Western Technology Textile Industry Has A Long Way To Go

According to the US textile innovation network, large-scale textile and garment production will return to Europe and America sooner or later, but it may not be based on the past production mode.

The only thing that needs to be verified is time.

This is the conclusion of the international sports and outdoor sportswear Innovation Conference held in Lancaster University in mid April this year.

How can this labor-intensive industry return to the west? The only reason for them is the gradual entry of electronic products and multi-function into the field.

Nowadays, a large number of textile and garment production is linked to other technologies. For example, the production of fibers requires special coating treatment, and the combination of probes and electronic components has become fashionable.

In particular, 3D printing and deeper level of computer control, rather than simple processing can be completed.

The reasons are as follows:

The advent of e- textiles

Nowadays, the sizes of probes that can be combined with clothing are smaller and smaller in the west, lighter and cheaper, and more intelligent.

It can be assumed that smart phones and e- textiles are not far away, and new products are emerging.

In fact, last year's technical clothing at Barcelona textile exhibition had told people that telephone or PC were not new to clothes.

This summer's London Olympics will be an eye opener. E- textiles will be used for the first time in athletes' monitoring.

Some of these devices were invented directly by Adidas.

The company has become a major sponsor of the London Olympic Games and a respected new product.

Their patented product touch fiber has been used directly to produce comfortable sportswear and can accurately monitor the health of athletes, such as the pulse and heart beating of athletes.

The touch fiber and probe can directly pmit the athlete's body data to the monitoring center.

Among them, Adidas's intelligent bra is only 45 pounds per piece, and will enter the world market this summer.

Not only that, Adidas will directly provide softwares inlaid in fibers to world-renowned textile enterprises, such as Garmin, Polar, Sigma Sport and Suunto sportswear company.

At this moment, Adidas suddenly realized that they had been developing the clothing software products for many years.

Not only that, another company developed a bra for monitoring heart rate and entered the market at the same time.

The energy consumption of chips embedded in clothing is very low, and a new type of Bluetooth embedded in the clothing layer will also be activated.

Of course, exciting products are still emerging.

Unheard of 3D printing and dyeing

3D printing and dyeing has been heard ten years ago.

But what puzzles the analysts is that 3D printing is actually synonymous with 2D printing and dyeing. Why should it be called 3D?

Because there is no real 3D effect, printing and dyeing prices are currently low, such as Chinese cabbage. In the past, up to 100 thousand U.S. dollars of printing and dyeing machines now sell for only 800 dollars.

Driven by the concept of sustainable development, raw materials and even pportation require zero emissions.

Therefore, invention, production and development are inseparable from the concept of ecological and environmental protection. For this reason, the localization trend of manufacturing industry is increasingly obvious.

The real mode of production is most likely to be replaced by such a trend: Office plus good infrastructure, so long as there are such simple conditions, production and sales can be realized.

That is to say, the mode of production based on manpower is gone forever. Instead, the power of intelligent technology and capital strength will emerge.

What kind of technology can have what products, and the factory site and labor force is giving way to mechanical and human intelligence.

Real change in China

World watchers always look at China because China has become a real world factory.

But a Innov-Ex outdoor sportswear development company doesn't think so.

They say the future is really changing in Europe.

The so-called Asian century actually provides only a temporary opportunity for mankind, and the awakening of Europe will become a revival of commercial products.

In fact, at present, Chinese manufacturing is also paying the price for Europeans.

It is surprising that China pformed from the former buyer's paradise into a manufacturing paradise, but the situation will change.

Consumer demand for outdoor clothing has a large market in China.

A large number of enterprises can hardly meet the domestic market. How can we deal with Western brands?

Most of China's textile enterprises have a large scale.

It will be very difficult for a large scale enterprise like this to conform to the demand of market change.

It is even more difficult to plan future blueprints.

Moreover, it is difficult for such enterprises to accept small orders and diversified orders.

At present, more powerful buyers in the market do not want to reduce their market risks.

Chinese factories often require 25% advance payment for orders.

Such a situation also indicates that China's industry will be reassessed and pformed.

Because what the market needs is a more flexible choice.

If we use their own advanced technology in the doorway, the cost of labor and the high price of raw materials will be significantly reduced.

Nevertheless, to achieve this step, the Western technology textile industry is still a long way to go.