Development of a textile technology and development center for sustainable, digitally networked textile production in Mönchengladbach.

Textilfabrik 7.0 (T7)

Mönchengladbach (Monforts Quartier, Schwalmstraße 301, 41238)New on Amplifa

2021First presence of the real-world laboratory

October 2025Project start of the technology center (Phase 1)

20Planned jobs at the T7 technology center

10.503.201,52 € / 12.330.529,05 €Funding volume T7 / technology center

30.09.2029End of the funding phase

About the Textilfabrik 7.0 Project

Textilfabrik 7.0 (T7) is a publicly funded joint project led by the Research Institute for Textile and Clothing at Hochschule Niederrhein, together with the Institute for Textile Technology (ITA) of RWTH Aachen, the associations of the North-West and Rhenish textile and clothing industry, the Textile Academy NRW, as well as EWMG and WFMG. The aim is to develop CO₂-neutral, circular and economically viable textile production. In the first phase, a textile technology and development center will be established from October 2025 in the Monforts Quartier in Mönchengladbach with the four modules On-Demand Manufacturing, Micro Factory Engineering, Digital Textiles and Biosphere. Offered services include design and engineering services, R&D support, the transfer of research into industry, and access to expertise and technical facilities. In a second phase, the T7 Park, an emission-free, digitalized industrial park, is planned.

Site: Mönchengladbach
Processes: Design and engineering services, R&D support for companies, On-Demand Manufacturing, Micro Factory Engineering, Digital Textiles, Biosphere, Transfer of research into industry, Access to expertise and technical facilities
Materials: On-Demand Manufacturing, Micro Factory Engineering, Digital Textiles, Biosphere
Founded: 2021
Employees: 20
Industries: Textile and clothing industry, Technical textiles, Textile machinery engineering, Sustainable textile startups, sustainable textile startups

01
Project consortium and funding approval
02
Construction of the technology and development center
03
Development in the modules On-Demand Manufacturing, Micro Factory Engineering
04
R&D and design/engineering services for companies
05
Transfer into industry
06
Expansion into the T7 Park (industrial park)

Modules and Technology Fields

ODF

On-Demand Manufacturing

Module for demand-driven textile manufacturing that avoids overproduction.

MFE

Micro Factory Engineering

Module for the development of compact, flexible production concepts.

Digital Textiles

Module for digital process chains and automation in textile production.

BIO

Biosphere

Module for biotechnological processes and circular economy.

Project Site

Mönchengladbach

Project site: T7 Textile Technology and Development Center (Monforts Quartier)

Materials: On-Demand Manufacturing, Micro Factory Engineering, Digital Textiles, Biosphere

Robotics
Digital process chains
Biotechnological processes

Industries

Textile and clothing industryTechnical textilesTextile machinery engineeringSustainable textile startupssustainable textile startups

Additional services

Design and engineering servicesR&D support for companiesOn-Demand ManufacturingMicro Factory EngineeringDigital TextilesBiosphereTransfer of research into industryAccess to expertise and technical facilities

Project History

2021
Presence of the real-world laboratory Textilfabrik 7.0 in the Digi-Sandbox.NRW (07–14.12.2021)
2025
Approval as an anchor project of the structural transformation in the Rhenish Revier (REVIER.GESTALTEN); project start of the first phase (technology and development center) in October 2025
2029
Planned project end of the funding phase on 30.09.2029; second phase: development of the T7 Park (emission-free, digitalized industrial park)