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.

The research project focussed on the application of innovative copper dispersions, which were converted into conductive layers using conventional drying or sintering processes.

The aim of the "Raw material classification of recycled fibres" project was to produce yarn from used textiles with the lowest possible loss of properties by optimising the tearing processes in the treatment of textile waste in combination with adjustments to the spinning process.

The starting point of the project was the Covid 19 pandemic, which brought about a drastic change in our way of life. One of the most important protective measures was the wearing of face masks. These also serve as a general protection against airborne pathogens.

In the course of the project, a technical prototype for the desizing of carbon fibres was developed. The research project was implemented in the area of Textile Lightweight Engineering at STFI together with the partners Nomaco GmbH, Cobes GmbH and the Chair of Forming and Joining at Chemnitz University of Technology.

The aim of the research project was the development of a process for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly production of artificial leather by using UV-curable coatings. The focus was set on the application of artificial leather in the field of technical textiles for use in automobiles and as contract textiles. The aim was to develop a soft, elastic, scratch-resistant, durable and dirt-resistant material.

In the project "Multifunctional 3D printing on textiles", a 3D printing process for textiles was developed using a 2-component print head to generate at least three functional modifications. These were generated by a defined adjustment of the mixing ratio of two pasty materials.

Improved quality for nonwovens made from high-performance fibres and longer lifetime due to optimised card clothing and adapted online control as well as integration of the online wear analysis into the process and developing of an industrial adapted version

As part of the futureTex project HPF Garnitur, a digital monitoring system was developed that analyses the wear of card clothing. In the sense of Industry 4.0, this enables maintenance-optimised process control, so that the necessity of the upcoming clothing change can first be checked online.

The aim of the ZIM project EcoCutPro was the development of a flame-retardant ecological cut protection coating and its implementation in an industrial application process.

The aim of the research project is the development of a new type of technology with the associated machine technology for the production of seamless, ring-shaped mesh structures for applications, which are primarily aimed at lifting gear, textile seals and textile reinforcements in fibre composite and concrete components.

The aim of the research project was the development of a novel process combination of dispenser 3D printing and UV LED curing for the digital partial functionalisation of textiles using the example of bandages for the sports and medical sectors. The solution of the project included the development of the UV curable formulations and the realisation of the simultaneous printing and curing process.

The main objective was to develop a functional, marketable hygiene textile composed of several nonwoven layers with different property profiles.

The project investigated the possibility of modifying the previous steps in joint production in rail track construction, making up reinforced joints in advance and thus shortening the construction time.

The aim of the project was the development of an innovative ceiling system based on Timber Concrete Composite construction (TCC construction) by combining sustainable building products and construction methods. Thus, an economically and ecologically advantageous alternative to the currently prevailing, energyand resource-intensive slab constructions made of reinforced concrete has been developed.

Um optimale Maschineneinstellungen für GRSM schneller zu finden, wurden mathematische Modelle entwi-ckelt, welche wiedergeben, ob und wie einzelne Maschinenparameter Einfluss auf Eigenschaften des Gestricks besitzen. Als statistische Verfahren kamen beispielsweise die Korrelation- und Varianzanalyse sowie die Re-gressionsanalyse zum Einsatz. Untersucht wurden unter anderem die Parameter Maschinenfeinheit, Maschi-nendurchmesser, Fadenspannung, Einlauf, Fadenfeinheit und Fadenmaterial auf die Gestrickeigenschaften flä-chenbezogene Masse, Festigkeit, Dehnung, Breite und Dicke.

Das Ziel des Vorhabens bestand in der Entwicklung einer umfassenden Prüfmethodik zur objektiven und reproduzierbaren Bestimmung der Filamentdurchmesserverteilung von Meltblown-Vliesstoffen.

Ziel dieses Forschungsvorhabens war die Erarbeitung von verfahrenstechnischen sowie Material-wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen für die Entwicklung neuer biogener Filtermedien auf der Basis von Vliesstoffen aus PLA mit modifizierten Eigenschaften. Die Optimierung der Verarbeitung sowie der Ausgangsmaterialien sollte die Stabilität der PLA-Vliesstoffe spezifisch für die Bedingungen der Filteranwendung ermöglichen.

In Kooperation der drei Forschungspartner Centexbel (Gent, Belgien), Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI), Chemnitz und Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH (IVW), Kaiserslautern wurden im CORNET-Projekt „SusComTrab“ nachhaltige Faserverstärkungen (basierend auf Naturfasern, Basaltfasern und recycelten Carbonfasern) kombiniert mit Benzoxazinen oder biobasierten Epoxidharzen näher untersucht.