Introducing Smartex FACT: a Digital Textile Factory in Your Pocket
The future for knitting factories is already here! There’s no longer a need to be physically present to oversee and control your...
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Smartex People Team
- Aug 30
- 4 min
The Heart of Smartex's Culture & Hiring Journey
We believe our hiring journey embodies our values, so let’s dive into our culture and hiring process!
Miguel Ribeiro
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Smartex & the Importance of Grants in Driving Progress & Innovation
Unleashing Growth with Grants In the dynamic business world, innovation is one of the driving forces behind sustained success. To thrive...
Gilberto Loureiro
- Jul 6
- 5 min
The Road to ITMA: From Visiting in 2019 to Leading Innovation for Knitting in 2023
For the first time, Smartex officially exhibited at ITMA & had a huge impact, leading the front of innovation in the knitting industry &...
Pedrio Rio
- Jun 1
- 3 min
A Month in the Life of a Customer Service Technician in Bangladesh
Why Bangladesh? Just after China, Bangladesh is the world's second-largest apparel exporter of Western fast fashion brands. Products from...
Smartex Press
- May 30
- 2 min
Terrot Adds AI-Upgrade to New Machines with Smartex
“Smartex-ready” machines hit the market at ITMA! Terrot and Smartex.ai are pleased to announce a first-of-its-kind, strategic partnership...
Smartex Press
- May 25
- 2 min
Smartex CORE Now Available for Tubular Circular Knitting Machines
Smartex CORE is compatible with tubular as well as open-width knitting machines.
Smartex Press
- May 18
- 3 min
Revolutionizing Supply Chain Traceability with Smartex LOOP at ITMA
Smartex is proud to present several essential Tools for the Modern Textile Factory at ITMA 2023.
Smartex Press
- May 11
- 2 min
AI-Enabled Textile Production & System Integrations
Modern Textile Factories want data to be communicated seamlessly between their systems - to cut down on manual data collection...
Smartex Press
- May 4
- 3 min
Smartex Unveils Cutting-Edge AI Tool to Boost Production
Leveraging the Smartex CORE camera system, Smartex’s new AI Boost Tool helps optimize production and boost quality fabric production...
Catarina Violante
- Apr 24
- 3 min
From Huaqianbei to Nanjing: Insights from Smartex's Hardware Team
As the VP of Operations for Smartex, I had the pleasure of leading a team of four on a recent trip to China. Our group included Vânia...
António Rocha
- Apr 14
- 4 min
From Continuity to Visibility: Four Key Parameters for Classifying Textile Defects
The textile industry requires a high level of expertise and precision. At Smartex, we have been researching textile defects and how to...
Smartex Press
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Acquiring Tuvis & Opening a Tech Center!
The acquisition of the Turkish-based company will strengthen Smartex's global presence and product capabilities. Smartex has announced...
Smartex Press
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Unraveling the Thread: Why Women are the Backbone of the Textile Industry
On this International Women's Day, let's celebrate the contributions of women to the textile industry through history until today.
Max Easton
- Mar 1
- 3 min
The Modern Textile Factory Group
“The global fashion industry is extremely energy consuming, polluting and wasteful.” - State of Fashion 2020, McKinsey & Co “Fashion is...
Francisco Mateus
- Feb 15
- 5 min
A Month in the Life of a Service Engineer in Uzbekistan
How did you end up in Uzbekistan? New markets are constantly being opened by the Sales Team due to the ongoing growth of our client list....
Max Easton
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Sustainable Strides in Fashion: The Big Picture
Dangling the carrot of a sustainable competitive advantage didn’t work for fashion; so now the EU is using the metaphorical “stick”...
Gilberto Loureiro
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
2022 End of Year Wrap Up
We are happy and proud to share our annual wrap-up blog with you. A quick recap, in 2022 we: Went from 250 to 800+ devices sold; Grew...
Gilberto Loureiro
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Open Letter from our CEO & Co-Founder
Dear customers, partners & friends, You might have noticed that we raised our Series A recently. I’m writing this blog to let you know...
Smartex Press
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Smartex raises $24.7M Series A to ensure more sustainable and transparent manufacturing
Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tony Fadell’s Build Collective led the oversubscribed round of this deep-tech startup to ensure the...
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