Upcoming Events for 2024
This autumn STA will offer a range of events and activities to foster collaboration across the value chain.
See below for details of upcoming events…
Looking for Connector Development Partners
STA is looking for partners to develop a universal e-textiles connector.
Deadline 31st October.
Meet us in Hamburg 14th October
Smart Textile Alliance will be in Hamburg for the Xecs Matchmaking Event. If you are interested in meeting us, please contact Anne Jensen.
Networking Opportunity in November
Our Chair Christian Dalsgaard, is amongst the organisers of this years annual E-Textiles Networks Conference hosted by Fraunhofer IZM.
Highlight from our Blog
We let you know what is new in Smart Textiles and why it matters to you. The contributions are from STA staff or from our industry partners. Our goal is to provide high-quality information that you cannot find anywhere else.
STA Seeks Connector Development Partners
STA’s primary mission is to promote development of a voluntary industry standard for smart textiles, because we believe this is essential to ensure development of interoperable electronics and...
E-Textiles Conference 2024, Fraunhofer Forum | Berlin, Germany
Smart Textile Alliance had a chat with Sigrid Rotzler, an e-textile researcher at Fraunhofer IZM who is chairing the E-Textiles Networks 6th annual conference from 19th – 21st November in Berlin...
Loomia – Create the Impossible with Soft, Flexible Electronics
Loomia is fast-tracking smart textiles development by creating a platform of soft circuit technology, known as the Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL). Started in New York by Madison Maxey, Founder and...
Suppliers Directory
STA Suppliers Directory represents a list of companies with a proven track record of supplying high quality Smart Textile products. Components from these suppliers all fit within the Smart Textile Stack™.
Ambassadors
STA Ambassadors are organisations whose values and work we admire. We share a common vision to make electronics soft and textiles smart in a responsible way. Our Ambassadors are ready to assist you with matters outside the scope of our own business.
Fraunhofer IZM
Get access to a world-class lab for electronics in textiles
Danish Technological Institute
Advanced digital printing of electronics for e-textiles
TiTV
Application orientated research in the field of Smart Textiles
Centi
Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials
Innovate the future of functional fibres and flexible electronics
Affoa
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
Revolutionizing the American Functional Textile Industry
ETP
European Technology Platform
Join the Strategic Research Agenda for fibres textiles and clothing
UKFT
UK Fashion and Textile Association
Providing leadership, knowledge and opportunities within the UK fashion and textile industry
IDTechEx
If you are looking for reliable and updated market data for wearable technology, this is the place to go
AATCC
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Take part in leading the development of test methods for e-textiles
E-Textile Network
Meet researchers and developers from academia and industry interested in adding electronic functionality to textiles
Nottingham School of Art and Design
Research into designing electronically active wearable technology
The Textile Institute
Share your expertise with people in the textile industry worldwide