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ABRAR, MUHAMMAD, SAFEER ASIF ALI, SAJJAD AHMAD BAIG, FIZA AMJAD, SHABBIR RIZWAN, and BASHIR MOHSIN. "Innovation is creating competitive advantage: a perspective to improve the organic textile products for business growth." Industria Textila 70, no. 02 (2019): 147–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/it.070.02.1644.
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This research study focused on the role of innovation for creating competitive advantage and organic textiles products improvement to develop the organic textiles business in global markets for Pakistan. In this study, innovation is used as a competitive strategy by Pakistani respondents to compete globally. The most critical success factors of organic textile identified in this research include quality, certification (GOTS or Organic Exchange), customer services, brand image,and some other success factors. The theoretical contribution of this study includes the discovery of the types of innovation which exist in organic textile and in which forms these innovations prevail in this industry
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DIAS, Ana, Luís ALMEIDA, Mirela BLAGA, et al. "GUIDE FOR SMART PRACTICES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION IN SMART TEXTILES." TEXTEH Proceedings 2019 (November 5, 2019): 28–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/tt.2019.07.
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Smart Textiles for STEM training (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math’s).is an Erasmus+ project aiming to bridge Textile Companies with the Education sector via Smart Textiles Innovation and Training. Industries have been surveyed to analyze the needs for new jobs and skills in Smart textiles, contributing to improve the links with VET Schools training and closing the gap between industry and education. During the project a number of smart textiles examples and prototypes are worked to be transferred to Schools and used by students and teachers, aiming to foster STEM training. This paper presents the results of the survey applied to selected textile companies on Technical and Smart Textiles, based on data collected from 63 textile enterprises in Romania, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Czech Republic. The survey identifies existing opportunities for producing smart textiles in enterprises and forecasting expected occupations and work profiles for young trainees. The guide for smart practices presents the results of this survey and aims to transfer smart practices from enterprises to Vocational Education and Training (VET) schools and young students. Providing real life prototypes and multi-disciplinary working activities on smart textiles will make textile occupations more attractive to young students, and will improve knowledge, skills and employability of VET students in STEM related fields.
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Kiekens, Paul, Els Van der Burght, Erich Kny, Tamer Uyar, and Rimvydas Milašius. "Functional Textiles – From Research and Development to Innovations and Industrial Uptake." Autex Research Journal 14, no. 4 (2014): 219–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aut-2014-0031.
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Abstract Functional textiles are one of the most important fields in textile industry and textile materials science. They include breathable, heat and cold-resistant materials, ultra-strong fabrics (e.g. as reinforcement for composites), new flameretardant fabrics (e.g. intumescent materials), optimisation of textile fabrics for acoustic properties, etc. Functional textiles became more and more important materials for various applications and interest in them grew year by year; and more and more conferences are focused on functional textiles, as well as the events which are not only textile conferences but encompass various fields of Material Science. This paper presents a short overview about the European Materials Research Society 2014 Fall meeting conference Symposium M “Functional textiles - from research and development to innovations and industrial uptake” and the projects which participated as symposium co-organisers: the European Coordination Action 2BFUNTEX funded by the EC 7th Framework Programme NMP, the COST Action MP1105 on “Sustainable flame retardancy for textiles and related materials based on nanoparticles substituting conventional chemicals (FLARETEX)” and the COST Action MP1206 on “Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications”.
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Zavec Pavlinić, Daniela. "Potencijalno nosive elektronike u odnosu na pametni tekstil." Sigurnost 59, no. 3 (2017): 219–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.31306/s.59.3.3.
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SUMMARY: Smart textiles are the future. Innovations in the textile and clothing sector (T&C sector) are introducing wearable technologies associated with healthcare, movement and transport. An innovation boom in the wearable textile sector has brought in a range of new products, such as smart gloves with sensors and controls, smart socks with thin blood pressure sensors and smart products that monitor stress and fatigue. Recent technological advances combine apparel technology and textile industry to develop smart wearable devices. These have the capability to interact with the user or the environment, including tracking and communicating data about the user or the environment to other devices through embedded sensors and conductive yarns. The ICT sector has been important for the T&C sector for quite some time and its importance continues to rise. The market for smart textile wearables is expected to grow at a CAGR of 132% between 2016 and 2022.
