Making Touch
Measurable
Turn haptic quality from an opinion into data. TapTyc helps textile companies measure, understand, develop and control how materials feel.
Our Virtual Haptic Library (VHL) creates a digital environment for haptic product development and quality control. Measurement data from instruments such as the Tactile Sensation Analyzer (TSA) can be captured, stored, compared and shared across teams, suppliers, laboratories and production locations.
Instead of relying only on physical samples and subjective descriptions such as "softer", "smoother" or "not quite right", teams can work with measurable haptic targets.
From the first development sample to bulk production, TapTyc helps you answer a simple question: “Does this material feel the way it is supposed to feel?”
Haptic quality deserves the same control as color.
Color is quantified
Color has been measured, standardized and digitally communicated for decades.
Global supply chains use CIELAB coordinates, spectrophotometer tolerances and digital spectral reflectance profiles (ΔE) so that an approved shade is reproduced consistently across continents without subjective disagreement.
Touch is now measurable
Handfeel is still frequently managed through physical samples, individual perception and descriptive language. TapTyc changes that.
By combining objective haptic measurement with the Virtual Haptic Library, we create a digital reference for how a material should feel and provide the tools needed to compare development samples and production against that reference.
From subjective judgement to measurable quality
The final feel of a textile does not come from one process. It starts with the fiber and continues through yarn production, knitting or weaving, dyeing, finishing and post-treatment. Every stage can influence the final haptic result.
With TapTyc, cross-functional teams can:
Establish targets
Set objective, measurable numerical haptic tolerance bands for new collections.
Compare samples
Digitally evaluate inbound lab dips and strike-offs against an approved master reference.
Monitor consistency
Track batch-to-batch repeatability and catch finishing drift before shipping bulk fabric.
Identify tactile changes
Isolate exact variations in surface roughness, compressional softness or bend stiffness.
Collaborate on data
Unify brand designers, regional sourcing hubs and manufacturing mills with single-source data.
Document approvals
Create an audit-ready timeline of quality sign-offs and concession thresholds.
Build material history
Maintain searchable longitudinal catalogs of fabric formulations and haptic curves.
Generate QA reports
Export digital haptic certificates of conformance for commercial buyers.
Develop with data. Produce with confidence.
Empowering the entire value chain from initial laboratory concepts to multi-plant bulk textile manufacturing.
For Product Development
Understanding what changes actually move a material toward the desired feel.
For Production
Knowing whether a batch remains within an agreed haptic range.
For Brands & Retailers
Creates greater consistency across suppliers and production locations.
For Mills & Manufacturers
Provides information that can help optimize processes and finishing recipes instead of relying only on experience and safety margins.
Better haptic control can mean:
Quantified operational gains across the ecosystem
Faster development
Compare iterations against measurable targets instead of repeatedly starting from subjective feedback.
More consistent production
Monitor production against approved standards and identify drift earlier.
Better supplier communication
Brands, mills, laboratories and vendors can work from the same measurement data.
Less unnecessary sampling
Digital comparisons can reduce the need to move physical samples around the world for every decision.
More efficient finishing
Understand the actual effect of fibers, processes and finishing chemistry on handfeel.
A reusable knowledge base
Turn years of measurements, approvals and development work into searchable product knowledge.
Touch is product data.
For years, companies have digitized color, dimensions, construction, performance and production information. Touch has remained one of the major product characteristics that is difficult to communicate digitally.
TapTyc is changing that. We believe haptic characteristics should become part of the digital product record.
Not because human touch should disappear. Quite the opposite. The goal is not to replace touch. It is to give touch a measurable reference. With objective measurement and VHL, people can still make the final product decision, but they can make it with better information.
Built for the entire textile ecosystem
Connecting specialized stakeholders through standardized tactile measurement parameters.
Let's talk about what your product should feel like.
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