The aim of this PHD project is to analyse a textile finishing process with a holistic approach, from material preparation to drying and heat setting, and to identify possibilities for the optimal point of integration of heat exchangers and (high-temperature) heat pumps. In the project this approach will be modelled and simulated. In particular, in this hollistic approach sub-processes should be connected as effectively as possible and the latest heat pump technologies should be taken into account so temperature ranges above 100C can also be exploited. In the presentation at Dornbirn GFC, the defined textile finishing process will be presented and the parameters relevant to the research work will be explained.