From October 8 to 10, 2025, FlexiForm participated in the 12th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures (Structural Membranes 2025) held at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The team contributed to the Invited Session: IS007 – Parametric Design and Analysis Methods for Lightweight Structures, with two presentations by Anass Kariouh and Valentin Lorenzen da Silva.
Anass Kariouh presented his work on “Fabrication-Aware Computational Form-Finding Approach for CNC-Knitted Membranes”, introducing a multi-fidelity structural design method to efficiently generate form-optimized structures tailored to fabrication constraints and performance objectives of knitted textiles.
Valentin Lorenzen da Silva presented “Structure and Material Informed Patching of CNC-Knitted Membranes”, a computational approach that integrates fabrication and structural requirements with knitting-specific material properties to enable automated patching of machine-knitted membranes.
Presenting at such a renowned international conference provided an excellent opportunity to share our ongoing research within the FlexiForm project with an audience whose focus closely aligns with our goals in sustainable, material-efficient construction. It also offered a valuable platform to exchange ideas and engage in discussions with respected colleagues from academia and industry, strengthening connections within the lightweight structures and textile composites community.
FlexiForm | Project is funded by the European Union | Programme: HORIZON – EIC | Project ID: 101162376 | Call: HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01
