Technical embroidery systems provide solutions to two of the biggest challenges facing the e-textile industry by creating a reliable interface between electronic components and the textile to enable the automated mass production of smart and e-textiles.
ZSK Stickmaschinen GmbH, in collaboration with Robert Bosch GmbH, has developed a PCB placement device that enables a new level of automation in the production process of e-textiles and significantly reduces production times.
In addition, an optimized printed circuit board was developed that forms an interface between textiles and electronics. It not only withstands the mechanical stresses at the rigid-flexible transition at the PCB edge, but is also washable and is produced fully automatically by the embroidery machine. The perfect combination that can also be integrated into existing machines for mass production of smart textiles.