The changes in technology of textile industry

3D Design and printing.
I n one of our articles we analyzed the benefits and progress of 3D design in the fashion industry and the great opportunities generated by its use in the process of creating and manufacturing models. However, Yves is a bit skeptical about 3D printing, believing that materials should be usable and comfortable. Therefore, he thinks that more innovations are needed in material development to get to the point where 3D printed products exhibit properties similar to textile fabrics. The maturity of digitization in the fashion industry is in the early stages. While some actors use RFID on the manufacturing floor and others use some human-machine interaction tools, self-optimization and robotics are not yet massively employed. There is a lot of interest, but implementation is still scarce.
Textile production technology.
The biggest obstacle to implementing digitalization is the human factor. The capacity of organizations and their employees to adopt, manage and implement new technologies in the textile and fashion industry is deficient. Therefore, fashion companies must seek partners and collaborate across industry boundaries. For this reason the creation of the CCD allows to test digitization solutions in addition to providing the means for implementation. It is also a learning facility, where you can see first-hand a digitized textile production line.
Ultimately, whether or not digitization causes a change in garment production (e.g., increasing nearshore production) depends on many more factors than just technological feasibility. But technological limitations must be overcome, especially in interface issues such as accessing data from older textile machines. In general, the greatest advantages of new technologies are that they make production more efficient and faster, offer higher quality, enable more personalized products and create new business models