Smart textiles - intelligent, technical, sensory, actuatory, multifunctional; Wearables, textile-based products ...
The development of smart textiles and new fields of application works only interdisciplinary and cross-industry. We promote the cooperation of manufacturers, developers and researchers - and ensure a fast transfer of knowledge between institutes and companies.
1 October 2019: Smart Textiles Workshop
Current developments and creative exchange in Weimar: as colourful as autumn
It was an inspiring workshop with almost 70 producers, scientists and users. The speakers' presentations are now online. In the next days we will also publish the videos of the released presentations on our Youtube channel.
The next Smart-Textiles-Workshop is at mtex+ 2020
Workshop of the SmartTex network on 9 June 2020
On 9/10 June 2020 the textile trade fair mtex+ will take place for the first time in the new Calowitz Congress Centre Chemnitz. It is also a premiere for us: On 9th June our Smart Textiles Workshop will take place for the first time at an international trade fair.
Young talent competition Recycling, Upcycling, Downcycling of textiles
Call for students, trainees and graduates in textile, textile technology, textile design and fashion design
As part of the international textile trade fair mtex+, which takes place on 9/10 June 2020 in the Carlowitz Congress Centre Chemnitz, a competition for young people was launched - the TexCycle Award.
Experts needed for co-development of next-generation smart textiles!
Identify new application areas
A research project funded by the European Commission called WEAFING is searching for experts/innovators/outside-the-box thinkers to support us in identifying application areas and use cases for electroactive yarns and polymers – so-called artificial muscles for smart textiles, soft robotics or innovative haptics.
29 January 2019: Smart Textiles Symposium
Smart Textiles as a booster for the textile industry
In which industries is the use of Smart Textiles particularly active? What does this mean for the domestic textile industry? What are the developments for applications of intelligent textiles in medicine? At the SmartTex symposium in Weimar there were exciting keynote speeches and lively discussions.
Service platform for smart textiles is online
Publish your special know-how!
It is done: on 14.2. we get online wir our info portal www.smarttex-portal.com online. So should be easier for product developers and producers to find the right partner for the development of prototypes or small series production. WHO offers WHAT special Smart Textiles services?