The Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) at TU Dresden invites researchers, industry experts and young professionals to submit abstracts for the ADD-ITC 2026. The submission deadline for presentations has been extended to May 31, 2026.

On November 26-27, 2026, Dresden will once again become the central meeting place for the international textile community. As one of the leading European conferences for textile technologies and fiber-based high-performance materials, the ADD-ITC brings together more than 600 participants from science and industry in the renowned “Textile Triangle” Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf.

This year’s partner countries are Poland and the Czech Republic.

Conference topics

ADD-ITC 2026 addresses key future issues and fields of innovation, including

  • Sustainable polymer material systems and functionalization
  • New machine systems for fiber-reinforced structures and composites
  • Protective and functional textiles
  • Trends in textile production
  • Technology transfer – from idea to practice
  • Textile developments from start-ups
  • German-Czech-Polish partnerships

 

Submit your contribution

We welcome scientific, application-oriented and innovative contributions that provide new impetus along the textile value chain.

Special call to industry partners:
Companies are expressly invited to submit contributions that present innovations, best practices and practical applications. Industrial perspectives are crucial in order to promote exchange and accelerate technology transfer.

Special benefit: First-time presenters receive free conference participation.

Submission Details

  • Abstract submission deadline (extended): May 31, 2026
  • Poster submission deadline: August 15, 2026
  • All contributions undergo an anonymous peer review by the scientific committee
  • Accepted papers will be published in the Book of Abstracts
  • Authors have the opportunity to submit a full paper for publication in a peer-reviewed Springer conference volume

The ADD-ITC stands for intensive exchange along the entire innovation chain – from the idea to industrial implementation – and offers a unique platform for networking and collaboration.

Submission

https://additc.sciencesconf.org/user/submit?lang=en

Further information can be found at

Call for Abstracts

www.aachen-dresden-denkendorf.de

Contact:

Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
TU Dresden

Tel. 0351 463 39300

add-itc-2026@tu-dresden.de

http://tu-dresden.de/mw/itm