Smart and e-textiles play a significant role in shaping the future. The use of state-of-the-art ZSK embroidery machines, made in Germany, ensures exceptional precision and durability combining cutting-edge technology and traditional techniques to create customized, high-quality embroidered e-textiles.
The biggest advantage of embroidered smart and e-textile elements:
- Scalability is given – from small scale (prototyping) to mass production
- Free design of the layout
- Various carrier materials (e.g., fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, meshes, foil)
- Wide variety of joining techniques (e.g., sewing, gluing, crimping)
Possibility of technology integration (e.g., switches) For Automotive the simple applications are 
Seat and Steering Wheel heating and Seat occupancy sensors to name just the obvious. Technical embroidery brings together different technologies resulting in smart products. The combination of Textile garments, Suitable PCBs, Embroidery machines, Electronic components, and Conductive threads results in smart fabrics.
Use case for capacitive proximity sensors embroidered sensors work even embedded underneath leather, wood, or plastic sensitivity can be adjusted to fit the requirements. Moss embroidered electrodes with various shapes, conductivity, and material combinations. Below are a few other use cases for electrodes:
- Body signal measurements
- Heart rate
- ECG electrocardiography
- EEG electroencephalography
- EMG electromyography
- Electrostimulation
For the LED and Wire use cases as below through Tailor Fiber Placement:
- RFID-Antenna, LED-Wire
- Integration for lighting
- Integration of heating elements in composite materials
- EL-wire (tube) integration for lighting
For the wires, the possible diameter is 0.07 mm – 6 mm. Stainless steel, copper, coated wires, optical fiber cable, and hybrid wires such as stainless steel and PES. Due to embroidery technology – many different geometries can be laid out. That makes this technology perfect for many different applications.
To each side of the embroidery head, one device can be attached. There is a wide range of options to modularly equip the machine.
3E Smart Solutions is an in-house engineering office from ZSK Stickmaschinen GmbH offering a full development service.
Textiles are already a major part of the automotive interior, especially carpets, upholstery, and pre-assembled interior components. Hidden control elements integrated into door trim panels or Interactive Centre Console Demonstrator: Capacity Touch Sensors. Embroidered sensors work even embedded under leather, wood, or plastic and sensitivity can be adjusted to fit the requirements.
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