3. Textile Innovation Stories and smart practices

3.4. SINTEX (Czech Republic)

1)      Please provide the most interesting example of technical / smart textiles that you have.

SINTEX, a.s. - We are a Czech company engaged in textile manufacturing at all production stages, i.e. from manufacturing of yarn through manufacturing of knitted fabrics and cloths to ready-made products. The key area of the company´s activities, in addition to purely manufacturing programmes and activities, remains research and development together with an accredited textile laboratory. – www.sintex.cz

As interesting product for the project purposes we can offer ELMG shielding textiles (yarns, textiles, knits). These products are usually used for shielding of ELMG radiation from computers and mobile phones.

 

2)      How did you promote or put your product on the market?

 

There are used usually promotional channels:

-          Trade fairs (national, international)

-          B2B, B2C meetings

-          Websites

 

3)      What requirements do you customers most request? (EC Certifications, washing etc.)

 

-          All necessary documentation and certification which are necessary for each type products – certificates, accredited protocols etc.

 

4)      Do you agree in sharing some of these experiences for educational purposes?

Yes – there is possibility to offer the piece of textiles for demonstration of effect.