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.
September 26, 2023: Smart Textiles Workshop in Weimar
"New approaches with smart textiles for the challenges of climate change and an ageing population"
Learn first-hand in expert presentations which new smart solutions have been developed in institutes and companies for the future and discuss with experts about the stumbling blocks in implementation and the possibilities for your own projects.
We are pleased that another face-to-face workshop can take place in Weimar on 26 September 2023 and cordially invite you to attend. You can register for it now.
5 - 27 September: Cross Cluster Weeks 2023
Free series of events from 5th - 27 Sept. 2023
This year's event of the Cross-Cluster Initiative Thuringia (CCIT) starts on 5 September 2023. The motto of the event is: "Think networked, cooperate across disciplinary boundaries and advance the Thuringian economy". This series of cross-sector events is organised by Thuringian networks and is already taking place for the third time.
May 16, 2023: 1th Digital Smart Materials Summit
Presentations from 16 May now available online
The Smart Materials Summit was a one-day digital event covering all aspects of the smart materials transition, from idea to prototype to product.
You can download the presentations from the Digital Smart Materials Summit as a PDF here:
Forum health.textil cross border - vti dialogue event successfully concluded
German-Czech Forum on Smart Textiles in Medicine
Our network manager Daniela Zavec moderated the forum at the Technical University of Liberec/Czech Republic and together with Kathrin Wunderlich made new contacts for the SmartTex network. There was great interest in cross-border cooperation between textile and clothing companies, representatives of the health industry and textile logistics as well as research institutes from the Czech Republic and Germany.
December 6, 2023: Symposium Smart Textiles & AI
In December 2023, experts for smart textiles and artificial intelligence will meet in Weimar
What are the opportunities and challenges for smart textiles through machine learning? Join us to rethink and discuss the development and use of smart textiles. At the symposium on St. Nicholas Day, there will be no surprises in the boot, but creative input for the mind and business.
New manager of the Smarttex network
Daniela Zavec wants to make the network more international
From January 2023, Dr. Daniela Zavec will be responsible for managing the network. In the future, she will bring people together, develop ideas for project collaborations and take on a variety of other tasks to ensure the network works together.