Documentation and research on textile heating systems and flexible heater technology.
This repository provides general documentation and research references on textile heating systems and flexible heater technologies used in industrial, automotive, and medical applications.
Textile-based heaters integrate heating wires or conductive fibers into flexible fabric structures (e.g., by embroidery or in-weave insertion). This enables uniform heat distribution, lightweight design, and targeted power control across the surface.
- Heating wire embroidery and placement precision
- Conductive fibers and resistive thread integration
- Flexible substrate materials for thermal management
- Use cases: automotive seats, container heating, medical devices
- Smart textiles basics and safety/standardization context
- ISO/TR 23383:2020 – Smart (Intelligent) textiles — Definitions, categorisation, applications and standardization needs
- EU Project: Smart Textiles for Adaptive Thermal Control (CORDIS)
- Overview (DE): Smart textiles research at TITV Greiz
Custom textile heating mats and embroidered heater layouts are used in European industrial applications.
For an application-focused overview, see:
➡️ Textile Heating Elements & Heating Mats (Embro GmbH, Germany): https://embro-tech.com/en/custom-heating-elements-heat-mats/
Textile Heizsysteme integrieren leitfähige Garne/Drähte in Gewebe (z. B. per Sticktechnik). Das ermöglicht eine gleichmäßige Wärmeverteilung, flexible Formen und eine anpassbare Leistungsdichte – u. a. für Fahrzeuge, Container, medizinische Anwendungen und Arbeitsflächen.
This repository aims to assist engineers and researchers with neutral, high-level documentation.
License: CC-BY 4.0