Engineering design house: mechanics, electronics & technical textiles
AQ-Tech, multidisciplinary engineering studio in Sillingy — technical textile product development from concept to series.
The AQ-Tech engineering design house
An engineering design house is a partner that takes ownership of product development combining mechanics, electronics, embedded software and technical textiles within a single design cycle. AQ-Tech masters all these disciplines in-house in Sillingy, delivering technical coherence, speed and reliability.
Why a multidisciplinary engineering approach?
Most innovative textile products today are inherently mechatronic: sensors, actuators, PCBs, enclosures, interfaces, soft or rigid materials. Mastering these disciplines simultaneously — the heart of multidisciplinary textile engineering — reduces risk, accelerates iterations and improves industrialization.
Difference vs. a traditional engineering office
A traditional engineering office covers a single discipline. AQ-Tech, as a mechanical, electronic and textile engineering design house, covers mechanics, electronics, technical textiles, mechatronics, prototyping and industrialization in one place. Result: faster development, fewer cross-discipline handoff failures, better reproducibility at scale.
The benefits of a multidisciplinary engineering design house
A coherent integration of mechanics, electronics and textile delivers products that are more reliable, more compact, more manufacturable and faster to market.
Mechatronics & embedded systems
Design of systems combining mechanical parts, PCBs, sensors, motors, connectors, embedded firmware and textile structures. The result: optimized architecture, controlled performance, smoother industrialization for wearable products.
Industrial products & technical devices
Development of rugged products: enclosures, mechanisms, embedded electronics, interfaces, motorized systems integrated into technical textile. Functional optimization, mechanical reliability and long-term durability.
Technical textile & soft materials
Textile as a functional material: weight reduction, comfort, energy absorption, ergonomics. Our engineering blends textile, mechanics and electronics into a single wearable product.
Mechanical design
Enclosures, mechanisms, kinematics, assemblies, materials, prototypes and mechanical testing.
Electronics & firmware
PCB design, sensors, power, communication, embedded firmware.
Technical textile
Materials, soft structures, reinforcements, ergonomics, integration into mechanical systems.
Prototyping & industrialization
Process, assembly, documentation, validation, pre-series, quality control.
Our approach: coherent cross-discipline development
AQ-Tech integrates every discipline needed for a technical textile product: mechanics, electronics, technical textile, firmware, prototyping and industrialization. This cross-discipline coherence reduces risk, shortens cycles and improves reliability.
Technologies and disciplines integrated in the AQ-Tech engineering design house
AQ-Tech brings together mechanics, electronics, embedded software, technical textile and mechatronic machine design within a single team. This integration enables development of complete textile products, coherent and industrializable.
Mechanical engineering
AQ-Tech designs complete mechanical systems integrated with textile: enclosures, mechanisms, assembly interfaces, rigid or semi-rigid structures. The approach combines deep mastery of materials, kinematics, tolerances, mechanical strength and sealing. Every design is built to be functional, reliable and industrializable.
Embedded electronics design
Our electronics team develops embedded boards and architectures combining sensors, actuators, power, BLE / Wi-Fi / LoRa communication, electrical safety and EMC constraints. Every PCB is optimized for compactness, ruggedness, low power and integration into complex textile environments. Prototypes are validated through systematic functional and EMC testing.
Firmware & embedded software
Firmware is developed alongside hardware to ensure full ownership of sensor signal processing, communication protocols, power management and functional safety. AQ-Tech writes robust, modular software architectures tuned for constrained embedded environments (low-level, real-time synchronization, memory optimization).
Technical textile engineering
Textile used as a functional material: load-bearing, flexible, ergonomic or protective. AQ-Tech designs and assembles technical textile structures, optimizes textile-to-mechanical interfaces, selects materials and builds prototypes suited to real-world abrasion, comfort and strength constraints.
Stages of multidisciplinary textile product development
AQ-Tech follows a complete textile product development process: scoping, design, prototyping, testing, industrialization and manufacturing.
Design
System architecture, material selection, mechanical-electronic-textile integration, electronic schematics, functional analysis and CAD mockups.
Prototyping
Mechanical, electronic and textile prototypes. Functional validation, mechanical testing, EMC, HF welding, system integration optimization.
Industrialization
Assembly methods, BOM, tests, industrial documentation, pre-series, CE, ISO 13485, cost/manufacturing optimization.
Manufacturing & assembly
European in-house low-volume production (10 to 500 units per batch), assembly documentation, final tests and transfer to European industrial partners.
Why work with the AQ-Tech engineering design house?
AQ-Tech is one of the few European engineering design houses that combines mechanics, embedded electronics, embedded firmware, technical textile and in-house prototyping within the same team.
This cross-discipline coherence lets us deliver reliable, reproducible technical textile products ready for industrialization, with far less cross-discipline handoff risk.
Our teams design, prototype, test, industrialize and assemble your products in a complete, mastered process, with a focus on technical performance and industrial pragmatism. Your IP stays yours.
Explore our smart textile applications, wearable inflatables and functional textiles.
A few multidisciplinary projects
Examples of mechatronic, technical textile and embedded systems developed by our outsourced engineering design house.
DRILLLIGHT
DrillLight connected training system for athletes: embedded electronics, motion sensors and companion app developed by AQ-Tech.
Van Rysel
Connected cycling vest with smart insulation: wearable inflatable plus embedded electronics, industrialized by AQ-Tech for the Decathlon Van Rysel brand.
CLP — Geyser
Geyser connected footbath: mechanical design, fluidic management and embedded electronics by AQ-Tech, multidisciplinary engineering design house.
FAQ — Engineering design house for technical textile
Which European engineering design house can design a textile product combining electronics, mechanics and technical materials?
AQ-Tech is a mechanical, electronic and technical textile engineering design house based in Sillingy (French Alps). We design technical textile products combining all three disciplines within a single team: mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, embedded firmware developers and technical textile specialists. This in-house multidisciplinary mix — rare in Europe — is our core: no scattered subcontracting, no handoff failures, a single point of contact from concept to pre-series.
Which disciplines do you integrate in-house?
Mechanics, electronics, firmware, technical textile, automation and prototyping. This integration eliminates cross-discipline handoff failures and accelerates textile product development.
Can you deliver a complete product?
Yes. We own the system architecture, design, prototyping, testing, industrialization and documentation. The goal: a functional, reliable, industrializable technical textile product.
Do you work with our internal team?
We can co-develop with your team, take a sub-system or run the full project. Our role flexes to your organization and existing skills.
Do you accept complex or loosely scoped projects?
Yes. We thrive on subjects blending mechanics, electronics, textile and embedded software. We structure architecture and surface risks early.
How do you guarantee development reliability?
Mechanical, electrical and functional tests, EMC checks, HF welding, risk analyses and fast iterations. Prototypes are validated in real-use conditions before pre-series.
Typical timeline for a technical textile project?
Engineering: 6–8 weeks. Prototyping: 8–16 weeks. Pre-series: 3–6 months. Timelines depend on mechanical-electronic-textile complexity and demands (washability, certifications, sensor integration).
Can you develop firmware or embedded software?
Yes. We write low-level firmware, sensor drivers, power management, real-time synchronization and communication protocols for complex embedded systems integrated into textiles.
Do you build machines or mechatronic systems?
Yes. Mechanical engineering, electronics, motor control, sensors and firmware. We deliver special-purpose machines, test benches and ready-to-use mechatronic modules.
Let's engineer your multidisciplinary textile product together
AQ-Tech designs and industrializes your mechanical, electronic, textile or mechatronic products. Our European engineering design house quickly assesses your feasibility.
