Organisation
MONITORING, RESEARCH and INNOVATION all present challenges for TDV INDUSTRIES
Aims
- > To provide material for internal discussions in order to validate the main lines of research of TDV Industries
- > To be attentive to the professional clothing market at all times and analyse its development
- > To identify the current and future requirements of customers and end users
- > To identify sources of information, collect, structure and circulate ideas
- > To detect and monitor the technological (r)evolutions / developments which create disruptive technology for our sector
- > To incorporate gradually in our range innovative fabrics which represent the materials and functions of the future
- > To create a network of technological partners and extend our research and innovation capacities by developing connections with French and European research centres. TDV Industries is a member of :
- - the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing,
- - 3 French textile competitive clusters :
The main lines of research
- > Comfort (for wearing : extensibility of fabrics; climatic : thermo-control, moisture management to limit thermal shock, etc.)
- > Safety (enhanced visual protection for night-time, mosquito and stinging insect protection, etc.)
- > Environmental protection (recycling of textile waste, eco-design, natural and bio-based fibres, new dyeing processes, energy savings linked to easy cleaning processes, etc.)
