Reinforcement for Side-panels, Headliner Dashboard or Seating.
Reducing of working steps during integration of components in the knitting process.
Additional Applications
Integration of switches in the textile structure
Using textile areas for steering Functions
Individual production of components with logos or branding
Which possibilities does 3D printing offer on textile?
Application Clothing
Sport textiles
Functional sport shirts with integrated reinforced parts (e.g. Kinesio Tapes or muscle support)
Reinforced areas for motion support
Easy positioning of designs, Team logos, player names
Shoes
Reinforcement of highly stressed areas
Individual shoe designs up to 4D-printed shoes
Which possibilities does 3D printing offer on textile?
Functionality
Pattern-Support
Pattern-support for existing textile applications
Simple Flat fabric for designing
Reducing complexity of traditional lace fabrics
Function integration
Holders & Reinforcement
Holder systems like buttons, fastener, bra-bows or clips
Reinforced areas for muscle support printed direct on the shirt
Advantage of the technology.
Advantage
Higher efficiency
The combination between the high productivity of textile machines and the flexibility of additive manufacturing gives us the opportunity to reduce production steps.
A easy patterning system reduced the complexity of the machine handling
Individualization
By directly printing on the fabric, large quantities of goods can be individually customized with logos, brands or simple team name
The significantly more flexible pattern design offers new opportunities to respond individually to customer requirements
How to integrate 3D printing into manufacturing?
Advantage
Higher efficiency
The combination between the high productivity of textile machines and the flexibility of additive manufacturing gives us the opportunity to reduce production steps.
A easy patterning system reduced the complexity of the machine handling
Individualization
By directly printing on the fabric, large quantities of goods can be individually customized with logos, brands or simple team name
The significantly more flexible pattern design offers new opportunities to respond individually to customer requirements
How to integrate 3D printing into manufacturing?
Production
How it works
The additive manufacturing steps take place directly on the machine and print directly on the textile fabric
Steering of the printing system communicates direct with the warp knitting machine and the patterning system
The printing is stitch and pattern precise
Flexible installation
Our existing prototype can be installed with different printing technologies
Additive manufacturing can be useful for each of our machine categories
