More than a 100 Year Tradition - Academia and Research in the Textile Sciences in Dresden

1865

• The first lectures on textile technology findings and problems are held at the then Royal Saxon Polytechnic.

01.04.1925

• The Institute for Textile and Paper Technology is founded by Prof. Meister at the TH Dresden.

1925

• The Institute is divided into:
  • Chair of Textile and Paper Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Edwin Meister (1925-1945)
  • Chair of Textile and Paper Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Herzog (1925-1939)
• Construction of the textile machine hall at the Zeunerbau begins.

20.06.1931

• The textile machinery laboratory is officially handed over.

1939

• The former Chair of Textile and Paper Technology is headed by Prof. Paul-August Koch (student of Prof. Herzog).
• The chair is rededicated as the Chair of Fiber Science.

1946

• Dr.-Ing. Walter Frenzel is appointed full professor and director of the Institute of Textile and Paper Technology.
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Frenzel represents the fields of yarn production technology, fabric production technology and textile testing.

1947

• Prof. Walter Frenzel establishes the Institute for Fiber Technology of the German Academy of Sciences (DAdW) in Pirna-Copitz, later located on Hohe Straße in Dresden, and successfully heads it alongside his university activities until 1959.

1953

• Two independent institutes are founded from the Institute of Textile and Paper Technology: Institute of Textile Technology and Institute of Paper Technology.

1954

• Work begins on the new building for the Institute for Fiber Technology on Hohe Strasse under Prof. Walter Frenzel.
• One section of the building is handed over to the Institute of Textile Technology at the TH Dresden for use.

1957

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Wolfgang Bobeth takes over as head of the Institute of Textile Technology following Prof. Frenzel's retirement. He represents the teaching areas of textile fibers and textile testing.

1959

• Prof. Wolfgang Bobeth also takes over the management of the Institute for Fiber Technology at DAdW.

1960

• The appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Harald Perner is appointed to the Institute of Textile Technology. He takes over the specialist areas of yarn production, fabric production and project planning for textile companies.

1961

• The Institute of Textile Technology and some of its staff move into the 3rd construction phase of the building at Hohe Straße 6.

1965

• Prof. Wolfgang Bobeth suggests the establishment of a lectureship for ready-made clothing.
• As lecturer, Dr.-Ing. Roland Nestler promotes the establishment of a teaching and research group as well as a sewing machine laboratory.

1966

• The appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Harald Perner is appointed Chair of Textile Technology and elected Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Technology (until 1968).

1968

• After the 3rd university reform, Prof. Wolfgang Bobeth heads the newly founded Textile Technology department until 1971. The department is part of the Processing and Process Engineering section.

1970

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Roland Nestler is appointed for the field of ready-made clothing (until 1992).
• Dr. Peter Offermann is appointed honorary lecturer for "Textile Technology".

1971

• Prof. Wolfgang Bobeth hands over the management of the Textile Technology department. He continues to represent the field of textile fibers in teaching and research until 1988.
• Prof. Harald Perner takes over as head of the Textile Technology department (until 1977).

1974

• Dr.-Ing. Peter Offermann is appointed lecturer in the field of "Knitted and crocheted fabric production".

1975

• The Institute celebrates "50 years of textile technology" at TU Dresden.

01.02.1977

• The Department of Textile Technology becomes the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology.

1977

• Prof. Roland Nestler takes over as head of the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology (until 1990).

01.09.1984

• The appointment of Doz. Dr.-Ing. habil. Peter Offermann is appointed Associate Chair of Textile Technology.

1988

• Prof. Harald Perner retires.

03.10.1990

• The appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Peter Offermann is appointed Full Professor of Textile Technology.

December 1990

• The Institute of Textile and Clothing Technology is founded.
• Prof. Peter Offermann becomes managing director.

29.04.1991

• The Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute of Textile and Clothing Technology is constituted.

21.11.1991

• The Friends and Supporters Association of the Institute of Textile and Clothing Technology at TUD Dresden University of Technology is founded.

1992

• The 1st Dresden Textile Conference takes place. Since then it has been held every 2 years in Dresden.
• It is organized by the "Dresdner Forschungs- und Ausbildungsgemeinschaft Textil" (DFAG), which includes the ITB.

01.01.1993

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hartmut Rödel is appointed Chair of Clothing Technology, to which he is finally appointed on 01.10.1996.

1.04.1994

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hilmar Fuchs is appointed Honorary Professor of Technical Textiles at TU Dresden.

1995/1996

• The institute section at Hohe Str. 6 and the textile machine hall at the Zeunerbau are reconstructed.

1996

• The textile machine hall is given the name "Walter-Frenzel-Bau".

July 1999

• The first Collaborative Research Centre is launched, in which the ITB works on several sub-projects: "Textile Reinforcements for Structural Strengthening and Repair" (DFG Collaborative Research Centre 528; spokesperson: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Curbach, TU Dresden, Institute of Concrete Structures).

2000

• A second textile machine hall is built on the TU core campus.
• The "Technical Textiles" Competence Center is established at TU Dresden.

January 2004

• The second Collaborative Research Center is launched, in which the ITB works on several sub-projects: "Textile-Reinforced Composite Components for Function-Integrating Mixed Construction Methods in Complex Lightweight Applications" (DFG - Collaborative Research Center 639; Spokesperson: Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Hufenbach, TU Dresden, Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology).

30.09.2005

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h. c. Peter Offermann retires.

01.10.2005

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. takes over the management of the Institute and the Chair of Textile Technology. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Chokri Cherif.

08.10.2005

• On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the institute and the change of institute director, a festive colloquium and a festive evening take place at the TU Dresden.

10.06.2025

• On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the institute, a festive colloquium and an atmospheric evening event take place.more