Texprocess, a trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials will be held in Germany, May 14 to 17, 2019. The theme in this edition is: smart textiles micro factory. Visitors will be able to get an idea of how integrated textile processing works and where micro factories are already being used. Partners from industry and research will produce a smart pillow which, with the application of integrated LEDs, provides a platform for all new ways of interaction. With this demonstration, partners in the project will present an exemplary, fully connected manufacturing process for a smart textile from design to finished product. Behind it, however, lies a host of complex processes, involving production, processing and logistics.

Individualization, automation and digitalization: micro factories are the way forward for the future of clothing production. Texprocess will display the main theme broadly and prominently. Micro factories, based on networked and integrated procedures, represent the progressive way of making textile processing quicker, more flexible and, because it is more local, also more sustainable, while, at the same time, producing personalized products. So it’s possible for one to send their favorite design to the manufacturer via an app and get an individually designed, perfectly fitting trainer or shirt tomorrow.