General Trends of Innovation in the Technical Textiles Sector
tilayer approaches
•focus on high thermal performance
(applying eco-efficient heating and
cooling systems, together with low
thermal conductivity and diffusivi-
ty coatings and additives, infrared
reflective and phase change mate-
rials), in order to achieve Net Zero
Energy Buildings (NZEB)
•textile functionalization with smart
and efficient systems like adding
sensors, communication systems
and actuators, considering printing
electronics approaches, in order to
maximize comfort, well-being
•develop interoperability between
connected devicesPersonal protection sector
About Destex (Industrial and Cre-
ative Design in Advanced Textile
Manufacturing)
The DESTEX partnership comprises
eight institutions from five European
countries: Sweden, Greece, Italy, Spain
and Denmark. This is a mixture of in-
stitutions with different profiles, capci-
ties and complementary competenc-
es (higher education institutions, train-
ing centers, SME’s companies, non-
profit institutions and business asso-
ciations).
Advanced Textile Materials is an
emerging sector focusing on the tech-
nical aspects of textile materials rath-
er than on their aesthetics. In order to
foster innovation within this sector,
higher education programs need to
uptake and reinforce creativity and
design aspects into textile engineer-
ing programs as driver to unlock the
latent innovation potential of advanced
textile manufacturing industry. In this
context, DESTEX project will develop
innovative training tools targeted to
higher education students in order to
address its objectives:
(Courtesy: DESTEX project (Industri-
al and Creative Design in Advanced
Textile Manufacturing) - a project sup-
ported by the European Commission
and co-funded by the Erasmus+ pro-
gramme of the European Union.)Building and living sector
Group photo of representatives of all DESTEX participant institutions
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