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What do cut-resistant structures with an alarm function, textile therapy and assistance systems, light structures, shading systems or integrated product protection have in common with RFID systems? All of the applications listed have an integrated smart additional function and therefore belong to the category of smart textiles.

Smart textiles and wearables have been a steadily growing market for years, driven primarily by megatrends such as digitalisation, sport, medicine, demographics and mobility. This growth is favoured by the now widespread and still growing availability of the necessary IT infrastructure. In addition, the acceptance of smart products, especially in the outdoor, health and sports sectors, and the associated provision of personal data by users is increasing. The combination of these developments also enables the establishment of new business models. We can draw on our expert partner network to develop production chains and business models.

 

The STFI has been working on intelligent textiles for many years, particularly in the field of technical textiles. "Smart technical textiles" are used in technical applications, especially for the conversion, generation and transport of energy and for reacting to external influences. The STFI has the expertise and an interdisciplinary network to bring together users, textile technologists, technicians, computer scientists, chemists and designers. The STFI supports product and technology development, provides plant technology and expertise for tests and is involved in the development and realisation of test methods and standards.

Every smart textile, regardless of the manufacturing method and the materials chosen, is subject to a product life cycle. At the end of this life cycle, the valuable raw materials of the products must be reused or recycled. Against the backdrop of current developments and requirements regarding the climate-neutral production and use of smart technical textiles, the development of recycling solutions is also a focus of work at the STFI.

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Your contact

Dipl.-Ing.
Dirk Zschenderlein
Department Manager Intelligent Production Systems

Phone: +49 371 5274-283

Developing smart materials

  • Textiles with integrated functions (e.g. flat structures, net, grid and rope structures)
  • Interactive and auxetic textile structures
  • Functional coatings and customised 3D printed substances
  • Contract research and customer-orientated product developments

Technologien & Anlagentechnik

  • Wirken, Weben, Sticken, Stricken, KEMAFIL & Seilweben,
  • Beschichtung & Oberflächenmodifizierung
  • Digital- & 3D-Druck
  • Extrusions- & Compoundertechnik

Integration von Funktionen

  • sensorisch & aktorisch
  • kommunikatiiv
  • heizend & kühlend
  • leuchtend


     

Entwicklung von Prüfverfahren

  • Anwendungsbezogene und spezifische Entwicklung und Realisierung von Prüfmethoden
    • Beispiel: Schnittschutz (Schnittfestigkeit, Stichschutz)
    • Anwendung: Sicherheitstechnik, Schutzbekleidung, Planen

Verfahren der Funktionsintegration

  • Verarbeitung faseroptischer & leitfähiger Materialien
  • Aufbringen flüssiger & pastöser Substanzen
  • Bauteil- & Systemintegration
  • Digital- & 3D-Druck


     

Recycling von smarten Textilien

  • Mechanische Aufbereitung der Abfälle
  • Laufende Forschung (z.B. im ZIM-Netzwerk RE4TEX)
  • Grundsatzberatung und Konzeptentwicklung
  • Kontakt- und Partnervermittlung

 

Anwendungsfelder

 

 

Forschungs- und Anwendungsbereiche

 

 

Geo- und Bautextilien

  • Strukturüberwachung in Geotextilien (z.B. Deiche)
  • Monitoring in Gebäuden (z. B. Feuchte, Traglasten)
  • Erdbebensicheres Bauen

 

 

Ihre Ansprechpartner

Dipl.-Ing.
Elke Thiele

+49 371 5274-243
E-Mail

 

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Frank Weigand

+49 371 5274-226
E-Mail

 

Dipl.-Ing.
Heike Metschies

+49 371 5274-213
E-Mail

 

Dipl.-Ing.
Corinna Falck

+49 371 5274-252
E-Mail

 


Medizintextilien

  • Wärmemanagement in der Medizintechnik & Orthopädie
  • Textile Unterstützungsstrukturen zur Erfassung und Korrektur von Körperhaltungen
  • Sensorische Textilsysteme für den Pflegebereich

Your Contact

Dipl.-Ing. Elke Thiele
+49 371 5274-243
Email


Dipl.-Biol. Jens Mählmann
+49 371 5274-240
Email


Theresa Meixner, M. Sc.
+49 371 5274-225
Email
 

Dipl.-Phys. Nadine Liebig
+49 371 5274-271
Email


Jenny Liebelt, M. Sc.
+49 371 5274-279
Email



Industrietextilien

  • Technische Netz- und Seilstrukturen aus Hochleistungsfasern mit sensitiven Eigenschaften zur Überwachung der Belastung
  • Schutz- und Sicherheitsnetze, Netze für maritime Anwendungen, Zug- und Trageelemente, Steinschlagsicherungsnetze
  • Erzeugung photovoltaisch (PV) wirksamer Schichten auf flexiblen technischen Textilien
    • autarke Stromversorgung für Fahrzeuge und Silodächer
    • gebäudeintegrierte Photovoltaik mit textilbasierten Solarzellen

Ihre Ansprechpartner

Dipl.-Ing.
Elke Thiele

+49 371 5274-243
E-Mail

Dipl.-Chem.
Wolfgang Schilde

+49 371 5274-155
E-Mail

 

 


Schutztextilien

  • schnittfeste Spezialgewebe für Planen, Abdeckungen, Zelte incl. Alarmfunktion
  • Polster für sensible Materialien (z.B. Kühlung für Medikamententransporte)

Ihre Ansprechpartner

Dipl.-Ing.
Elke Thiele

+49 371 5274-243
E-Mail

Dipl.-Biol.
Jens Mählmann
+49 371 5274-240
E-Mail

 

 


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