Technology In Textile Industry

Robert Swan once said “the greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Two companies that understand this concept are Patagonia and Nike. How they address these issues regarding sustainable business practice vary, however. Both have made it their mission to deliver excellence and make the best quality products within their industries, Patagonia focussing more on outdoor active wear, while Nike is more sports oriented. Part of this process has been developing products from sustainable sources. Patagonia, for example, actively took a stand against chemical intensive cotton in 1994, and has since switched to less harmful means of organic cotton within all their cotton-based products. They are even going the extra

Yunus brothers as a fabric trading business house, established in 1962. Yunus groups have adiversified portfolio of businesses including Textile, Cement, Construction, Energy, Real Estate and commodity trading.

The Indian textiles chart showed how India used machines to produce greater yarn and cloth amounts in 1914 as compared to the production in 1884. As well it demonstrated how the amount of people using machine made textiles had greatly increased opposed to hand made textiles (Doc 1). In 1916 Radhakamal Mukerjee, an Indian economist, explains how that handwoven textiles cannot keep up with the machine made textiles, and therefore is on a decline (Doc 6). This identifies how India is moving towards

The introductory of the documentary examines the fabric mills of Bangladesh. It is very competitive in the international market place to find low cost labor; when merchandise manufactured in another country is imported these country put on a duty rate. Apparel companies contemplating low cost labor,

Patagonia’s value proposition is based on embedding environmental sustainability in every business decision it makes. Its core strategy is differentiation by focusing on durability and quality of products whilst minimising its carbon footprint and use of synthetic ingredients (what). The business model revolves around developing innovative technologies and influencing competitors and suppliers alike to adopt environmentally-friendly processes (how). Commitment to these causes while maintaining quality has allowed it to develop a loyal customer base amongst high income groups and athletes (who) and significantly increase customer’s willingness to pay.

EcoSpun was started by the company Wellman Inc. and it completely changed how we view fabrics. These fabrics blend with other materials like cotton to make the product soft to the touch. Patagonia adopted this process to make recycled material that would help the environmental issues and make a really cool product. Yvon Chouinard founder of Patagonia is committed to making a change with pollution and to still have outerwear products that will last someone for many years. Chouinard and his team worked with Malden Mills to make the polyester out of recyclable bottles. There are billions of plastic bottles and they are harmful to the environment, Patagonia, as well as other companies, are taking them into make materials. As Chouinard company was helping with the environmental crisis and letting out millions of chemicals, he decided there had to be a change. His next steps are to find new recyclable fabrics as well as finding other ways to recycle polyester. Also, they are working to receive old Patagonia’s product to re-made into a fiber or other forms of

To what extent have fashion/textile designers working over the last thirty years used historical sources to inform their practice?

With the drastic increase of population, many rural workers were in desperate need of employment, while capitalists from urban settings were looking for workers willing to work for at lower wages, than those set by the urban work laws. As a result of this “relationship”, the rural industry became extremely popular throughout the eighteenth century. This new system became known as the “putting out system”, as the merchant would lend specific materials to rural workers, who would build and return the ultimate product back to the merchant. Although it was popular, it did not spread across Europe at the same time or pace. In addition, the textile industry, the most employed industry, adopted this system as a way to help the management of materials

The Industrial Revolution was when the societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Britain is known as the “birthplace” of the Industrial Revolution. The reason Britain was where it all started was because of the large quantities of coal and iron ore, which was essential for the industrialization. However, the most important component of the revolution was the quick, new way of production. “Merchants needed more cost effective methods of production, which led to the rise of mechanization and the factory system” (history.com/topics/industrial-revolution). One of the industries that transformed in particular was the textile industry. Developments in both textile and the iron industry helped form and advance the Industrial Revolution

Just recently, ContiTech has developed a new production process that involves ironing the textile flocking onto the Unipower Tough Grip V-ribbed belt, which in turn makes it eco-friendlier than ever.

Recently Adidas have launched waterless dying technology known as DryDye technology. This technology instead of consuming 25 litters of water necessary to dye one t-shirt, the DryDye technology uses none–instead, the dye is injected using compressed carbon dioxide. The result is a garment using not only 50 percent less chemicals and energy, but in the long run has a lower environmental impact because the CO2-based dye actually lingers in the fabric longer. This concept helps in reduction of consumption of water in dying process.

Nishat textile limited using advance technology like they have modern machinery by which the quality of product produced is very high.

Imagine a world where humans are not fighting against technology, but are working alongside these machines… computers are built by humans to basically to make our lives easier. When we apply technology into fashion, we begin to adapt and become better equipped for the days ahead. In context, as warmer temperatures, to raise humans to develop synthetic breathable fibers to keep us cool. The popularity of technology such as iPods, smartphones, and artificially intelligent devices are growing and humans are becoming attached to their devices. Occasionally, I try to have one-day technology free but, the main reason why me and majority of humans “can’t live without their devices” is mainly that we programmed them with our personality. Having a personalized device is so significant and smart devices learn from us as we learned from them. Technology in fashion like my Apple Watch which is called a wearable. My Apple Watch tracks my heart rate, notifies me when to stand or exercise when I’ve been sitting too long, even tells me when to drink water and a plethora of things, but the main thing to take from this is that having a “personal trainer” encourages me to practice healthy living. If individuals were to adapt to these changes in fashion technology, they would better enhance their cognitive function.

The power loom industry is one of the important industries in India with massive raw material and textile manufacturing base. The structure of Indian textile sector is extremely complex with modern, sophisticated and highly mechanized sector on one hand and the Handloom industry on the other and in between falls the decentralized small scale power loom industry. The power loom industry plays an important role in meeting the clothing needs of the country. There are approximately 13 lakhs power looms in different

In this paper we will discuss the Shui Fabrics Case Study and its implications on managing in a global environment. The research of case studies gives us the opportunity to understand and apply the lessons we have learned in the course.