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Zhezhova, Silvana, Sonja Jordeva, Sashka Golomeova-Longurova, and Stojanche Jovanov. "Application of technical textile in medicine." Tekstilna industrija 69, no. 2 (2021): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/tekstind2102021z.
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Medical textile is an extremely important subcategory of technical textile because it is covering a wide range of products. The term medical textile itself covers all types of textile materials that are used in the healthcare system for various purposes. Medical textile is also known as health textile and is one of the fastest growing sectors in the technical textile market. The growth rate of technical textiles in this area is due to constant improvements and innovations in both areas: textile technologies and medical procedures. Textile structures used in this field include yarns, woven, knitted and non-woven textile materials as well as composite materials reinforced with textiles. The number of applications is large and diverse, from simple surgical sutures to complex composite structures for bone and tissue replacement, hygiene materials, protective products used in operating rooms and in the process of postoperative wound treatment. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of technical textiles for medical, surgical and healtcare applications, to indicate which textiles are currently used in this field.
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Guo, Wei, Gai Na Sun, and Wen Juan Wang. "Relationship Study of Absorption Capacity, Degree of Innovation and Innovative Performance in Textile and Garment Enterprises." Advanced Materials Research 591-593 (November 2012): 2450–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.591-593.2450.
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Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the development of the textile industry, and innovation has become the key to win more competitive for the textile and garment enterprises. How to improve the technological innovative performance is very urgent for the textile industry development. According to the relationship model and assumptions between the absorptive capacity, innovational degree and innovational performance, then using factor analysis, dependency analysis, regression analysis to measure, evaluate and comparative analysis the sample of textile and garment industry. Combination of theory and empirical research results, to provide a suitable reference and countermeasures to improve the innovational performance of enterprises effectively.
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Lottersberger, Anna. "Design Driven Innovation for Textile Industry." Advanced Materials Research 331 (September 2011): 730–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.331.730.
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This paper outlines a different perspective to look at research and product development in textile design. The aim is to provide a strategic model and specific tools for starting a Design Driven Innovation process into a textile company, in order to achieve radical meaning innovations. This studio is typically exploratory, because of the contemporary of the issue and the fewness of references connecting Design-oriented theories, and specifically Design Driven Innovation, to textile manufacturing field. The objective of the work is to suggest prepositions and tools for the textile sector to be consequently validated with the collaborating industrial partners.
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Ulanowska, Agata, and Małgorzata Siennicka. "Tradition and Innovation in Textile Technology in Bronze Age Europe and the Mediterranean." Światowit 56, no. 1 (2019): 9–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.8449.
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The papers collected in the present volume of the ‘Światowit’ journal examine developments in textile production in Bronze and Iron Age Europe and the Mediterranean by tracing both traditional and innovative elements in textile technology. The issue comprises 11 original contributions that resulted from the session ‘Tradition and Innovation in Textile Technology in Bronze Age Europe and the Mediterranean’ organised in 2016 by Agata Ulanowska and Małgorzata Siennicka during the 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in Vilnius. The papers discuss available archaeological evidence of textiles, textile imprints, textile tools and textile iconography, as well as botanical and faunal remains related to textile manufacture and dyeing. The papers examine the types of social relations and cultural and economic processes which may have enhanced developments in textile technology and impacted on cross-cultural transmission of textile knowledge and skills in the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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Green, Gillian. "INDIC IMPETUS? INNOVATIONS IN TEXTILE USAGE IN ANGKORIAN PERIOD CAMBODIA." Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 43, no. 3 (2000): 277–313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852000511312.
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AbstractDetailed analysis of Khmer costumes and textiles on sculpted images of the Angkorian period reveals a wealth of styles and usages. Vocabulary from contemporaneous inscriptions supplements this information. It is argued that Khmer costume and textile usage at this time was influenced principally by contact with India's culture, the stimulus not only of stylistic innovations and but also the main source of textiles with which to create them.
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Renne, Elisha P. "United Nigerian Textiles Limited and Chinese–Nigerian textile-manufacturing collaboration in Kaduna." Africa 89, no. 4 (2019): 696–717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000197201900086x.
