# Textile Factory 7.0 technology and development centre to be built in Mönchengladbach

A joint initiative called 'Textile Factory 7.0' has received official funding approval to establish a technology and development centre for the textile industry in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The project combines energy efficiency, AI/robotics, and biotechnology in a textile real-world laboratory.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-02-05
- Where: Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: textile products
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Research Institute for Textiles and Clothing at the Hochschule Niederrhein](https://endata.com/companies/90164.md) (partner)
- [Association of the Northwest German Textile and Clothing Industry](https://endata.com/companies/90165.md) (partner)
- [Association of the Rhineland Textile and Clothing Industry](https://endata.com/companies/90166.md) (partner)
- [Textile Academy NRW](https://endata.com/companies/90167.md) (partner)
- [WFMG](https://endata.com/companies/90168.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [worldoftechnicaltextile.com](https://worldoftechnicaltextile.com/kick-off-for-the-textile-production-of-the-future-establishment-of-technology-and-development-centre-in-germany/), 2026-02-05: "The goal of the project is the establishment of a technology and development centre for the textile industry in Mönchengladbach."

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