Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Textil vernetzt

The Mittelstand 4.0 competence center Textil vernetzt supports small and medium-sized enterprises in the textile industry, textile machinery manufacturing and related industries in expanding their digital fitness and implementing AI-based applications. We help textile SMEs to identify potentials and opportunities of digitalization. Among other things, the Textile Connected competence center provides assistance on the following topics:

• For what and how can assistance systems be used in my company?
• How can operational processes be accelerated and monitored, existing applications retrofitted or customized manufacturing of products in the retail store implemented?
• How can employees acquire digital skills and how do I tie them to my company in the long term? How do my customers benefit from smart products? How can my company ensure sustainable business?
• Which smart sensor systems are suitable for production and how can I implement them in my company?

The focus of Textile networked

• Digital Engineering The German Institutes for Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) are experts for individualized products in the fields of apparel, smart textiles and lightweight construction. They bring end-to-end engineering to life: from the idea to the finished product. Contact: denkendorf(at)textil-vernetzt.de
• New social infrastructures of work, qualification and lifelong learning At the Institute of Textile Technology (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University, one can experience the networking of a fully integrated textile process chain and learn about the economic benefits that result from digital transformation. Contact: aachen(at)textil-vernetzt.de
• Smart sensor systems for production in cross-industry use The Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e. V. in Stuttgart is using the example of smart sensor systems to demonstrate intelligent solutions with microsystems technology as well as cross-industry application possibilities. Contact: stuttgart(at)textil-vernetzt.de
• Vertical integration and networked production chains The Saxon Textile Research Institute e. V. (STFI) in Chemnitz demonstrates vertical integration, networked production systems and resource efficiency, such as the self-optimization of complex plants. Contact: chemnitz(at)textil-vernetzt.de

The Mittelstand 4.0 competence center Textile Networked is part of Mittelstand-Digital. With Mittelstand-Digital, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection supports digitization in small and medium-sized enterprises and the skilled trades. www.mittelstand-digital.de