In the project, concepts for flexible, circular and sustainable textile production will be developed, where automation is a necessary prerequisite. This is done in collaboration between the textile and fashion sector, and automation companies. The rapid digital development entails new opportunities to develop innovative products, processes and ways of working locally and on a small scale, for example with the help of microfactors, i.e. small, flexible production units with often high degree of automation. The project is led by Smart Textiles/Science Park at the University of Borås and Automation Region at Mälardalen University. Both have built-up resources that are appropriate, e.g. Do-tank Center and the platform Textile and Fashion 2030. The goal of the project is to make technology and manufacturing processes available for circular and sustainable flows to more actors and create innovative solutions for efficient and sustainable production concepts, such as microfactory. Within the framework of the project, these will primarily be used for the validation of products and processes and for advanced first-time production. This will lead to structural collaborations that benefit the main target group, SMEs (SMF) in the two regions and across the country. The project includes needs, partners and stakeholder analyses, which provide the basis for a series of workshops with the companies, where they can work with purpose, design principles and accessible infrastructure and then for a long time develop the process with the help of supervisors. Finally, microfactory configurations are built up and tested to meet the characterised targets.