TechniTex

TechniTex is the Premier Research and Knowledge Transfer Organisation for the UK's Technical Textiles and Advanced Materials Sector.

Operating as a network group within the Materials KTN, it is government supported and industrially driven, focusing on research, design and development of new technologies and applications for the technical textile industry.

TechniTex offers consultancy services for a wide range of technical textile requirements and it's team of Knowledge Transfer Specialists have significant expertise in a wide range of product areas including biocides, composites, digital printing, healthcare and microbiology.

Technical Textiles

The term 'technical textiles' was coined in the 1980s to describe the growing variety of products and manufacturing techniques being developed primarily for their technical properties and performance rather than their appearance or other aesthetic characteristics. It largely superseded an earlier term 'industrial textiles' which had become too restrictive in its meaning to describe the full complexity and richness of this fast growing area.

The Materials Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)

The Materials KTN is an overarching network of networks in Materials, set up to bring together the views of all in business, design, research and technology organisations, trade associations, the financial market, academia and others in the value network across the materials community. The Materials KTN and its network groups will provide a range of activities and initiatives to enable the exchange of knowledge and the stimulation of business innovation.

The Materials KTN embraces Faraday Advance, The Polymer Innovation Network, Packaging Materials Link, PowdermatriX, TechniTex, The National Composites Network (NCN), NAMTEC, the network for Smart Materials, Surfaces and Structures (SMART.mat) and The Materials and Design Exchange (MADE). For more information go to the KTN website.