Four Essential Factors For The Future Development Of Shoemaking Industry

The shoe making industry in Jinjiang has developed rapidly in recent years, expanding its industrial scale and improving its technological level. Now it has become one of the most active and promising manufacturing industries for people's livelihood in the city.

Reporters recently visited the Jinjiang footwear industry science and technology achievements Museum responsible person, allegedly, the future footwear industry technology development and driving factors are reflected in the following aspects:

(1) environmental legislation

Environmental regulations will further legislate against new environmental problems.

This will include the recovery and reuse of industrial waste and the restriction on the production and use of chemical products.

To meet the requirements of environmental protection regulations, the footwear industry will have to take corresponding measures to develop new processes and technologies, develop new materials or use more expensive materials in the use of chemicals.

A process reconfiguration will be carried out within the enterprise to achieve the solvent limit requirement, especially the sole adhesion and the synthetic spray process.

The development of surface treatment engineering technology will promote the improvement of adhesive properties, so that there are many kinds of adhesives to choose from, so as to solve some surface adhesion problems that have not been bonded or difficult to bond so far.

(2) high performance materials

In addition to looking for environmental protection shoes materials to overcome the various limitations of environmental protection laws and regulations, the market also needs to develop high-performance materials to meet the quality, comfort and health care functions of consumers.

Genetic engineering will make animals more consistent and predictable, and the development of bioengineering may develop real artificial leather.

It is expected that synthetic materials will replace natural leather more and more.

At present, the development focuses on the greater utilization of leather materials and the closer cooperation between tanneries and shoe factories.

(3) information technology

The popularization and application of visual aided design and CAD/CAM (computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing) system will remain a key position in the field of production technology development.

The application of PDM (production data management system) will be seen as the key to speeding up productivity and exploring design and manufacturing potential.

The continuous development of CAD/CAM technology has become the core part of the footwear industry information system.

Informatization will become a new driving force for the development of enterprises.

(4) process and equipment

Due to the shortage of high quality cowhide, new processes are promoted to minimize the use of leather and new materials are used.

Instead, it will be durable structural material, because it has the advantages of high comfort, flexibility and material saving.

With the continuous improvement of various flexible sole molding technology, the performance of shoes will surely increase faster.

The development of equipment will aim at quality, stability and versatility, and reduce the cost and automation as the main content. The advanced vision system and sensors will be used to enhance the quality control capability.

With the growth of global economy and the increase of raw material cost, closed shoe upper automatic suture and closed operation will be an inevitable choice for shoemaking manufacturers.