SUSTA-SMART
Supporting Standardisation for Smart Textiles
| Coordinatore | CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE & TECHNIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE TEXTILE BELGE
Organization address
address: RUE MONTOYER 24/2 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Belgium [BE] |
| Totale costo | 676˙327 € |
| EC contributo | 498˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2012-CSA-6 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-10-01 - 2014-03-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE & TECHNIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE TEXTILE BELGE
Organization address
address: RUE MONTOYER 24/2 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | coordinator | 149˙985.00 |
| 2 |
D'APPOLONIA SPA
Organization address
address: Via San Nazaro 19 contact info |
IT (GENOVA) | participant | 98˙440.00 |
| 3 |
FUNDACION PRIVADA CETEMMSA
Organization address
address: AVINGUDA ERNEST LLUCH 36 contact info |
ES (MATARO) | participant | 76˙558.00 |
| 4 |
EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION
Organization address
address: Rue Montoyer 24/10 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 64˙146.00 |
| 5 |
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW
Organization address
address: Kapeldreef 75 contact info |
BE (LEUVEN) | participant | 59˙706.00 |
| 6 |
FEDERATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY
Organization address
address: RUE BELLIARD 20 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 19˙795.00 |
| 7 |
EUROPEAN SAFETY FEDERATION AISBL
Organization address
address: RUE GACHARD 88 / 4 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 17˙333.00 |
| 8 |
ASSOKNOWLEDGE SERVIZI SRL
Organization address
address: VIALE BRUNO BOUZZI 83 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 12˙037.00 |
| 9 |
CTT Group
Organization address
address: RUE BOULLE 3000 contact info |
CA (Saint-Hyacinthe) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Several European FP6/FP7 smart textiles projects resulted in a variety of high market potential developments. Representative NMP projects are SAFE@SEA–advanced personal protective clothing; POLYTECT–smart textile materials for reinforcing and monitoring infrastructure and DEPHOTEX–flexible photovoltaic textiles. SUSTA-SMART will start from the standardisation needs encountered in these projects, which had each at least one SUSTA-SMART partner involved, as well as those from a carefully selected group of other FP6/FP7 projects. Given the wide range of potential applications, the efforts will be restricted to three focus domains: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), construction and infrastructure and consumer goods. Although first steps have been taken, the interaction between research and standardisation can still be improved tremendously. SUSTA-SMART opts for a systematic three step approach to forward standardisation: •Mapping both the relevant standardisation actors and the standardisation issues of the FP6/FP7 projects. For the latter, a standardisation strategy audit procedure will be worked out. •Synthesising and prioritising of the needs, based on a broad consensus, leading to a standardisation roadmap. •Compilation of dedicated standardisation input documents (including New Work Item Proposals) and presenting them to relevant standardisation committees. Of special interest will be CEN TC 248 WG31 – Smart textiles, the convenor of which will also serve as the coordinator of SUSTA-SMART. Also liaising with other relevant actors (including in North-American ones) is foreseen. Standardisation is a key issue for further exploitation and commercialisation of smart textiles, especially for PPE and construction as it supports legal provision in those areas. By teaming up with a group of external partners (14 companies and 4 standardisation actors supplied a support letter) SUSTA-SMART is convinced it collected sufficient critical mass to reach its ambitious goals.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Researchers have developed protocols and information to standardise the manufacture of smart textiles.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Several EU research projects have studied and designed a number of smart textiles, including protective gear (SMART@SEA), building materials (POLYTECT) and flexible photovoltaics (DEPHOTEX). Because all of these products must comply with legal regulations, there is a need for better standardisation during the research phase.
The EU-funded 'Supporting standardisation for smart textiles' (http://www.susta-smart.eu (SUSTA-SMART)) project aimed to address this need. The research consortium included members from all of the previously mentioned projects to ensure uptake of the results.
Team members promoted standardisations through a three-step approach. First, they mapped and audited all relevant standardisation authorities and issues encountered during the earlier research projects.
Next, they collated and prioritised this information to create a standardisation roadmap. Project members then compiled dedicated standardisation input documents, which were reviewed for accuracy and relevance by independent standardisation authorities.
Finally, the findings of SUSTA-SMART were incorporated into two documents. The first provides guidance for research projects on how to incorporate standardisation into their research plan. The second provides guidance for certification and helps products conform to EU regulations.
SUSTA-SMART has thus made research and development of smart textiles easier by providing information and guidance to researchers.