The Department of Textile and Clothing Technology attaches great importance to application-oriented research. It is an important driver of intensive cooperation with industry and high-quality education, particularly in the Master's degree programmes.
The research and development projects are as diverse as the range of courses on offer. In organisational terms, these range from large third-party funded projects to a large number of concrete innovations in companies as part of final theses. In terms of content, the entire textile chain is covered, from the fibre to the finished textile and its marketing. True to the mission statement of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences "Overcoming boundaries", the department uses its broad-based expertise to produce new developments at the particularly interesting interfaces between disciplines.
Here are some examples of research fields.
- Innovative new textile structures are being developed in order to realise increased protective functions with the help of three-dimensionally shaped fabrics. Three-dimensional knitted and woven fabrics are being integrated into clothing that supports learning.
- Nanotechnological finishes give fabrics unimagined functionalities. Luminous elements and coatings give them amazing functions and aesthetics.
- Tailor-made clothing in the difficult field of women's outerwear is following the trend towards increasing individualisation. RFID technology is revolutionising the logistics of clothing production.
- Computer-aided design and simulation of the product have become indispensable.
- New technologies at the point of sale and in e-business are bringing products to the customer in new ways.
