Upcoming Events for 2025
STA organizes a range of events and activities to foster collaboration across the value chain.
See below for details of upcoming events…
New Innovation Partner
Announcing the expansion of our Trusted Suppliers Directory to include specialist manufacturer of smart textile products, Protex Balti.
Virtual Coffee Meeting
Grab a coffee and join us online for an introduction to Trusted Supplier Loomia, May 5th 14:00 hrs CEST (20 mins)
London Event for Sept. 2025
Following requests from our community, STA is hosting a peer networking event in London on September 16th. Book the date and stay tuned for details…
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.
Loomia News: Heated Fabric for Extreme Cold
In January, Loomia launched their new Gentoo textile heater for ultra-cold environments. Engineered to perform at temperatures as low as -60°C, the Gentoo Flexible Heater is a thermoplastic...
Protex Balti – Precision Manufacturing of Smart Clothes
Protex Balti AS is a leading supplier of wearable smart textile products, designing and realising creative solutions for bespoke client applications from sportswear to personal protective equipment...
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...
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