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    Content by Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson
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    Since 2020, Hannah is guest professor of the Spiel&&Objekt Master's program at the University of Performing Arts Ernst Busch in Berlin

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    From July - December 2013 Hannah was a researcher at the UdK's Design Research Lab

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    From 2009 - 2011 Hannah was a graduate student in the MIT Media Lab's High-Low Tech research group led by Leah Buechley


    In 2009 Hannah and Mika were both research fellows at the Distance Lab


    Between 2003 - 2009 Hannah and Mika were both students at Interface Cultures
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    Conductive Materials

    Multi-Conductor Fabrics

    This post summarizes various conductive fabrics and narrow-fabrics that have separated areas of conductivity. This can be a useful property to have when looking to make multi-wire connections or matrices.

    Also see: conductive fabrics, conductive threads, thin flexible wire

    Zebra Fabric

    Manufactured by ???
    Distributed by HITEK >> https://www.hitek-ltd.co.uk/fabric-evaluation-kit

    Wide-Stripe Zebra Fabric (Pitch – 31.5mm(c)/6.5mm(nc)
    Narrow Stripe Zebra Fabric (Pitch – 8.125mm(c)/7.5mm(nc)
    c = conductive
    nc=non-conductive

    Narrow Stripe Zebra Fabric:

    Wide-Stripe Zebra Fabric:

    Datasheet:

    Amohr

    Beautiful multi-stranded conductive bands!
    >> http://amohr.com/englisch/doc/leitfaehige_baender.php

    45047

    Width: 18 mm
    Description: PET + Elastomer + 3 CU-Strands in wavy shape,
    app. 0.06 OHM/m, can be ironed-on, elastic

    03750

    Width: 18 mm
    Description: PET + 7 CU-Strands in wavy shape, app. 0.05 OHM/m, can be ironed-on, slightly stretchable


    03023

    Width: 12,5 mm
    Description: PET + 5 CU-Strands, app. 0.04 OHM/m,
    can be ironed-on

    03586

    Width: 21 mm
    Description: PET + 11 fine CU-Strands, app. 0.05 OHM/m,
    can be ironed-on

    45348


    3365


    Offray

    Offray is a company that makes narrow fabrics and some of these include conductive traces.
    Offray >> http://www.osnf.com/ (USA)

    Jumbo

    This German company makes stretchy conductive traces inside narrow fabrics, but I have not been able to obtain any samples.

    Heathcoat

    Include stripes of conductive thread in their knit fabrics.
    >> http://www.heathcoat.co.uk/ (UK)

    Toray

    Integrate X-Static fibers in their woven fabrics, running like needle-stripes.
    Toray – Innovation by Chemistry >> http://www.seeitsafe.co.uk/ (UK)

    Plug and Wear

    This Italian textile company is knitting conductive textiles from thin metal wires.

    >> http://www.plugandwear.com/ (Italy)

    Plug and Wear’s knit perfboards >> http://www.plugandwear.com/default.asp?mod=cat&cat_id=89,103

    Three-Conductor Ribbon

    Sparkfun >> https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10172

    Conductive Thread Ribbon Cable

    It’s a 100% polyester grosgrain weave ribbon with silver plated nylon thread. The ribbon is insulated so it’s foldable and washable. It has 4 conductors and about 16 ohms of resistance per foot. (thanks Yolita!)

    Adafruit >> http://www.adafruit.com/products/1139

    How to connect conductive thread ribbon cable with Flexible Flat Cable (FFC) connectors by Haeyon:
    >> http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-connect-conductive-thread-ribbon-cable-with/?ALLSTEPS

    2 Comments so far

    1. Pravinbhai H Patel on May 25th, 2013

      hi,

      I am Pravin Patel from Ahmedabad (India).

      I want multi conductor fabric code no. 3365. At how i can get it at India.

      Please send sample for the same if possible.

      Please reply as early as possible.

      Our Address:

      UMISONS INDUSTRIES,
      OPP. KAILASH PETROL PUMP,
      N.H.-8, NARODA,
      AHMEDABAD: – 382330. (GUJARAT -INDIA)
      PHONE: – 91 79 22803542, 22823542.

    2. Charles Barnard on April 25th, 2014

      Pravin, go to the link http://amohr.com/englisch/doc/leitfaehige_baender.php and ask the manufacturer.

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