At the recently held IDTechEx Wearable USA 2015, Jabil Circuit, an electronic product solutions company, along with its newly acquired company Clothing+ introduced a smart garment solution called ‘Peak+’. The Peak+ technology integrates heart rate monitoring solution with textile, and has been developed in partnership with Suunto, a manufacturer of heart rate monitors, and Firstbeat, a provider of physiological analytics for sports, fitness and wellbeing.
The Clothing+ textile-integrated electronics included in the Peak+ solution disappear into fabrics for optimum comfort, durability and convenience. And, the Suunto wireless transmitter helps in transferring accurate measurement data collected from garment sensors to a smartphone app, providing easy access to tracked HRM data.
“With Peak+, we’re offering customers in the fitness, fashion and healthcare markets a strong competitive advantage with a unique, custom solution that gives them easy entry into the high-growth wearables market,” said John Dargan, Jabil senior Vice President and CEO of Clothing+. To deliver actionable feedback into stress, recovery, and effects of physical training, the solution uses patented analytics of HRM data by Firstbeat.
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To ensure accurate measurement collection, regular testing takes place throughout each step of the highly customizable design and development process. Finland based Clothing+ has previously collaborated with major brands like Adidas, Garmin, Salomon, and Philips to create highly differentiated, first-of-its-kind smart textile products.
Post its acquisition of Clothing+, Jabil has increased its staff and facilities worldwide, and a new research and development lab near Jabil’s Florida headquarters will enable Clothing+ researchers to build on their pioneering E-Textile work. In order to meet increased customer demand, Jabil has also expanded Clothing+’s engineering, business development, and manufacturing capabilities.
