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Smartex & the Importance of Grants in Driving Progress & Innovation

Aug 16, 20233 min read

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...

Life at Smartex: R&D Engineer Rita Bugalhão

Smartex Press

Jul 11, 20232 min read

Life at Smartex: R&D Engineer Rita Bugalhão

Rita truly does it all! Watch this video to find out why: Apply today! Video Transcript: I'm Rita Bugalhão. I'm 24 years old - almost 25...

The Road to ITMA: From Visiting in 2019 to Leading Innovation for Knitting in 2023

Gilberto Loureiro

Jul 6, 20235 min read

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 &...

A Month in the Life of a Customer Service Technician in Bangladesh

Pedrio Rio

Jun 1, 20233 min read

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...

Terrot Adds AI-Upgrade to New Machines with Smartex

Smartex Press

May 30, 20232 min read

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 CORE Now Available for Tubular Circular Knitting Machines

Smartex Press

May 25, 20232 min read

Smartex CORE Now Available for Tubular Circular Knitting Machines

Smartex CORE is compatible with tubular as well as open-width knitting machines.

Revolutionizing Supply Chain Traceability with Smartex LOOP at ITMA

Smartex Press

May 18, 20233 min read

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.

AI-Enabled Textile Production & System Integrations

Smartex Press

May 11, 20232 min read

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 Unveils Cutting-Edge AI Tool to Boost Production

Smartex Press

May 4, 20233 min read

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...

From Huaqiangbei to Nanjing: Insights from Smartex's Hardware Team

Catarina Violante

Apr 24, 20233 min read

From Huaqiangbei 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...

From Continuity to Visibility: Four Key Parameters for Classifying Textile Defects

António Rocha

Apr 14, 20234 min read

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...

Life at Smartex: Quality Assurance Engineer Tiago Santos

Smartex Press

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Life at Smartex: Quality Assurance Engineer Tiago Santos

We scored big with Tiago Santos! Get to know one of our top Quality Assurance Engineers. Apply today! Video Transcript: I'm Tiago Santos...

Thais Argolo

Mar 23, 20235 min read

Life at Smartex: Get to Know Thais Argolo, Customer Success Specialist

Get to know Thais Argolo, one of our star Customer Success Specialists!

Life at Smartex: Machine Vision Engineer Fernando Maia

Smartex Press

Mar 16, 20232 min read

Life at Smartex: Machine Vision Engineer Fernando Maia

Meet Fernando Maia, our multitalented Machine Vision Engineer. He is also a rock band drummer and composer, and our very own Magician.

Acquiring Tuvis & Opening a Tech Center!

Smartex Press

Mar 14, 20232 min read

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...

Unraveling the Thread: Why Women are the Backbone of the Textile Industry

Smartex Press

Mar 8, 20234 min read

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, 20233 min read

The Modern Textile Factory Group

“The global fashion industry is extremely energy consuming, polluting and wasteful.” - State of Fashion 2020, McKinsey & Co “Fashion is...

A Month in the Life of a Service Engineer in Uzbekistan

Francisco Mateus

Feb 15, 20235 min read

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....

Sustainable Strides in Fashion: The Big Picture

Max Easton

Feb 1, 20234 min read

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, 20223 min read

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...

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