Ancient textile industry witnesses another evolutionary industrial revolution

The ancient textile industry has witnessed another evolutionary industrial revolution. From passive dressing to active intelligent textiles, the * * generation of intelligent textiles can actually sense the environment, while the control components with sensitive components and sensors have begun to show great power in the textile and clothing field.

The ancient textile industry has witnessed another evolutionary industrial revolution. From passive dressing to active intelligent textiles, the * * generation of intelligent textiles can actually sense the environment, while the control components with sensitive components and sensors have begun to show great power in the textile and clothing field. The miniaturization of electronic components, the application of conductor materials and the improvement of fabric structure have greatly promoted the development of smart textiles.

Market Forecast

According to an overseas company called Vision Market Research Consulting, in the next few years, the strengthening and conductivity of wireless technology to fabrics will increase the diversity of smart textiles. In the future, the market driving force of smart textiles will be further enhanced, and the trend, supply and demand will be further strengthened. The research shows that smart textiles will develop in the direction of polarization and non-polarization. Not only that, smart textiles will also vigorously expand the market in the fields of entertainment, sports, fitness, medical care, transportation, protection, military and construction.

By the end of 2012, the global smart textile industry market value has reached $0.289 billion. Among them, the market for protective and military smart textiles accounted for 27.5%. The clothing domain network (CLAN) has begun to develop technologies for wired and wireless transmission of data and power between intelligent modules. Reactive textiles, including waterproof, shape memory, thermal storage and electric heating fabrics have emerged. The smart clothing requirements required for extreme sports, long-distance running and skiing have become mainstream products in global production.

In the past few years, a variety of factors have contributed to the maturity of the global smart textile market. Not only that, the various factors that drive the market become the basic elements of the forecast. Market opportunities are blooming everywhere. At present, smart textiles have become popular in several industrial fields, and have repeatedly made extraordinary achievements in the fields of sports and fitness, protection and safety protection equipment, and health monitoring. Due to people's awareness of the importance of health, smart textiles have made great progress in sports. However, the incompatibility between the electronics industry and the textile industry is becoming more and more obvious. Therefore, to make great progress, intelligent textile still needs to be further expanded.

In 2013, North America dominated the smart textiles market and will also dominate the world market in the future. American Bluetooth Smart (BLE) has put portable computers and mobile phones into fabrics and can connect to the Internet through smart fabrics.

Seamless integration

New technologies have emerged continuously, continuously improving and integrating textile technology, and personalized demand is increasing. The most important thing is that smart textiles or smart fabrics can already be defined as products that interact with the environment. Mechanical, electronic and chemical resources can be formed and utilized in response to heat and stress. Fibrosis sensors and reactors have become the basic elements of smart textiles. In order for the consumer to accept such a product, the above elements need to be seamlessly integrated into the textile.

Materials that can be incorporated into smart textiles also include optical fibers, metals, conductive polymers. Not only that, the appearance of the fabric is also coated with nanoparticles, so that it can be anti-ultraviolet, antibacterial, and to the solar cell charging, and people's walking movement can provide energy for smart textiles. The development of smart textiles is closely related to the introduction of conductive materials. If this key problem is solved, the whole garment can be integrated into an electronic product. It has a smoother communication between smart clothing and the outside world, and energy supply has become its most challenging market participation element. Foldable and flexible fabrics will be worthy of the name, and traditional clothing manufacturing is no longer produced in the traditional way, the need to integrate a variety of technologies.

In the field of fashion and entertainment, light-emitting textiles have been integrated into LED diodes, and even digital cameras with microprocessors can be embedded into flexible fabrics. This trend has led to the development of medical and health care smart fabrics, and has achieved patient monitoring textiles, and even remote monitoring and remote health management. The development of humidity, breathability, protection and comfort management of fabrics has been more mature.

In the next few years, North America will undoubtedly become the largest regional smart textile market, accounting for 46.5 percent of the global market as early as 2012, and the end market will blossom all over the world. Europe has initiated the establishment of a fund to develop intelligent and interactive standards for EUFP6 and FP7 textiles. And low-cost textile production in the Asia-Pacific region may be tight. After a process, these areas will also catch up, and the fabric design will be complex and diversified. According to data provided by the CAGR Institute, from 2013 to 2020, the global growth of smart textiles can reach 25.2%.

The global smart textile market will become a hot spot for investment, including textile companies, electronic components companies, system integration companies, research and development companies. Such as Adidas, Nike will become the main players in the market. The intelligent degree of clothing market will be higher and higher, and the price of intelligent fashion will also be higher. At present, many technology companies in the West have invested heavily in this field. Not only that, a large number of research institutions and universities are also involved. After years of research, authoritative research institutions such as the State University of North Carolina and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have now entered the harvest period. It is believed that in the near future, with the popularization of self-cleaning textiles, the quality of human life will also present a colorful scene with the diversification of intelligent textiles.