2024
Thermostatic textile
Closed-loop heating in a knitted structure for skin temperature regulation.
DOI 10.1109/I2MTC60896.2024.10560771 ↗Partners: UNIMORE
Capabilities & Research
Engineered, measured, proven
The competences behind every solution: how we design and produce a knitted structure, how we verify it, the research we carry out with partners, and the patents and publications that document it.
01 · Engineering & Manufacturing
From material choice to production
Design and production stay in the same hands: the team that defines the structure is the team that knits it.
Material selection
Fibres and yarns chosen for the target function: metallic wires, para-aramids, inherently flame-retardant, natural and biodegradable fibres.
Knit structure design
Stitch architecture and unit cell defined in CAD against the target property, for 2D fabrics and 3D double-bed structures.
Prototyping & sampling
Short iterations on flat-bed machines: samples are knitted, measured and revised until the structure meets the requirement.
Production
Industrial flat-bed knitting of 2D and 3D structures with controlled yarn feeding, from sample to production.
02 · Characterisation & Validation
How we verify a fabric
In-house methods give a fast functional pre-screening at every design iteration. Qualification against standards is carried out at accredited testing laboratories.
Structure analysis
CAD and photographic analysis of loop geometry, wale and course pitch, unit-cell consistency.
Digital image correlation
Full-field strain mapping on samples and on the body, used for mechanics and garment design.
2D digital twin
Model of the textile mesh used to predict and assess multi-band reflectivity.
Functional pre-screening
In-house tests on samples to verify the target function early (cut resistance, thermal behaviour, electromagnetic shielding) and select the candidates worth qualifying.
Qualification. Tests to recognised standards are carried out at accredited laboratories, e.g. Centrocot, Arrow Switzerland.
03 · Research & Development
Selected projects carried out with partners
2023
Chronic pain: heating and PEMF
Knitted heating and PEMF therapy elements for endometriosis and vulvodynia.
Partners: Università Iuav di Venezia · Weartech · RE:LAB · UNIMORE
2020
MIPHAS
Military Performances and Health Analysis System: ECG, breathing and temperature analysis with an AI algorithm.
DOI 10.5220/0008989401980207 ↗Partners: Università degli Studi del Molise
04 · Patents & Publications
Evidence of our expertise
Patents
- Italian patentIT 102023000012498
3D knitted sound-absorbing fabric
Decorative sound-absorbing curtains, sails and suspended ceiling panels made from a 3D knitted fabric.
- Patent applicationIT 102026000017992
Modular system for ballistic, anti-fragment and anti-cut protection and for the absorption of kinetic impact energy
Modular textile system for personal protection that combines ballistic, fragment and cut resistance with impact-energy absorption.
Publications
Research on sensorised and thermoregulating textiles, including ECG, breathing and temperature analysis with AI algorithms, closed-loop heating and PEMF therapy for chronic pain.
- 2024DOI 10.1109/I2MTC60896.2024.10560771 ↗
Towards a Textile-Based Thermostatic System for Skin Temperature Regulation
2024 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
- 2020DOI 10.5220/0008989401980207 ↗
MIPHAS: Military Performances and Health Analysis System
13th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2020), BIOSTEC, Valletta, Malta
Have a specification?
Send us the requirement: frequency band, protection level, acoustic target or environment. We answer with a feasibility assessment and a sampling plan.