AITEX has started work on new lines of research funded by IVACE that provide high added-value solutions and tools to help manufacturers remain competitive. These R&D projects aim to generate knowledge and transfer it to companies in multiple application sectors such as textile and fashion, habitat, health and sport, automotive, construction, cosmetics, etc.
We encourage interested companies to take part in the new lines of research, which may well open up new business opportunities to achieve a better market position.
New high-performance functionalised materials
| ECOMELT | R&D IN THE OPTIMISATION OF MELT SPINNING PROCESSES FOR SUSTAINABLE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS |
| FRINTEX | R&D IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE STRUCTURES USING HIGH ADDED-VALUE RECYCLED INORGANIC TECHNICAL FIBRES |
| REFICOM | REVALORISATION OF TECHNICAL AND NATURAL FIBRES BY STAPLE FIBRE SPINNING PROCESSES FOR USE AS REINFORCEMENT FIBRES IN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES |
| STICKYSOUND | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SELF-ADHESIVE STRUCTURES FOR INDOOR APPLICATION WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES |
Circular economy and sustainability
| APRONATEX | R&D IN THE USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS AND WASTE IN TEXTILE FINISHING |
| BIOCOATEX | RESEARCH INTO THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING BIO-BASED PU COATINGS FOR APPLICATION IN THE TEXTILE SECTOR |
| CHEMUP III | CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF POST-CONSUMER TEXTILE WASTE |
| CIRCULAR INDUSTRY 2.0 | CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN TRACTOR SECTORS IN THE VALENCIA REGION (TRANSPORT/AUTOMOTIVE, FOOTWEAR, TEXTILE AND TOY SECTORS) |
| CUSTOM BIO | R&D OF CUSTOMISATION TECHNIQUES FOR SKIN-LIKE VEGAN BIOMATERIALS |
| E-µPLAST | ANAEROBIC BIOGAS-GENERATING BIOREACTORS AS AN ADVANCED SOLUTION FOR THE REMOVAL OF MICROPLASTICS IN INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS |
| E-COLOUR | APPLICATION OF ELECTRIC FIELD TECHNOLOGY IN TEXTILE DYEING AND FINISHING PROCESSES |
| MELTEX 2022 | STUDY, DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMIES FOR TEXTILE WASTE ACCORDING TO TYPE |
| TECNOLIGHT | RESEARCH INTO NEW SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE SOLUTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITES |
| UP-CIRCULAR | INVESTIGATING THE RECYCLABILITY POTENTIAL OF SECOND GENERATION CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS |
Advance manufacturing, smart textiles and digitalisation
| BIOFLEX | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE-BASED WEARABLES ABLE TO MONITOR AND ANALYSE BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS TO IMPROVE THE WEARER’S QUALITY OF LIFE |
| CITISENS | R&D SENSORISED TEXTILE-BASED INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES FOR SMART CITIES |
| GAMIFY 2023 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMART TEXTILES FOR IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES |
High value-added solutions for strategic markets
| BIOACTIVE | RESEARCH INTO PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING AND VALIDATING NATURAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN THE COSMETICS SECTOR |
| CLEANTEX II | R&D FOR SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE HOME CARE CLEANING FORMULATIONS WITH NEW RE-FILL PRESENTATION FORMATS |
| CLINIC-PLAN | STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PLANS TO BOOST ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE |
| VALHABITAT 2023 | RESEARCHING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TRENDS FOSTERING STRATEGIC DESIGN IN HOME TEXTILE COMPANIES |
| WASTE2CHEMVALUES | DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF OBTAINING CHEMICALS AND ENERGY STORAGE VECTORS FROM WASTE |
