How to Sample with the ZSK Research and Training Center

The ZSK Research and Training Center was established in 2018 in Seattle, WA in order to support the growing technical embroidery industry in the USA. Seattle was selected as the home of this facility due to its strong technological ties to industry. Seattle is the home of many large and small technology companies exploring flexible circuits and smart textiles as well as a robust aerospace composites industry.

The purpose of this new facility is to explore developments in technical embroidery and to teach these new developments to interested parties to further this cutting-edge field of additive manufacturing. Different sampling techniques, materials evaluation, brainstorming, and machine operation guidelines are regularly updated and taught at the facility.

 

 

Many customers have found great utility in using the facility to test out new project ideas, create evaluation samples for a specific project, obtain machine settings characterizations for specific materials, and explore general topics in textile engineering and technical embroidery. Additionally, customers have enjoyed leveraging our wide range of suppliers and materials sourcing partners in order to get material supply chains setup quickly for their new technical embroidery projects.

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to sample with the ZSK Research and Training Center. This guide is created to help serve commonly asked questions and to show you the wide versatility of owning a ZSK embroidery machine. 

Sampling services are offered to help test different material combinations to see stitchability, or to get a rough idea of embroidery possibilities that might solve a specific technical problem.

For many industries, it can be a daunting task to convert an existing product line into technical textiles. However, this innovation, and going against the grain, is often where financial incentive can be found. Sampling with us can reduce the potential risks of a new product mindset and provide you with test pieces for internal evaluations.

Sampling can include composites, fiber optics, wire placement, tube placement, smart textiles, electronics inclusions, sensor inclusions, and other material studies. Evaluations of backing materials, tensions, and other embroidery processes for production evaluations can be performed as well.

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