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.

The research project "CarboDesize – Inductive Desizing of Carbon Fibres" was implemented together with the partners Nomaco GmbH, Cobes GmbH and the Chair of Forming and Joining at Chemnitz University of Technology. In the course of the project, a technical prototype for the desizing of carbon fibres was developed.

On 14 and 15 March 2023, the Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI) invites you to the 16th Symposium Textile Filters in Chemnitz. Filtration experts will meet for professional dialogue in the appealing atmosphere of the Hotel Chemnitzer Hof. The topic of sustainability will particularly determine the opening of the symposium.

Since the beginning of this year, the STFI has been listed as a joint training partner in the field of textiles and clothing at the Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce. In our module, we support your trainees specifically in the field of textile chemistry.

The Automotive Lightweight Technology Expo is one of six specialised exhibitions of AUTOMOTIVE WORLD and Asia's leading trade fair for automotive lightweight technologies. STFI and Rucks Maschinenbau GmbH, Glauchau, presented the results of their long-standing cooperation at a joint exhibition stand from 25 to 27 January 2023.

Das EU-Projekt BIONANOPOLYS startet einen offenen Aufruf zur Einreichung von Projekten für die Entwicklung, Erprobung oder Skalierung von Bionanomaterialien auf seinen 14 Pilotanlagen.

Project futureTEX funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the "Twenty20 – Partnership for Innovation" programme ended last year. Since its launch in 2014, more than 30 research projects have been set up to make a decisive contribution to the transformation from the traditional textile industry to the TechTex industry in Germany.

In our next webTalk on February 15, 2023 (10:00 to 10:30 a.m.), our colleague Dirk Zschenderlein, Head of Intelligent Production Systems, Modeling and Process Management at STFI, presents the research project and informs about its beginnings as well as important milestones.

Qualified skilled workers are also becoming increasingly difficult to find in the textile industry. The STFI therefore offers modules and courses for specialist qualification and further training under the name "STFI Akademie". Jens Stopp and Denise Braun, both long-time employees of the STFI, manage the Akademie. In the following interview, they present the new field of competence.

For the first time, the company Rucks Maschinenbau GmbH, Glauchau, and the STFI are presenting themselves on a joint exhibition stand. The results of the long-standing cooperation will be presented at the Automotive Lightweight Technology Expo in Tokyo (Japan) from 25 - 27 January 2023.