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The Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI) in Chemnitz has been an outstanding innovation partner and service provider for its customers since it was founded in 1992. Textile materials have shaped our activity profile ever since. The non-profit institute addresses technical and social issues through an open, interdisciplinary and reliable approach. At STFI, the main topics of research and development are technical textiles, nonwovens, lightweight textile engineering, functionalisation, recycling, digitalisation and Industry 4.0. Additionally, STFI gathered many years of experience and expertise in textile testing as well as certifying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and geosynthetics. In the future, the STFI will continue along this path and establish the Center for Textile Sustainability in the next step. The STFI has been an affiliated institute of the Chemnitz University of Technology since 2006. Furthermore, it is actively involved as a member of the Zuse Association and the Saxon Industrial Research Association (SIG).

12.02.2024

JEC Innovation Award 2024

Green snowboard made in Saxony awarded in Paris

Green snowboards from silbaerg combine natural fibres with in-house recycled materials adapting extremely flexible to different riding situations. Since 2011, the company silbaerg from Chemnitz has been producing high-quality snowboards, which are manufactured by using the patented A.L.D.tech®. The latest product line of green snowboards has now been honoured with the JEC Innovation Award 2024 in Paris.

31.01.2024

PESCO-UP

EU project with focus on textile recycling and upcycling

Over the next 48 months,STFI and its 18 project partners will focus on recycling and transforming mixed polyester/cotton waste into high-quality and pure materials for the next use cycle.aligning with the EU's 2025 textile waste mandatory collection.

15.12.2023

Review: 16th STFI colloquium "recycling for textiles"

The 16th "recycling for textiles" colloquium took place in Chemnitz on 6 and 7 December 2023. 70 experts from the fields of textile recycling, textile machine construction and textile production exchanged views on the latest developments, trends and innovations in the industry.

 

 

Research focus

Nonwovens

  • Web formation
  • Fibre preparation and yarn production
  • Fibre-, spunbond- & meltblown nonwovens

Textile lightweight engineering

  • Production of oriented strand-like structures from recycled carbon fibres
  • Composite Production
  • Testing for composite materials

Techn. woven- and knitted fabrics

  • Weaving & Knitting (Knitwear)
  • Knitting (knitwear)
  • Embroidery

Functionalisation I Composites

  • Process development
  • Ecology & Environmental Protection
  • Textile chemical analytics

Intelligent Production Systems

  • Networked manufacturing
  • Robotics
  • Simulation & Modeling
  • Data analysis and AI

Textile recycling

  • Nonwoven fabrics recycling
  • Carbon fibre recycling
  • Recycling of smart textiles

Internat. Cooperation/Transfer

  • EU projects
  • Research transfer
  • International Networks

Fibre Preparation & Yarn Production

  • Preparation of natural and man-made fibres
  • Tape, yarn and twine production
  • Processing of recycled carbon fibres

Smart Technical Textiles

  • Processing of fibre-optic materials
  • Processing of conductive materials
  • RFID integration in textile structures

 

 

Services

Testing

  • Accredited Textile Test Lab
  • Test method development
  • Standards overview & Consulting
  • Ökotex

Certification

  • Certification Body PPE
  • Certification Body Geosynthetics
  • Information & Consulting

Research Services

  • Contract research
  • Customer-oriented product development
  • Small batch production

Events

  • Training offer
  • STFI events

 

 

You have the possibility of a virtual exploration at STFI. For this purpose, our futureTEX research and test field "Textile Factory of the future" with all its facilities was scanned by the company airmess GmbH from Dresden.

You can move freely around the room virtually and view individual plant technologies at close range. In the "Textile Factory of the Future", STFI scientists are working on topics related to digitalisation in the textile industry. Digital assistance systems, robotics, driverless transport systems and RFID technologies are the main components of the work in this field.

The virtual tour took place as part of the BBA project "Visit Saxony's Textile Hub", which is funded by the Saxon State Ministry of Economics, Labour and Transport and implemented and coordinated by Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH.

 

 

Cooperations & Networks


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