Professorship Textile Technology - Technische Universität Chemnitz

What Professorship Textile Technology - Technische Universität Chemnitz does

The Professorship Textile Technologies is an academic research and teaching unit within the Institute of Lightweight Structures at Technische Universität Chemnitz's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It operates as a publicly funded state university department, not a commercial entity, and was re-established in May 2014. Its functional mandate spans textile engineering from classic apparel textiles to high-performance textiles made from carbon and metallic materials, with primary research emphasis on process development for new applications, construction and modification of textile machinery, and product development targeting technical textiles for fibre composites — particularly textile reinforced concrete and metallic compounds.

The unit's core outputs are educational and research-based rather than commercial. It delivers a Master's programme (renamed 'Sustainable Textile Technologies and Outdoor Equipment' effective Winter Semester 2024/2025, previously 'Textile Structures and Technologies'), preparing graduate students for careers in the textile industry through interdisciplinary coursework, practical projects, and industry partner engagement. Teaching is delivered on-site at TU Chemnitz's Reichenhainer Str. 70 campus. Research is disseminated via academic publications and project collaborations.

The 'customer base' consists of graduate students enrolling in the Master's programme and a network of industry partners cooperating on applied research projects. The unit is embedded in a regional textile technology network including endowed chairs for Technical Textiles and Textile Plastic Composites, Cetex Institute, STFI, TITV, WHZ, and the Alliance Textile Lightweight Construction (ATL). Funding flows through TU Chemnitz's public budget from the Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art; no commercial pricing, tuition revenue, or independent funding structure exists.

Name

Professorship Textile Technology - Technische Universität Chemnitz

Legal name

Technische Universität Chemnitz - Professorship Textile Technologies

Website

https://textile-technologien.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Professorship Textile Technologies is an academic research and teaching unit within TU Chemnitz's Institute of Lightweight Structures. It educates graduate students via its Master's programme and conducts research in technical textiles, fibre composites, textile reinforced concrete, and metallic compounds, funded by the Saxon state.

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Higher Education and Applied Research

NAICS

Textile Product Mills (314)

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Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ), Biobased, Compostable & Low-Impact Material Innovation (Bio-polymers/Dope Dyeing) (IMAOAMAM), Carbon, Energy & Resource Efficiency Services for Textile Manufacturing (Audits/Heat Recovery/Renewables) (IMAOAMAN)

Keywords

• Textile technology research
• Technical textiles
• Fibre composites
• Textile reinforced concrete
• Textile engineering education

Headquarters

HQ city

Chemnitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Professorship Textile Technology at Technische Universität Chemnitz is an academic unit that delivers a Master's degree programme in textile technology (most recently renamed "Sustainable Textile Technologies and Outdoor Equipment" from winter semester 2024/2025) and conducts applied research in technical textiles, fibre composites, textile-reinforced concrete, metallic compounds for textiles, and textile machinery processes. It serves as a regional hub linking university teaching with industry-led research projects.

Product overview

The Professorship Textile Technologies at TU Chemnitz is an academic research and teaching unit within the Institute of Lightweight Structures, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Rather than a commercial product portfolio, it offers educational programmes (primarily the Master's in Sustainable Textile Technologies and Outdoor Equipment) and conducts research in textile technology spanning classic apparel textiles to high-performance carbon/metallic textiles. Research focuses on process development, textile machinery construction/modification, and product development for fibre composites used in textile-reinforced concrete and metallic compounds. The professorship maintains a network of regional textile research partners including STFI, TITV, Cetex Institute, and others.

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Products and services

• Master's Programme in Sustainable Textile Technologies and Outdoor Equipment A graduate degree programme offered by Technische Universität Chemnitz that trains students in technical textiles, fibre composites, textile-reinforced concrete, metallic textile compounds, and textile machinery processes, targeting prospective students seeking specialised graduate-level textile engineering education.
• Applied Research in Technical Textiles and Fibre Composites Collaborative applied research covering technical textiles, fibre composites, textile-reinforced concrete, and metallic textile compounds, delivered for industrial partners and academic collaborators seeking specialised R&D support.
• Textile Machinery Process Development

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Endowed Chair for Technical Textiles / Textile Machine ElementscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner within the Saxony textile technology network. Part of the professorship's unique network of textile research institutions in Chemnitz.
• Endowed Chair for Textile Plastic Composites and Hybrid CompoundscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner within the Saxony textile technology network, focusing on composite materials research.
• Cetex Institute for Textile – and Processing Machines gemeinnützige GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit research institute for textile and processing machines, part of the regional textile technology network maintained by the professorship in Saxony's Manchester.
• Saxony Textile Research Institute e.V. (STFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey regional textile research institute (Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut), a core partner in the professorship's collaborative network.
• Textile Research Institute Thuringia-Vogtland e.V. (TITV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute for textile technologies based in the Thuringia-Vogtland region, part of the professorship's network.
• University of Applied Science Zwickau – Reichenbach (WHZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university of applied sciences in Zwickau/Reichenbach, contributing to the regional textile technology research and education network.
• Alliance Textile Lightweight Construction (ATL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance dedicated to textile lightweight construction, of which the Professorship is a member. Supports interdisciplinary collaboration in technical textiles for lightweight structural applications.

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Hochschule Niederrhein - Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik: University of Applied Sciences with one of Germany's largest textile engineering faculties, offering Bachelor's and Master's programmes alongside industry-funded textile research. Comparable as a competing textile-technology higher-education provider targeting similar German and international students.
• Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) der RWTH Aachen: Germany's largest academic textile research unit at RWTH Aachen, covering textile machinery, fibre composites and technical textiles with both research and Master's/Bachelor-level education. Directly comparable to TU Chemnitz's Professorship Textile Technologies in mandate, research areas, and degree-programme offering.
• Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW) Kaiserslautern: Composite-materials research institute at TU Kaiserslautern with expertise in fibre-reinforced composites relevant to the Professorship's textile-reinforced concrete and metallic-compounds work. Comparable as a publicly funded academic composites-research peer.
• Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF): Germany's largest dedicated textile research centre with applied R&D across technical textiles, fibre chemistry, and textile-reinforced composites. Overlaps directly with TU Chemnitz on technical-textile and fibre-composite research for industrial partners.

Emerging players

• Fachhochschule Aachen - Fachbereich Technik und Textil: FH Aachen runs textile engineering programmes with applied-research projects for industry, often in collaboration with ITA RWTH. Comparable as a smaller competitor in textile-technologies education and industry-collaborative research.

Regional players

• Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V. (TITV Greiz): Greiz-based textile research institute operating in the same Saxony/Thuringia/Vogtland textile cluster, listed as a core partner of the Professorship. Conducts applied textile R&D with similar industry-facing model.
• Cetex Institut für Textil- und Verarbeitungsmaschinen: Non-profit research institute for textile and processing machinery located in Chemnitz and listed as a direct network partner of the Professorship. Comparable mandate on textile machinery/process development - effectively a sister unit on the same campus cluster.
• Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI): Chemnitz-based textile research institute explicitly listed as a core partner of the Professorship. Operates in the same regional cluster on technical textiles, nonwovens, and textile-industry applications, with overlapping industry sponsor base.

Broad incumbents

• Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung (Hohenstein): Stiftung Hohenstein is a broader textile-testing, certification and applied research incumbent covering textile and apparel R&D across Germany. Adjacent rather than direct: it operates a much wider portfolio but overlaps on textile-material research and industry services.

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