WTiN is starting the year by expanding its intelligence services with a new information platform dedicated to smart textiles.

The smart textiles market has initially been a niche of academic research that soon started attracting the attention of forward-thinking and established businesses. Today, it has become one of the most promising fields of expansion for textiles, where academic researchers, start-ups and consolidated businesses try to solve some of the most compelling challenges that have so far hindered the consistent expansion of smart fabrics. Because of the increasing popularity of these products, WTiN believes that this is the appropriate time to propose this topic and to launch a first-of-its-kind, smart textiles information platform.

Through an ongoing programme of in-depth reports, the Smart Textiles channel will deliver technical intelligence on the materials, manufacturing technologies and application areas of smart textiles. The areas that will be looked into include but are not limited to: Electronic textiles (e-textiles), sensor materials, energy harvesting technologies for textile application, and materials and manufacturing techniques such as printing electronics onto textiles and stretchable inks. The channel will also provide access to all the sector’s information needs on one platform, including market intelligence and trends and insight into the competitive landscape of all companies across different application industries such as home, lifestyle, fashion and entertainment.