Application areas

The range of products and services offered by Techtextil exhibitors is split into product groups and areas of application.

The pictographs show where technical textiles are to be found in everyday life and are useful orientation aids for visitors to the fair. Exhibitors mark their product displays with the appropriate pictographs.

Techtextil application areas:

The ear of the wheat is the symbol for cultivation and tilling the soil - and for the Agrotech application area. Under this sign you'll find the latest ideas and products for agriculture, forestry, horticulture and landscape gardening.

The house stands for architecture and building - and that's why we've chosen it as the symbol for the Buildtech application area.
Buildtech includes all important innovations in membrane construction, lightweight and solid structures, earthworks, hydraulic engineering and road construction.

The tee shirt is popular all over the world - that's why we've chosen it as the symbol for the Clothtech application area.

It includes the latest developments in shoe and clothing manufacture.

The dam separates the land from water - and is the symbol for the Geotech application area.

Geotech is home to new concepts and products in road construction, civil engineering, dam and waste site construction.

The armchair is a symbol for home design - and for the Hometech application area.

Hometech presents innovative developments in the manufacture of furniture, upholstery, floor coverings and carpets.

Gear wheels are a symbol for industry and technology - and for the Indutech application area.

Indutech contains solutions and products for mechanical engineering and for the chemical and electrical industries.

The sticking plaster is a symbol for effective medical care - and for the Medtech application area.

Medtech contains the complete range of innovations in the manufacture, processing and application of medical and hygiene products.

The tyre is a symbol for mobility - and for the Mobiltech application area.

Under this sign you’ll find the latest developments in ship and aircraft construction, as well as in all aspects of automobile, railway and space travel.

Mankind protecting nature - this is the symbol for the Oekotech application area.

Oekotech stands for new ideas and interesting concepts in environmental protection, waste disposal and recycling.

The package is a symbol for the global transportation of goods - and for the Packtech application area.

It includes all significant innovations in the packaging, covering and transportation of the widest possible array of goods.

The helmet is a symbol for effective protection - and for the Protech application area.

Under this sign you'll find the latest developments in personal and property protection.

To play sport you need the right equipment - that's why we've chosen the trainer as the symbol for the Sporttech application area.

Sporttech includes new products and ideas from the world of sport and leisure.

The following applies to all twelve icons of the application areas and corresponding terms: © Techtextil, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH.