CETEX is a leading textile business and R&D service provider located at Istanbul Technical University ARI Technology Development Zone in Turkey about innovative textile manufacturing technologies towards digitalization, Industry 4.0 and green technologies. Rising raw material prices, high amount of water use as well as increasing awareness regarding sustainability encourages the textile industry to focus on developing and implementing environmentally friendly processes equipped with state-of-the-art technologies. In addition, increase in competitiveness in digital era puts the pressure on shifting to high-value added production and finding new markets. Hereby, CETEX creates a platform, for those who like to get out of their comfort zone, by enabling easy cooperation of researchers and textile industry via its well-structured network. CETEX helps its members use their resources in a smarter and more sustainable way. CETEX offers implementation of the best available techniques and development of custom-made processes according to the demands of production determined via adaptation of sophisticated analysis techniques. Thanks to its international and inter-sectoral network CETEX aids its members to establish global partnerships.
CETEX (Center of Excellence for Textiles) founders are professors and academicians from Istanbul Technical University. For this reason, our team with their high level R&D expertise will help you to create your own business and R&D project solutions together with cross-sectoral and cross-regional collaborations within and beyond the partnership.
The main activities of CETEX are:
- Detecting the strategic challenges, technology needs and major operational problems in textile companies in order to increase their industrial competitiveness
- Increasing the technological know-how in its members by providing necessary training and the state-art business solutions
- Providing possible partnerships and collaborations within the textile business sector and/or related sectors.
- Strengthening the capacity, and commercial positioning and marketing of companies working in the textile industry.
- Increasing the visibility and internationalization of individual companies and their agents.
- Promoting innovation activities and a strategic vision in textile manufacturing eco-system towards digitalization, Industry 4.0 and green technologies
- Disseminating and promoting the innovative capabilities of the members of CETEX worldwide.