--- title: These Technical Textile Manufacturers Are Looking into the Future description: Many industries make up the manufacturing sector. Technical textile manufacturers are defining the industry’s future, and you could be a part of it. image: https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/image24.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/these-technical-textile-manufacturers-are-looking-into-the-future#main) - FAQs - [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news) - [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events) - [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://ontarioeast.ca/happenings/our-team-partners) - [About Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/about-us/) - Search [![site_main_logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/site_main_logo.svg) ![site_main_logo_scrolled](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/site_main_logo_scrolled.svg) ![Ontario East Economic Development logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=245&height=150&name=logo.png) ![Ontario East Economic Development logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=245&height=150&name=logo.png)](https://ontarioeast.ca/) - [Show submenu for Regional Profile Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) - [Our Communities](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/our-communities/) - [Advantages](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/advantages/) - [Workforce](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/workforce/) - [Incentives and Funding](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/incentives-and-funding/) - [Success Stories](https://ontarioeast.ca/success-stories/) - [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) - [Show submenu for Key Employment Sectors Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) - [Advanced Manufacturing](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/) - [Food and Beverage](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/food-and-beverage/) - [Logistics and Transportation](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/logistics-and-transportation/) - [Other](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/other/) - [Show submenu for Members Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Member Directory](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Become a Member](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/become-a-member/) - [Membership Application Form](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/membership-application-form/) - [Regional Marketing Committee](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/regional-marketing-committee/) - [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) Open main navigation Menu Close main navigation Menu - Search - Show submenu for Regional Profile Regional Profile - Regional Profile - [Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) - [Our Communities](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/our-communities/) - [Advantages](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/advantages/) - [Workforce](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/workforce/) - [Incentives and Funding](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/incentives-and-funding/) - [Success Stories](https://ontarioeast.ca/success-stories/) - [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) - Show submenu for Key Employment Sectors Key Employment Sectors - Key Employment Sectors - [Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) - [Advanced Manufacturing](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/) - [Food and Beverage](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/food-and-beverage/) - [Logistics and Transportation](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/logistics-and-transportation/) - [Other](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/other/) - [FAQs](https://ontarioeast.ca/faqs/) - [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news/) - [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events/) - Show submenu for Members Members - Members - [Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Member Directory](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Become a Member](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/become-a-member/) - [Membership Application Form](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/membership-application-form/) - [Regional Marketing Committee](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/regional-marketing-committee/) - [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) - [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://oemc.ca/) - [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) - [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) Search ![Canada, Employment Ontario, Government of Ontario logos](https://ontarioeast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ontario-employment-logos.svg) This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. # These Technical Textile Manufacturers Are Looking into the Future For Ontario East November 01, 2019 ![](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image24.jpg?width=565&name=image24.jpg) Here’s an industry that may not come to mind when you think of the [manufacturing](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/manufacturing-trends-that-you-need-to-know) sector: **technical textile manufacturers**. Technical textiles are used in all sorts of places beyond where you would normally think of textiles being used. Industries like construction, transportation, sports, and agriculture all use technical textiles. As opposed to what we usually think of as textiles, technical textiles are manufactured for their performance qualities rather than their aesthetic ones. At first you may not think you’ve encountered a technical textile before, but they are all around us. One in particular you may run into fairly often: the conveyor belt. It’s true, a conveyor belt is a technical textile. But technical textiles are also used in electronics and insulation, and for a host of other uses. The textile industry is among Canada’s largest manufacturing employers. Over **60,000 people** are employed in the nation’s textile jobs. In fact, Canada’s first textile factory was located very near to eastern Ontario just outside of modern-day Montreal. In Almonte, Ontario, there’s an entire [textile museum](https://mvtm.ca/) dedicated to Canada’s old textile sector, proving eastern Ontario’s strong connection to the industry. So, while technical textile’s close relative is one of modern Canada’s oldest industries, the Canadian technical textile industry could see some of the most exciting future technologies. Some members of the industry are trying to move towards developing the [future of the industry](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/dont-worry-about-losing-jobs-to-ai) in order to make it more competitive. MW Canada Ltd. is working with universities to develop textile nanotechnology that would, among other things, create a cross between solar panels and window blinds: a technology that would allow you to power most of your household appliances with your window blinds alone! ## Get This Job with Eastern Ontario’s Technical Textile Manufacturers There are many jobs you can get in the technical textile industry, but here’s one you may be interested in. ### Knitting Technician: A knitting technician, possibly working in warp or weft knitting factories, sets up knitting processes for machines to manufacture, and usually [works with digital technology](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/the-changing-landscape-of-ontario-manufacturing) to help develop patterns. The knitting technician ensures the quality of the finished textile and oversees the whole knitting process. ## Work with Manufacturers Like CpK Interior Products [![image7](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image7.jpg?width=377&name=image7.jpg)CpK Interior Products](https://cpkip.com/) is a technical textile manufacturer that makes the textiles for car interiors. That’s right, a place that makes the fabrics for automobiles you may have ridden in is right in our backyard. CpK has **two locations in eastern Ontario**: one in Port Hope and one in Belleville. Working for a technical textile manufacturer like CpK allows you to settle down in [the eastern Ontario region](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-job-opportunities-in-eastern-ontario) - which has a much lower cost of living than larger urban centres - and gain experience in jobs that are on the cutting edge of technology. With an exciting frontier of new possibilities and a career that looks forward, you can earn enough to start a family, or save for the future. ## Interested in the Future of Cutting-Edge Industries? 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