Dave Sims

Footfalls & Heartbeats have developed a series of proprietary processes for manufacturing smart knitted fabrics to measure, in real-time, compressive and tensile force. The technology combines mathematically determined textile structures using electrically conductive yarn to form a repeatable and robust sensor network. The technology uses the three-dimensional complexity of a textile structure, including interactions of fibres within the yarn itself, to control the electrical resistance characteristics of the sensor structure. These textile sensor structures are capable of registering external environmental stimuli in the form of electrical signals. Therefore, unlike its competitors’ products, in which solid state sensing systems are embedded within their fabrics, FHL offers a solution whereby “the textile is the sensor”. The signals obtained from the textile can be filtered, amplified, analysed or stored in real-time to produce multiple data sets relating to physiological output. This heralds the emergence of the next generation of smart textiles where sensor functionality is integrated into the fabric structure for real-time monitoring whilst ensuring comfort, personal privacy, wearability and durability. There is an increasing demand in sports, medical and automobile industries for intelligent fabrics to sense and monitor changes in their environments. Applications within each of these fields are diverse and may include, but are not restricted to, wound care, compression garment systems, monitoring of athlete performance and remote monitoring of health and physiological symptoms for those in high risk environments, such as first responders and defence personnel. The Footfalls knitted textile sensors allows ease of manufacture and allows customisation of design to meet the needs of each commercial partner’s end use.

We’re a leading global recruitment agency, specializing in digital talent and our mission is to create futures to make your life easier. Recruitment is the process of seeking out the very best person for a job and the very best job for a person. At Salt, not only do we strive for the best today, but to create the very best future for all in an ever-changing digital world. We see digital recruitment as working with businesses and candidates through digital disruption, innovation, transformation, and business change. Our consultants are “Creating Futures” around the world and changing the lives of people each year by helping them to start new roles in some of the most exciting start-ups, scale-ups, agencies, or large global powerhouses. Our London and Auckland offices are our longest-standing operations, with Salt Recruitment Group built as a global leader in digital recruitment. As a global brand with offices around the world and growing, we offer great global experiences in digital recruitment. We operate in offices globally including: Amsterdam, Auckland, Austin, Bristol, Cape Town, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, Manchester, Melbourne, New York, Reading, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, and Wellington. Salt supports permanent, freelance, and contract roles. Whether that’s single hires or complete outsourcing solutions to enable digital change across Technology, Sales, Marketing, and Creative followed by Transformation and Change (from People and HR to Consulting) and Business Operations (extending to Accounting & Finance, Business Support, and Supply Chain & Logistics.) We are committed to continual learning Focusing on the digital space, Salt has been at the forefront of helping brands to recruit and retain more diverse talent, and we support and guide our clients. Our proactive approach includes providing unconscious bias training, hosting and sponsoring events, and developing content to keep diversity and inclusion top of mind.

Footfalls & Heartbeats have developed a series of proprietary processes for manufacturing smart knitted fabrics to measure, in real-time, compressive and tensile force. The technology combines mathematically determined textile structures using electrically conductive yarn to form a repeatable and robust sensor network. The technology uses the three-dimensional complexity of a textile structure, including interactions of fibres within the yarn itself, to control the electrical resistance characteristics of the sensor structure. These textile sensor structures are capable of registering external environmental stimuli in the form of electrical signals. Therefore, unlike its competitors’ products, in which solid state sensing systems are embedded within their fabrics, FHL offers a solution whereby “the textile is the sensor”. The signals obtained from the textile can be filtered, amplified, analysed or stored in real-time to produce multiple data sets relating to physiological output. This heralds the emergence of the next generation of smart textiles where sensor functionality is integrated into the fabric structure for real-time monitoring whilst ensuring comfort, personal privacy, wearability and durability. There is an increasing demand in sports, medical and automobile industries for intelligent fabrics to sense and monitor changes in their environments. Applications within each of these fields are diverse and may include, but are not restricted to, wound care, compression garment systems, monitoring of athlete performance and remote monitoring of health and physiological symptoms for those in high risk environments, such as first responders and defence personnel. The Footfalls knitted textile sensors allows ease of manufacture and allows customisation of design to meet the needs of each commercial partner’s end use.