Finishing, packaging, and testing equipment exhibited at the ITMA 1991 is described. Shearing machines featured improved efficiency and quality. A singeing machine with twin burners and an outstanding control system was shown by Parex. In the bleaching sector, emphasis was on continuous open width bleaching at higher speeds. Mercerizing machines exhibited a trend towards the chain design. Babcock featured a heat exchanger for recovering synthetic sizing materials. Piece dyeing units with color monitoring and color matching systems were a trend in that sector. Yarn dyers featured robots to automate package handling. In fabric printing, the major trend was computerization and electronic control. Gas fired tenters were exhibited by Bruckner. Continuous decating machines were popular. Villars and Caratsch featured machines for interlining fabrics by the powder dot coating technique. Ramisch Kleinewefers showed an innovative calender. A wide variety of laboratory testing equipment was exhibited.