ITA - Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen

The Institute for Textile Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (ITA) ranks among the top five institutes in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University in terms of patent applications, revenue, and number of employees, making it one of the largest institutes at RWTH Aachen University overall. The institute’s core competencies lie in the

• development of textile machinery and components,
• new materials,
• new processes for the manufacture of textiles,
• new textile structures, and new products (e.g., fiber-reinforced composites, medical textiles).

As part of its academic offerings, the ITA provides training in the following areas: Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Textile Engineering, Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Textile Engineering, and vocational school teacher training for upper secondary level. In addition, students have the opportunity to pursue a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.). For more information, please visit www.ita.rwth-aachen.de.

The ITA conducts research in nearly all areas of the textile supply chain.

The ITA’s main research areas are:

• Spinning preparation and yarn production, nonwovens
• Process optimization in weaving
• Chemical fiber technology
• Materials science issues in textile machinery engineering
• Manufacturing of apparel, home, and household textiles
• Manufacturing processes and applications for technical textiles and fiber composites
• Development of medical textiles and biomaterials
• Textile Industry
• Quality assurance and process optimization
• Recycling & Industry Energy Strategy.