre is opened, fed into a high-speed rotor and twisted without a travelling spindle. Rotor lines are popular with mills chasing coarser counts, recycled-cotton blends and higher output per square metre of mill floor. On a Central Asian tour, buyers compare rotor machines against ring frames on power cost per kilogramme and on how well the yarn performs in open-width weaving.

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Shuttleless weaving (rapier, air-jet, projectile)

Weaving technology in which a rapier tape, a jet of air or a projectile carries the weft instead of a shuttle. Rapier looms handle a wider range of weft yarns and technical fabrics, while air-jet looms dominate high-speed sheeting and shirting production. Exhibition discussions usually turn on loom width, weft insertion rate, dobby or jacquard capability and the cost of spare reed and nozzle sets.

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Warping and sizing

The weaving-preparation stage in which warp ends are drawn from many packages onto a beam and then coated with size to survive abrasion in the loom shed. Sizing recipes, size cooking equipment and beam quality are the hidden determinants of loom efficiency, which is why these machines sit alongside looms in most textile machinery halls.

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Weft and warp knitting

Knitting splits into weft knitting (stitches formed across the fabric width, used for jersey and circular knitwear) and warp knitting (simultaneous yarns forming vertical loops, used for lace, tricot and technical fabrics). Warp knitting machines such as tricot and raschel units are a distinct purchase decision from circular machines and are usually grouped under a separate hall theme.

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Circular knitting machine

A machine that knits a tube of fabric with needles arranged around a rotating cylinder, widely used for single jersey, rib and fleece production. Buyers assess cylinder diameter, feeders, gauge, and how easily the machine converts between cotton, viscose and polyester blends. Uzbek knitwear exporters look here when adding capacity for garments finishing.

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Carding and combing

Carding separates and parallelises fibres into a sliver; combing removes short fibres and impurities to produce finer, stronger yarns. The settings and the amount of comber noil removed directly affect yarn quality and the quantity of waste a spinning mill must sell on. Short-staple preparation lines are a standard part of textile machinery displays in Tashkent.

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Cotton ginning

The first processing stage after harvesting, where seed cotton is dried, cleaned and separated into lint and seed. Because Uzbekistan is a major cotton producer, ginning equipment, lint cleaning and bale pressing sit at the upstream end of the supply chain that visitors from spinning and trading companies come to inspect.

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Wet processing: dyeing and finishing

The chemical heart of textile production: pre-treatment, dyeing, printing, washing and finishing of fabric or yarn. At the fair this covers beam and jet dyeing machines, stenter frames, sanforising, calenders and effluent treatment. Mill managers compare water, steam and chemical consumption per metre as closely as they compare output speed.

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Digital textile printing

Inkjet printing of designs directly onto fabric, using reactive, pigment, acid or disperse inks depending on the fibre. It competes with rotary screen printing for short runs, sampling and made-to-order patterns, and it is usually demonstrated on the show floor alongside pre-treatment and steaming equipment so a full print line can be assessed.

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Nonwovens (spunbond, meltblown, needlepunch)

Fabrics made directly from fibre or polymer without weaving or knitting, used in hygiene, medical, filtration, automotive and construction products. Spunbond and meltblown lines are a separate investment category from conventional spinning and weaving, with their own throughput, basis-weight and bonding technology comparisons.

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GSM (grams per square metre)

The basic fabric weight specification quoted for both woven and knitted goods. A machine's rated output, dyeing load and packaging cost are all expressed per kilogramme or per metre at a given GSM, so buyers bring their target fabric weight range to the stand before discussing price or capacity.

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Oeko-Tex Standard 100

A widely recognised certification confirming that a textile product has been tested for harmful substances and is suitable for its intended use. For exporters into the European Union it often functions as a minimum entry ticket, and exhibitors display certificates on their stands to reassure brand and retail buyers walking the aisles.

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GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)

A certification covering organic fibre content and processing criteria along the whole textile chain, from ginning through wet processing to the finished garment. Mills seeking organic cotton programmes and European brand contracts typically need certified processing partners, which makes certification a frequent talking point at Central Asian textile fairs.

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Cut-make-trim (CMT) and garment assembly

The garment-making model in which a factory cuts, sews and finishes product supplied by the client, as opposed to full-package or own-brand manufacturing. Sewing automats, spreading and cutting tables, pressing and finishing lines shown at the fair speak directly to Uzbek garment factories moving from CMT work towards higher-value contracts.

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Cotton-textile cluster (vertical integration)

Uzbekistan's dominant industry structure, in which a cluster controls fibre supply from cotton growing and ginning through spinning, weaving, knitting and often garment finishing. The model explains why machinery buyers at the Tashkent show often evaluate whole production lines rather than single machines, and why financing and payback periods are central to the conversation.

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Spare parts and consumables

Replacement spindles, rings and travellers, aprons and cots, needles, reed and nozzle sets, belts, sensors and electronic cards. These lines matter enormously to existing mills, because machine downtime during a harvest or export season costs more than the part itself, and Central Asian buyers often prioritise suppliers who can ship quickly from regional stock.

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Uzexpocentre NEC

The national exhibition centre complex in Tashkent referenced in travel and hotel guidance for this edition. Expect hall-based exhibits, on-site parking and a badge process at the entrance; confirm hall numbers, gate opening times and daily parking arrangements with the organiser or venue before you travel, as these details are published the closest to show dates.