Next Technology Tecnotessile
Our Research & Development services for the manufacturing sector are aimed at improving companies’ competitiveness and innovation through technology transfer and the application of the most advanced solutions.
Gender equality plan GEP
Next Technology Tecnotessile Gender Equality Plan (GEP) aims to enhance the full participation of people in University life by promoting a culture of respect, combating gender discrimination, and promoting effective gender equality through a series of internally consistent actions pursued over the next three years (2022-2024)
Advanced Technology
The strengths of our research activities are represented by multi-disciplinary skills, the availability of pilot plants and high-tech scientific instrumentation.
Project Management
The strengths of our research activities are represented by multi-disciplinary skills, the availability of pilot plants and high-tech scientific instrumentation.
Educational
Support to companies in the qualification training and updating of researchers, technicians and specialists for the various sectors of the textile and textile machinery.
Laboratorio CEQ
Quality service, tests and calibrations at our CEQ laboratory, now a reference point for Tuscan companies and beyond.
Innovation, Research and Development for the Manufacturing sector
Next Technology Tecnotessile is a private research organisation enrolled among the laboratories recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), operating for the improvement of technological innovation and the competitiveness of companies.
Point of reference since 1972
The company was established in 1972 in Prato. Its capital is held by companies operating in various industrial sectors (mainly textiles, clothing, mechanical, textile machinery and logistics) for 60% and by MIUR for 40%.
The assiduous participation in R&D and technology transfer projects at national and European level has allowed Next Technology Tecnotessile to consolidate a vast network of links and collaborations, with the most important industrial companies, universities, research centres and companies service operating in Italy, Europe and worldwide.
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Next Technology Tecnotessile takes center stage at the event “Fashion, Technology, and Manufacturing: Innovation, Sustainability, and Skills”
On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, the event “Fashion, Technology, and Manufacturing: Innovation, Sustainability, and Skills [...]
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MATRIX: The European Circular Fashion Project kicks off with its November 2025 Kick-Off Meeting.
Next Technology Tecnotessile is a partner in the new European MATRIX project, which will officially [...]
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Photographs from the Prato district become an exhibition at the European Parliament
Enrico Venturini, NTT Trafi, Next Technology, and Marini Industrie discuss textile circularity. The exhibition [...]
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Recycling, supply chain model, and Daedalus technology. A US delegation visited Prato to study the textile district.
A North Carolina organisation attended a conference at Prisma, visited several district companies, and stopped [...]
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Come visit us at ECOMONDO 2025 Rimini 4 – 7 November
ECOMONDO is the international reference point for ecological transition and the circular economy, with thematic [...]
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SEMINAR Innovation in Textile Wastewater Treatment: Removal of Microplastics, PFAS and Other Contaminants with Lower Costs and Emissions
Next Technology Tecnotessile, in collaboration with industry partners, invites you to participate in the seminar [...]

