Development and series production of technical embroidery, textile heating elements, sensor technology and E-Textiles.
Embro GmbH
Production in Saxony, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Embro
Embro GmbH is a manufacturer of technical textiles for the B2B market and produces semi-finished products for industrial applications in small and large series ranging from 500 to 100,000 units. Using computer-controlled multi-head series embroidery machines, the company applies conductive threads, yarns, wires and highly flexible heating wires to textile base materials with millimeter precision. The product portfolio includes flexible electric heating elements and heating mats, textile sensors and antenna structures, E-Textiles for medical applications, smart textiles for wearables, large-area textile electronics, and TFP preforms for fiber composite components. Embro supports customers from specification through prototype development and validation to series production, including the design and integration of sensor technology. Production takes place in Saxony, supported by the Free State of Saxony; a 6-head series embroidery machine with a 25 m² embroidery field and 3 m embroidery depth enables large-format series production. Customer industries include medical technology, automotive, aviation, lightweight construction, wearables, safety textiles and industrial OEM applications.
- Site
- Production in Saxony
- Processes
- Technical embroidery (application of conductive threads, yarns, wires, heating wires onto textile, Manufacture of industrial heating elements & heating mats (embroidered textile heating systems), Embroidered textile sensors & antenna structures, E-Textiles for medical applications (textile electrodes, heating mats, sensor technology for, Smart textiles & wearable textiles (conductive, heated, interactive textiles), Flexible circuit boards & large-area textile electronics (conductor tracks, circuits,, TFP preforms / Tailored Fiber Placement (near-contour fiber placement for fiber composite, PTC heating films (self-regulating, extremely flat design)
- Materials
- Conductive threads, Yarns/Litz wires, Wires, Heating wires (highly flexible), Textile base materials, Highly flexible heating wires, Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP)
- Certificates
- VDE (DIN EN 60335-1 (VDE 0700-1):2024-07) for heating elements/heating, VDE DIN EN 60335-1 (VDE 0700-1):2024-07 (heating elements/heating mats/heating
- Industries
- Medical technology, Automotive, Aviation, Lightweight construction, Wearables/Wearable Electronics, Safety textiles
- 01
Development from specification
- 02
Prototype development & validation
- 03
Technical embroidery (TFP)
- 04
Series production
- 05
Design and integration of sensor technology
Materials & Processes
Highly flexible heating wires
Embroidered directly onto textile base materials and form the basis of flexible heating elements and heating mats.
Conductive threads
Used for textile conductor tracks, sensors and antenna structures with high conductivity.
Yarns/Litz wires
Embroidered yarns for conductive and heated functional textiles.
Wires
Continuous wire structures without segmentation, also on the large machine with 3 m embroidery depth.
Textile base materials
Base material for heating elements, sensor technology and textile electronics, whose textile properties are retained.
Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP)
Near-contour, reproducible fiber placement for textile reinforcement structures in fiber composite components.
Locations
Saxony
DEProduction
- Lot size
- 500–100,000 units
- Materials
- Heating wires, conductive threads, yarns, wires, textile base materials
- 6-head series embroidery machine (CNC-controlled TWP, embroidery field 25 m², embroidery depth 3 m)
- Multi-head series embroidery machines
Components & Semi-Finished Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical embroidery (application of conductive threads, yarns, wires, heating wires onto textileTextile/Plastic | millimeter-precise (large-area textile electronics) | Embroidery field area 25 m² (large × Embroidery depth 3 m | – | 500 units – 100,000 units | conductive threads, yarns, wires, heating wires, textile base materials |
| Manufacture of industrial heating elements & heating mats (embroidered textile heating systems)Textile/Plastic | – | – | – | 500 units – 100,000 units | highly flexible heating wires, textile base materials |
| Embroidered textile sensors & antenna structuresTextile/Plastic | – | – | – | – | conductive threads, textile base materials |
| E-Textiles for medical applications (textile electrodes, heating mats, sensor technology forTextile/Plastic | – | – | – | – | textile base materials, conductive threads |
| Smart textiles & wearable textiles (conductive, heated, interactive textiles)Textile/Plastic | – | – | – | – | conductive threads, textile base materials |
| Flexible circuit boards & large-area textile electronics (conductor tracks, circuits,Textile/Plastic | millimeter-precise | – | – | – | conductive threads, textile base materials |
| TFP preforms / Tailored Fiber Placement (near-contour fiber placement for fiber compositeTextile/Plastic | – | – | – | – | Fiber materials for fiber composites (e.g. carbon/glass, not |
| PTC heating films (self-regulating, extremely flat design)Textile/Plastic | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development & prototype validation of functional textiles (specification to series)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-head CNC-controlled TWP series embroidery machine (probably the world's largest industrial | – | 1 | Embroidery field area 25 m², embroidery depth 3 m | – | Germany (funded by the Free State of Saxony) |
| Multi-head series embroidery machines (computer-controlled) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
Heating elements, heating mats and heating bands are VDE-certified (certificate no. 40061865, DIN EN 60335-1 (VDE 0700-1):2024-07). Series production is carried out with high repeatability on computer-controlled embroidery machines.
| Evidence | Saxony |
|---|---|
| VDE DIN EN 60335-1 (VDE 0700-1):2024-07 (heating elements/heating mats/heating |
History
Commissioning of a 6-head series embroidery machine (probably the world's largest industrial CNC-controlled TWP embroidery machine, 25 m² embroidery field, 3 m embroidery depth), funded by the Free State of Saxony