Five companies are finalists for the International Textile Machinery Association (ITMA) Innovator of the Year award, and another five were named finalists for Launch of the Year. More than 50 companies are nominated in 10 “best innovation” categories, and three will be cited as “company of the year.” Nominees for Innovator of the year include Lauffenmühle GmbH & Co. KG, MMT Textiles, the Royal College of Art MA Textile, Suleyman Demirel University and Tamicare Ltd. Launch of the Year nominees are Armadillo Merino, DSM Dyneema, ITW Pro Brands, Lauffenmühle GmbH & Co. KG and VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland. The awards will be presented Nov. 26 in Dresden, Germany.