Member Announcement | The Merrow Group Companies is investing to make dealers more competitive and manufacturing more innovative. Explore career opportunities with Superior — Merrow’s dealer-only distributor of industrial sewing & cutting parts/consumables — plus, Merrow Sewing Machine Co. and Merrow Manufacturing...

Press Release | CIRCULOSE is partnering with TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, to integrate supply chain traceability into its solution offering for fashion brands...

Press Release | To close out its recent 2025 Executive Conference (August 27-29, 2025, in Chicago, IL), SPESA hosted a game simulation for conference attendees — a strategic exercise that incentivized creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaborative teamwork through a unique format...

Innovation in Textiles | SPESA’s newest member, CreateMe Technologies, a category-defining apparel automation company based in Newark, California, has introduced two breakthrough innovations poised to reshape the industry...

Press Release | Lectra announces the appointment of John Brearley as president, Americas, effective October 1, 2025. He becomes a member of the Group’s Executive Committee...

SPESA Member News Thank you to Mark Hatton, Managing Director of Threads America at American & Efird for serving as SPESA's Chairman....

2025 SPESA Executive Conference - Press Coverage

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Chicago for the 2025 SPESA Executive Conference!

Press Release | Tukatech announced the promotion of Pedro Mora to senior CAM manager. Mora’s journey with Tukatech spans over 25 years, beginning as a cutting room technologist...

Event Recap | 2025 SPESA Executive Conference session recap, courtesy of Devin Steele of eTextileCommunications...

Press Release | During its recent Annual Business Meeting, the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) announced the approval of its incoming officers and the election of the Board Class of 2028, which includes a new member to the association’s Board of Directors. SPESA also recognized a new recipient of the SPESA Member Emeritus award...

Press Release | CGS announced a native integration between its BlueCherry® platform and Avalara, a leader in modern compliance automation software, offering the most advanced tax and compliance platform powered by AI...

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