The Global Textile and Clothing Industry
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The Global Textile and Clothing Industry

Technological Advances and Future Challenges

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The Global Textile and Clothing Industry

Technological Advances and Future Challenges

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Advances in technology, combined with the ever-evolving needs of the global market, are having a strong impact on the textile and clothing sector. The global textile and clothing industry: Technological advances and future challenges provides an essential review of these changes, and considers their implications for future strategies concerning production and marketing of textile products.Beginning with a review of trends in the global textile industry, the book goes on to consider the impact of environmental regulation on future textile products and processes. Following this, the importance of innovation-driven textile research and development, and the role of strategic technology roadmapping are highlighted. Both the present structure and future adaptation of higher education courses in textile science are reviewed, before recent advances in textile manufacturing technology, including joining techniques, 3D body scanning and garment design and explored in depth. Finally, The global textile and clothing industry concludes by considering automating textile preforming technology for the mass production of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites.With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, The global textile and clothing industry: Technological advances and future challenges is an essential guide to key challenges and developments in this industrial sector.

  • Comprehensively examines the implications of technological advancements and the evolving needs of the global market on the textile and clothing industry and considers their role on the future of textile manufacturing
  • The importance of innovation-driven textile research and development and the role of strategic technology roadmapping are thoroughly investigated
  • Recent advances in textile manufacturing technology, including joining techniques, 3D body scanning and garment design and explored in depth

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Publisher
Woodhead Publishing
Year
2012
ISBN
9780857095626
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Industrial Engineering
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributor contact details
  6. Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction: trends in the global textile industry
  8. Chapter 2: Trends in textile markets and their implications for textile products and processes
  9. Chapter 3: The impact of environmental regulation on future textile products and processes
  10. Chapter 4: The importance of innovation-driven textile research and development in the textile industry
  11. Chapter 5: Strategic technology roadmapping in the textile industry
  12. Chapter 6: Higher education courses in textile science: present and future
  13. Chapter 7: Recent advances in textile manufacturing technology
  14. Chapter 8: Recent advances in garment manufacturing technology: joining techniques, 3D body scanning and garment design
  15. Chapter 9: Automating textile preforming technology for mass production of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
  16. Index