On 1st and 2nd October 2024, the MC4 consortium met for the biannual project meeting at the French partner CHOMARAT in Le Cheylard (France).

Within the scope of the project, efforts were focused on developing and integrating electrically conductive materials into elastic textiles. The aim was the creation of intelligent, stretchable surfaces, specifically intended for use in music therapy for individuals with profound multiple disabilities.

The aim of this research project was a comparison of the textile manufacturing processes weaving, warp knitting and knitting for the production of thermoregulating, three-dimensional spacer textiles.

Project aim was the development of sustainable pocket filters that perform as well as today's models.

The STFI Symposium TEXTILE FILTER will take place for the 17^th time on 11 and 12 March focusing on innovative, high-performance textile filter media for various applications and systems for air, gas, liquid and particle filtration against the background of changing technology.

On 17 and 18 June 2024, the second PESCO-UP General Assembly Meeting took place in Slovenia. Our two colleagues Dr. Anna Große and Romy Naumann were on site to share the latest results from the project with the partners and to set the milestones for the upcoming months.

The EDANA Innovation Forum took place in Munich from June 4-6, 2024. This unique new event attracted over 100 participants from 78 companies and 22 countries, making it a truly global gathering.

The aim of the research project was to develop user-friendly, knitted, single-layer, active laser protection gloves for industrial and medical use on laser systems in the spectral range of near-infrared radiation.

The aim of the research project is to develop efficient, textile-based heating elements to reduce the heat flow from the interior into the outer shell of the building.

The aim of the research project was to develop user-friendly, knitted, single-layer, active laser protection gloves that are suitable for industrial and medical applications on laser systems in the spectral range of near-infrared radiation.

The aim of the project was the development of new working methods and criteria for determining and evaluating the functional life of biodegradable geosynthetics.

The aim was to merge innovative combinations of modern production technologies and sustainable design strategies in the form of a multifunctional play mat.

At the SME Innovation Day organised by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), innovative SMEs will present themselves as the driving force of the German economy. Under the motto "The Future. - Digital. Transformative. Resilient.', the event promises exciting insights into cutting-edge technologies and shows how entrepreneurs from all over Germany are driving technological change.

On 15 and 16 May 2024, the General Assembly of the EU project Bionanopolys (Open Innovation Test Bed For Developing Safe Nano-Enabled Bio-Based Materials) took place in Cornella de Llobgregat (Spain). The project partners from eleven European countries presented their research results and set the milestones for the coming months until the end of the project in December 2024.

On 14 May 2024, the STFI hosted the second Akademie Breakfast, an open industry exchange on the topics of recruiting and qualifying skilled workers. The STFI Akademie Breakfast once again brought together textile entrepreneurs, both the Employment Agency and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce as well as trainers from the STFI Akademie at a lavishly laid breakfast table. 45 participants accepted the invitation to Chemnitz.

Under the motto "Shifting the Limits", Techtextil and Texprocess took place from 23 to 26 April 2024 at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. 38,000 visitors came to the industry's most important international marketplace to find out about product innovations along the textile value chain. Under the new motto "Fascination Textile", STFI presented the results and demonstrators of research and development work for tomorrow's high-end textile products and solutions.

The aim of the research project was the development of an ecological hotmelt coating based on PLA (polylactide, polylactic acid) for technical textiles.

STFI's second Akademie breakfast will take place on 14 May 2024 in Chemnitz. This event will serve as an open industry exchange on the topics of recruiting and qualifying skilled workers.

The latest edition of our STFI newsletter includes details of projects that will be showcased at our stand at Techtextil from 23-26 April 2024. It also features an interview with STFI recycling expert Johannes Leis and information about upcoming events at our research institute.

Currently, the industrial use of lightweight solutions often fails due to the high material and manufacturing costs. There are also unanswered questions about the ecological aspects of recycling and reuse. Innovative approaches were developed in the VliesComp project in this area of conflict.