WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
Creating pathways to good jobs and lasting careers in advanced manufacturing.
PEOPLE / IDEAS / INDUSTRY / OPPORTUNITY
Building Baltimore’s future through smart garment manufacturing.
We turn ideas into products, and products into companies.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Creating pathways to good jobs and lasting careers in advanced manufacturing.
Equipping the next generation with modern tools and skills.
Advancing a more resilient and responsible industry for the future.
Investing in Baltimore’s people, neighborhoods and economic growth.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Where innovation becomes
something you can wear.
From sensors and embedded technology to advanced materials and manufacturing, the Smart Garment Center helps turn ideas into real products — right here in Baltimore.
What’s a Smart Garment? →A CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM
The Smart Garment Center will be located at West Open Works (WOW), connecting with East Open Works and Coppin State University to create a powerful ecosystem for education, innovation and job creation.
Explore the Ecosystem →EDUCATION • INDUSTRY • COMMUNITY
UPCOMING
6–8 PM at 4MLK — University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark. Join Maryland entrepreneurs, manufacturers and educators for an evening spotlighting smart garment innovation from the Smart Garment Center.
Learn More →JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Whether you’re building, researching, investing or making — there’s a place for you
in Baltimore’s smart garment ecosystem.