Industry 4.0 and sustainability are the two big elements, which will be vying for attention of the textile industry from the 46 countries, who will be queueing up to witness the technological innovations of over 1,700 exhibitors at the ITMA Barcelona from June 20 to 26, 2019. This special issue carries articlesinterviews of companies who are participating at ITMA. During ITMA, the ITJ will be present at Hall 3 Booth A203. Best wishes from the ITJ for ITMA! Meet you at Barcelona!