Make Electronics Soft and Textiles Smart
Smart textiles has a promising future across a variety of applications. Over the years, solutions and components developed have not been ‘interoperable’ leading to frustration and high costs during product development and manufacturing. Smart Textile Alliance is aimed at solving these issues.
Who
We are smart textile specialists, seeking to align the industry and mature the supply chain for the emerging technology. We know and understand the business, its potential and the challenges.
Why
The growth of smart textiles is held back by a lack of plug-and-play solutions. We believe we can foster new sustainable products and lead the smart textile industry to its full potential.
How
We support companies that are exploring new opportunities within smart textiles and together create industry standards based on the demands from consumers and smart textiles developers.
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
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™.
Lastest 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.
ITK Engineering – Smart Textile in Volume
ITK Engineering is a systems integrator and developer, helping companies to translate their ideas into smart textile product for mass manufacturing. ITK is a subsidiary of Bosch Group, developing...
Conductive Transfer – Printed Stretchable Electronics for Textiles
Conductive Transfers is a leader in printing stretchable electronic technology that can be transferred on to textiles to create smart textile solutions. The printing technology can be used to easily...
AMOHR – Specialists in Intelligent Narrow Fabrics
AMOHR is a German specialist in woven conductive tapes and sensor ribbons. The advantage of these tapes is that they can be designed specifically for the mounting of electronic components. Woven...