Integrated Textile Actuators

Interactive textiles capable of vibrating, lighting up or stimulating the body.

Robust, flexible and industrial-grade active architectures

Integrated actuators turn textiles into active systems: vibration, light, electrostimulation, soft mechanical structures… These technologies transform a garment into an interface that interacts with the body.

At AQ-Tech, we develop thin, robust and comfortable textile actuators, designed for intensive use, with a focus on low consumption, textile integration, encapsulation and long-term reliability.

Our architectures are designed to be low-power, washable and scalable in production, whatever the actuation technology involved.

Our integrated textile actuators

Actuation technologies embedded directly inside technical textiles.

Haptic feedback / vibration

Precise vibratory feedback to guide, alert or inform the user.

+ Miniature ERM / LRA motors
+ Silicone or TPU-encapsulated vibrators
+ Adjustable intensity and vibration patterns
+ Multi-actuator synchronisation

Integrated lighting

Thin, durable and washable lighting solutions for signalling and visual feedback.

+ Textile-encapsulated SMD LEDs
+ Textile optical fibres
+ Overmoulded LED strips
+ Programmable lighting effects

Active textile heating

Integrated heating for thermal comfort, performance maintenance or cold management.

+ Heating wires, printed tracks, carbon heating
+ Precise thermal control via electronic regulation
+ Ultra-thin, flexible and uniform architectures
+ Multi-zone heating (back, lumbar area, extremities…)
+ Low-power solutions for sports, medical, outdoor and PPE

Electrostimulation (EMS / TENS)

Muscle or nerve stimulation using dedicated textile electrodes.

+ High-conductivity electrode architectures
+ Electrode interconnectivity
+ Durability and long-term reliability
+ Applications: sports, rehabilitation and connected health

Soft & mechatronic actuators

Integrated actuation capable of deformation or local mechanical force.

+ Miniature inflatable structures
+ Mechanical load transfer
+ Textile springs
+ Active actuation modules

Encapsulation & overmoulding

Silicone, TPU, durable and washable integration.

Testing & control

Haptic, EMS, lighting and power consumption test benches.

Textile integration

Sewing, laminating, soft modules, multi-material assemblies.

Embedded electronics

Low-power drivers, firmware, multi-zone control.

Our resources for textile actuators

AQ-Tech provides complete tools to design and validate textile actuators: silicone/TPU encapsulation, vibration and EMS test benches, lighting tests, multi-material equipment and control electronics.

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Our complementary expertise

Discover our complementary know-how: sensor integration and technical inflatable structures.

Sensor integration

Electrodes, IMUs, biophysical indicators (ECG, respiration, temperature…)

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Inflatable textiles

Design and manufacturing of inflatable systems for protection, compression, insulation or haptic feedback.

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FAQ — Integrated textile actuators

Are the actuators washable?

Yes. Our architectures use encapsulation techniques that withstand repeated washing without degrading performance.

Can several types of actuators be combined?

Yes. We design multi-actuator systems: haptics + lighting + EMS + sensors.

Do you develop the associated electronics?

Yes. AQ-Tech develops drivers, low-power modules and control firmware.

What applications are possible?

Sports, medical, rehabilitation, PPE, consumer wearables and defence.

Let’s develop your textile actuators together

AQ-Tech designs, integrates and industrializes textile actuation systems — whether they are lighting, vibrating, mechanical or electrostimulation-based.

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