--- title: "Techtextil 2026: How Leading OEMs Are Accelerating Material Approvals for Sustainable Textiles" description: Join us at Techtextil 2026 to learn how OEMs are streamlining material approvals for sustainable textiles in the automotive and furniture sectors. image: https://www.brainofmaterials.com/hubfs/tt-kv-motif-3-en-1920x1080px.webp.2560.webp --- [![Brain of Materials Logo](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/hubfs/logo.svg)](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/home?hsLang=en) [Home](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/home?hsLang=en) [NEWS](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/press?hsLang=en) [Materials](https://db.brainofmaterials.com/materials) [About](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/about?hsLang=en) SERVICES [Service Overview](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services?hsLang=en) ### For Manufacturers & Compounders - [Material & Part Release Manager](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/release-manager/for-manufacturers?hsLang=en) - [Product Organizer](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/product-organizer?hsLang=en) - [Marketing & Sales Assistant](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/sales-assistant?hsLang=en) ### For Tier-1 & Tier-2 Suppliers - [Material & Part Release Manager](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/release-manager/for-manufacturers?hsLang=en) - [Material Finder](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/material-finder?hsLang=en) - [Product Organizer](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/product-organizer?hsLang=en) - [Marketing & Sales Assistant](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/sales-assistant?hsLang=en) ### For OEMs - [Material & Part Release Manager](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/release-manager/for-customers?hsLang=en) - [Material Finder](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/material-finder?hsLang=en) - [Material Scout](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/material-scout?hsLang=en) [REGISTER NOW](https://db.brainofmaterials.com/register) [BOOK YOUR FREE WEBINAR](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/webinars?hsLang=en) [LOGIN](https://db.brainofmaterials.com/login) Menu [Home](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/home?hsLang=en) [NEWS](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/press?hsLang=en) [Materials](https://db.brainofmaterials.com/materials) [About](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/about?hsLang=en) SERVICES [Service Overview](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services?hsLang=en) #### For Manufacturers & Compounders [Material & Part Release Manager](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/release-manager/for-manufacturers?hsLang=en) [Product Organizer](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/product-organizer?hsLang=en) [Marketing & Sales Assistant](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/sales-assistant?hsLang=en) #### For Tier-1 & Tier-2 Suppliers [Material & Part Release Manager](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/release-manager/for-manufacturers?hsLang=en) [Material Finder](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/material-finder?hsLang=en) [Product Organizer](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/product-organizer?hsLang=en) [Marketing & Sales Assistant](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/sales-assistant?hsLang=en) #### For OEMs [Material & Part Release Manager](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/release-manager/for-customers?hsLang=en) [Material Finder](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/material-finder?hsLang=en) [Material Scout](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/services/material-scout?hsLang=en) --- [BOOK YOUR FREE WEBINAR](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/webinars?hsLang=en) [REGISTER NOW](https://db.brainofmaterials.com/register) [LOGIN](https://db.brainofmaterials.com/login) ![](https://www.brainofmaterials.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tt-kv-motif-3-en-1920x1080px.webp.2560.webp?width=1280&name=tt-kv-motif-3-en-1920x1080px.webp.2560.webp) # Techtextil 2026: How Leading OEMs Are Accelerating Material Approvals for Sustainable Textiles Together with **ivgt e.V. – Industrieverband Veredlung, Garne, Gewebe, Technische Textilien e.V.**, we are pleased to invite you to the **Application Forum** at the **Messe Frankfurt** exhibition grounds. The event is aimed at **advanced quality planners, test technicians, laboratory specialists, and key account managers** on the side of textile surface manufacturers producing **roll goods and fabricated materials** for the **transportation and furniture industries**, as well as **buyers and quality planners** from **brand companies and OEMs**. 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The forum will focus on the question of which strategies OEMs – including Volkswagen and Stellantis – are pursuing to increase the use of sustainable textiles in the automotive and furniture industries and which pathways they intend to follow to ensure that the necessary material approvals and component PPAPs do not become a bottleneck slowing down the introduction of new sustainable materials into series production. ##### Digital Tools That Make Material Approvals Faster and More Efficient To address this challenge, Brain of Materials has developed digital, machine-readable tools that help suppliers, brand companies, and OEMs process material approvals more efficiently and significantly faster – based on innovative technical supply specifications. These tools enable advanced quality planners, test technicians, laboratory specialists, and key account managers to work with structured, standardized data throughout the entire approval workflow, reducing coordination effort and shortening time to approval. ##### Look forward to valuable insights and practical perspectives from our speakers: **3:00 PM - Hans Peter Schlegelmilch** *Brain of Materials AG* **3:10 PM - Dr. Thomas Taddigs** *Volkswagen* **3:40 PM - M****arkus Koretz***Stellantis* **4:10 PM** **- Roger Hermasch****Brain of Materials AG** ##### Event Details 📅 **Thursday, April 23, 2026** 🕒 **Starting at 3:00 PM | Closing around 5:00 PM** 📍 **Portalhaus Messe Frankfurt, Room Frequenz 1** ##### Secure Your Spot Now Whether you are an advanced quality planner, test technician, laboratory specialist, or key account manager – this is your opportunity to hear directly from Volkswagen and Stellantis how material approvals for sustainable textiles are evolving, and to exchange ideas with experts and industry peers during Techtextil 2026. 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