PESCO-UP
The PESCO-UP project is developing a sustainable process to convert PES/CO waste into single-type, high-quality materials. January marked the halfway point.
Greentex
Green nets instead of grey walls for disused industrial buildings, transforming them into productive green spaces using sustainable materials.
KIMONO
Manufacturers of clothing for people with atopic dermatitis are seeking to bridge the gap between individual customer requirements and data processing for production preparation. The STFI has now presented such a model.
AVK Award 2025
Third place went to FIBRE and STFI for the development of highly integrated organic sheets based on hybrid rCF non-woven fabrics and the associated thermoforming process.
Laserfix
Laserfix now offers a consolidation technology for non-woven fabrics, as well as the ability to produce textile semi-finished products optimised for load-bearing applications.
KendyrTEX
How over-salted farmland in Central Asia can be brought back into cultivation using kendyr, and how textile production can succeed as an alternative to cotton.
Biodegradable textile coatings
The chitosan-based textile finishes proved to be highly biodegradable, but still have shortcomings in terms of certain functionalities and durability.
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TPE Artificial leather
The STFI has successfully applied thermoplastic polyurethanes to textiles using direct and transfer printing processes as an alternative to PVC-based imitation leather.
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Biogas4Textile
We have investigated the synergy effects of wool washing and the wet processing of bast fibres in relation to biogas plants. Both process technologies require energy and produce wastewater containing organic matter.
Thema PI
This knitted sports belt is designed to aid postnatal muscle strengthening of the deep abdominal and pelvic floor muscles using modulated medium frequencies for portable use.
RuDiNe
A technology has been developed at STFI for the production of high-performance mesh structures with diagonally running weft threads.
TRICYCLE
The TRICYCLE project developed a technological recycling concept for smart products and the waste generated during their production in the region.