{besps}ss/fimast2012{/besps}Brescia ? Organisers of the successful FIMAST exhibition, which features manufacturers of machinery and other equipment for the sock, hosiery and finishing industries, have announced the dates of the next edition while also confirming a change of venue.

Scheduled for 17-20 September 2014, the show will now take place at the Centro Fiera Internazionale Del Garda in Montichiari, near Brescia.

With a full spectrum of machinery and other equipment for the hosiery and finishing industries on display, the 2012 edition attracted more than 80 exhibitors including Italian sock knitting machine builders such as Busi and Colosio as well as other major players in the market such as Germany?s Merz, Taiwan?s Da Kong and Japan?s Nagata Seiki.

Ancillary equipment and needle suppliers were also on display including Germany?s Christoph Liebers and Italy?s BTSR.

In 2014, Knitting Trade Journal will once again be present with a booth and will be keen to welcome our existing readers and welcome new ones.

The show is described as the ideal meeting point for both Italian and overseas professional visitors to discover the latest developments in this fast moving sector.

The exhibition will cover a range of sectors including preparatory machines, yarns and hosiery accessories, circular hosiery knitting machines, linking, sewing and assembly machines, dyeing and finishing machines, packaging machines and accessories, computer equipment, control systems and other services.