Report Summary:
Smart fabrics and Intelligent Textiles in the UK:
Seven Companies at the Forefront of Innovation |
21 pages,
published in Issue 68, 1st quarter 2007 |
This report profiles seven UK companies
which are at the forefront of innovation in smart fabrics
and intelligent textiles, namely: Auxetix, d3o lab, Eleksen,
Engineered Fibre Structures, EXO, Fibretronic and Peratech.
Some of these companies have developed and
commercialised functional fabric-based products
incorporating integrated electronics. Such products are
capable of interfacing with or accommodating iPods, mobile
phones and laptop computers, and include sports jackets,
bags, business suits and fabric keyboards. Eleksen,
Fibretronic and Peratech are among a number of UK-based
companies leading this field.
At the same time, other smart materials
offering new performance features for a varied range of end
uses have emerged. Many are based on the results of academic
research, and some have been created by modifying existing
textile manufacturing technology. Such materials include:
blast curtains and self-locking sticking threads from
Auxetix; protective equipment for high performance sports
applications from d3o lab; a glove which can be used to
control games consoles and other electronic devices from
Engineered Fibre Structures; and heat conducting clothing
technology from EXO.
- Smart fabrics and Intelligent
Textiles in the UK: Seven Companies at the Forefront of
Innovation
- Summary
Introduction
Auxetix
d3o lab
Eleksen
Engineered Fibre Structures
EXO
Fibretronic
Peratech/softswitch
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