Ita Technologietransfer Gmbh

What Ita Technologietransfer Gmbh does

ITA Technologietransfer GmbH is a privately held German limited liability company (GmbH) founded circa 2003-2004 and headquartered in Aachen, Germany. The company operates as the technology transfer arm of the ITA Group, an affiliated network of textile research entities anchored by the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University. ITA Technologietransfer GmbH provides research and development transfer, consulting, prototyping, and innovation management services to industrial customers along the technical textiles and fibre-based materials value chain. Its core thematic areas are medical textiles, chemical fibre technology (including biopolymers and high-performance fibres), fibre composites and hybrid materials, and textile machinery.

The company's product and service portfolio spans three main pillars: Research Transfer services (covering the four thematic areas above), Innovation Management (TexSpace community platform, Innovation Workshops, Industry Research Groups, Technology Park 3Ländereck, and Patent Management), and Consulting Services (analysis, strategy development, planning, and implementation support). Technology capabilities include chemical process engineering, solvent spinning, glass and carbon fibre production, impregnation and coating technologies, braiding and winding machine prototyping, and inline AI vision inspection for production monitoring. The company holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2016 certifications, enabling medical device sector work.

ITA Technologietransfer GmbH generates revenue primarily through fixed-price professional services contracts, with 50% payment on order placement and 50% on completion. Customers include enterprise industrial firms across textile machinery (Van de Wiele, Lindauer Dornier), materials (Covestro, Wellman International), automotive textiles (AUNDE), filtration/technical textiles (Sefar), and textile services (ESSEDEA, Essers). The go-to-market combines direct B2B sales via named project managers with community-led engagement through the ITA Reinforced! member network, Industry Research Groups consortium, TexSpace platform, and participation in publicly funded projects (Interreg CYPRESS, SMARAGD, BIOTEXFUTURE). Geographic reach covers Germany, the broader Meuse-Rhine region via cross-border projects, and Turkey via a dedicated territory representative.

Name

Ita Technologietransfer Gmbh

Legal name

ITA Technologietransfer GmbH

Website

https://ita-gmbh-ac.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ITA Technologietransfer GmbH is an Aachen-based technology transfer firm that provides R&D services, consulting, and prototyping for technical textiles, fibre composites, and medical textiles to enterprise industrial customers, anchored by its affiliation with RWTH Aachen University.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research & Development Services: Custom research and development services along the textile value chain. Services include expert advice, prototype production, and rapid prototyping of textile demonstrators. Remuneration is calculated as a fixed price, with 50% payment upon placing the order and 50% upon completion.
2. Consulting Services: Strategic consulting services including analysis, strategy development, planning, and implementation support for textile industry clients. Provides scientifically based decision-making foundations for strategic management decisions in market, technologies, competition, and innovation radar.
3. Prototype & Demonstrator Production: Prototype production services on braiding and winding machines for fibre composites, rapid prototyping of textile demonstrators, and production process optimisation for industrial customers.
4. Publicly Funded Research Projects: Collaborative research projects funded by public sources (e.g., Interreg, EU programmes) where the company partners with industry and academic institutions to research innovative textile materials and sustainable technologies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ITA Technologietransfer GmbH provides R&D transfer, consulting, prototyping, and innovation management services for technical textiles and fibre-based materials. The company offers expert advice, prototype production and rapid prototyping of textile demonstrators, production process optimisation, and patent management support, all delivered through direct engagement with industrial customers along the textile value chain. Services are structured around four R&D thematic areas (Medical Technology, Chemical Fibre Technology, Fibre Composites, Textile Machinery) and an Innovation Management portfolio including TexSpace, Innovation Workshops, Industry Research Groups, and Technology Park 3Ländereck.

Product overview

ITA Technologietransfer GmbH is a research and technology transfer organization based in Aachen, Germany, operating as part of the ITA Group (approximately 400-450 experts). The company offers a multi-service portfolio centered on technology transfer from research to industry applications in the textile value chain. The core offerings include: (1) Research Transfer services covering Medical Technology, Chemical Fibre Technology, Fibre Composites, and Textile Machinery; (2) Innovation Management services including the TexSpace community platform, Innovation Workshops, Industry Research Groups (IRG), Technology Park 3Ländereck, and Patent Management; and (3) Consulting Services with analysis, strategy development, planning and implementation. The company works closely with RWTH Aachen University's Institute for Textile Technology (ITA) and related institutes, providing industrial customers access to academic research excellence, prototype manufacturing capabilities, and an international stakeholder network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Prototypes for fibre composites produced on braiding and winding machines
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting, flagship and minor.

• Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) at RWTH Aachen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) is the primary research partner of ITA Technologietransfer GmbH. Led by Univ.-Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Thomas Gries, ITA is one of the largest institutes in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. The close cooperation enables technology transfer, access to research findings, and joint project execution. ITA employees involved in customer projects may publish results in their academic papers after customer review. ITA is explicitly not considered a third party under the non-disclosure agreement.
• Institut für Angewandte Medizintechnik (Helmholtz Institut)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITA Technologietransfer GmbH works closely with the Institute for Applied Medical Technology (Helmholtz Institute) in the field of medical textiles research and development, providing interdisciplinary expertise for medical device development.
• TFI - Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für Bodensysteme e. V.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in textile research projects, contributing to the broader research network alongside ITA at RWTH Aachen and the Helmholtz Institute.
• ITA Augsburg gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the ITA Group network. ITA Augsburg is a textile research institution in Bavaria that develops the recycling of secondary raw materials from the composite industry and the development of thermoplastic tape-based composite systems.
• ITA Academy GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the ITA Group network. ITA Academy GmbH launched the Innovation and Learning Center (ILC) / Digital Capability Center (DCC) in Aachen in 2017. With workshops and consulting services, it supports digitalisation in production — from first question to knowledge transfer and implementation.
• ITA Medical GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the ITA Group network. ITA Medical is the industry partner for research, development and manufacturing with a focus on fibre spinning, textile processing, (bio-)functionalisation and lab testing of medical textiles. With industry-scale process know-how, it offers comprehensive solutions along the textile value chain.
• APS GmbH - Europäisches Centrum für MechatroniksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the ITA Group network. APS GmbH is active in robotics, sensor technology, information and communication technology. Engineers and technicians from various disciplines develop interdisciplinary concepts and solutions in cooperation with national and international industrial partners, public clients and researchers.
• CYPRESS (Interreg Meuse-Rhine)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCYPRESS is an Interreg Meuse-Rhine project that aims to establish the Meuse-Rhine region as a pioneer in sustainable, highly circular, and resource-efficient production of new climate-neutral electric mobility technologies. ITA Technologietransfer GmbH is a partner in this flagship cross-border initiative.
• SMARAGD (Interreg Meuse-Rhine)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMARAGD is a cross-border Interreg project supporting manufacturing SMEs in the Meuse-Rhine region in adopting digital technologies and sustainable material solutions to improve industrial processes and competitiveness. ITA Technologietransfer GmbH provides development and training services within this project.
• BIOTEXFUTUREflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOTEXFUTURE is an interdisciplinary research and development programme focused on replacing petroleum-based materials with bio-based alternatives across textile materials, processes, and products. ITA Technologietransfer GmbH provides technology transfer services within this programme.
• Insum HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative hub bringing together industry and research to analyse markets, connect expertise, and advance sustainable innovation in automotive interior systems. ITA Group participates in this network initiative.
• WIRKsam Competence CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe WIRKsam Competence Center supports regional companies in the textile industry and related sectors in shaping the workplace of the future and strengthening competitive position, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
• TexSpace Community PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationTexSpace is the leading community platform for companies, startups and research institutions in the textile industry. Operated by ITA Group, it supports users in innovation scouting, lead generation and project partner acquisition across the textile value chain.
• IHK Aachen (Chamber of Industry and Commerce Aachen)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial training partner of IHK Aachen. ITA Technologietransfer GmbH is a recognised training company (Ausbildungsbetrieb) providing training for office management assistants in cooperation with the Chamber.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• IFTH (Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement): French textile R&D institute serving the French textile and apparel industry with testing, prototyping, and applied research. Comparable as a national textile R&D counterpart operating in a different geography with overlapping service offerings for industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Centexbel: Belgian scientific and technical research centre for the textile and plastics industries, providing testing, certification, and applied R&D. Comparable as a European textile R&D transfer partner with a similar industry-facing service model and reference customer base across technical textiles.
• IVW (Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe): German Leibniz institute dedicated to fibre-reinforced composites R&D, covering manufacturing processes, material characterisation, and prototype production. Directly comparable in the fibre-composites sub-domain where ITA Technologietransfer operates its composite and hybrid-materials service line.
• DITF Denkendorf (Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung): Germany's largest dedicated textile research institute, offering applied R&D across fibre, textile, and composite technology. Directly comparable as a German non-profit/public-sector textile R&D transfer counterpart competing for the same industrial customer R&D budgets.
• FIBRE (Faserinstitut Bremen): Bremen-based research institute focused on fibre and composite material development, including testing, application engineering, and prototyping. Comparable as a German fibre R&D transfer peer with adjacent textile and composite capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• SGL Carbon: Publicly listed German carbon specialist producing carbon fibres, composite materials and graphite solutions. Comparable as a much larger industrial player operating in carbon fibre and composite space who both competes for the same customers and partners with ITA on R&D transfer.
• Fraunhofer IMWS (Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems): Fraunhofer institute focused on materials science including fibre-based composites and polymers. Comparable as a much larger publicly funded applied R&D provider competing for industry textile and composite research mandates in the same German industrial ecosystem.

Others

• ITA Augsburg gGmbH: Sister entity within the ITA Group network focused on thermoplastic tape-based composites and secondary raw material recycling. Closely related but operates as a separate non-profit within the same Group ecosystem rather than as a competing GmbH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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