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AbstractIn 1964, the newly established Hong Kong-based Cha Group partnered with the Northern Nigerian Regional Development Corporation to open the United Nigerian Textiles Limited (UNTL) mill in Kaduna – the largest textile mill in Northern Nigeria. The Cha Group later expanded, building textile mills in other parts of the country. Both Chinese and Nigerian managers and workers were involved in UNTL mills, which by 1980 provided printed cotton textiles for the Nigerian market and for other markets in West Africa. Yet this Chinese–Nigeria collaboration could not overcome factors external to the textile-manufacturing industry. Declining infrastructure, erratic electricity, frequent changes in political leadership at the federal level, and the smuggling of less-costly imported textiles (often from China) undermined local textile manufacturing, while inflationary pressures associated with the national oil industry undermined agricultural production, exacerbating the difficulties of obtaining raw Nigerian cotton. In 2007, the UNTL mill in Kaduna closed, although it resumed production in December 2010, assisted by the 100 billion naira Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Fund. Cha Group officials also used their knowledge of the Nigerian textile market as the basis for the marketing of branded, high-quality manufactured textiles, known as Da Viva®, at company-franchised shops in major Nigerian cities. The Cha Group took advantage of digital innovation, both in the printing of these popular textiles and also by advertising them on an attractive website. This article considers the ways in which the United Nigerian Textiles Plc company has maintained production of grey cloth and printed textiles at its mills in Kaduna and Ikorodu-Lagos, along with the marketing of Da Viva® cotton prints, which suggests the continuing, if contradictory, possibilities for this Nigerian–Chinese textile-manufacturing collaboration.
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Wadho, Waqar, and Azam Chaudhry. "Innovation in the Textiles Sector: A Firm-Level Analysis of Technological and Nontechnological Innovation." LAHORE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS 21, Special Edition (2016): 129–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.35536/lje.2016.v21.isp.a6.
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In a knowledge-based economy, it has become increasingly important to better understand critical aspects of the innovation process such as innovation activities beyond R&D, the interaction among different actors in the market and the relevant knowledge flows. Using a sample of 431 textiles and apparel manufacturers, this paper explores the dynamics of firms’ innovation activities by analyzing their innovation behavior, the extent and types of innovation, the resources devoted to innovation, sources of knowledge spillovers, the factors hampering technological innovation and the returns to innovation for three years, 2013–15. Our results show that 56 percent of the surveyed firms introduced technological and/or nontechnological innovations, while 38 percent introduced new products, these innovations were generally incremental as the majority of innovations were new only to the firm. Furthermore, the innovation rate increases with firm size; large firms have an innovation rate of 83 percent, followed by medium firms (68 percent) and small firms (39 percent). Technologically innovative firms spent, on average, 10 percent of their turnover on innovation expenditure in 2015. Acquisition of machinery and equipment is the main innovation activity, accounting for 56 percent of innovation expenditures. Large firms consider foreign market sources (clients and suppliers) and small firms consider local market sources their key source of information and cooperation. 63 percent of technological innovators cite improving the quality of goods as their most important objective. Lack of available funds within the enterprise is the single most important cost factor hampering innovation, followed by the high cost of innovation. Our results show that 67 percent of the turnover among product innovators in 2015 resulted from product innovations that were either new to the market or new to the firm.
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Chen, Hung-Jen, and Lan-Hui Huang. "An Investigation of the Design Potential of Thermochromic Home Textiles Used with Electric Heating Techniques." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2015 (2015): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/151573.
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Thermochromic colorants have been developed since before the 1900s. There are a large number of patents in different applications of thermochromic textiles, but many innovations leave the field of aesthetic and functional textile design unexplored in the area of smart materials. This study aims to develop thermochromic home textiles that change colors and patterns by integrating thermochromic pigments and electric conductive yarns into textile structures. Stainless steel conductive yarns were sewed on textile substrates to enable heat generation to increase fabric temperature. The heat generation and temperature rise could be controlled by monitoring the voltage applied. The experiments of this study focused on analyzing electric resistance and heating properties of the conductive yarns and observing color changing time and color changing effects of the thermochromic textiles. By using the technique in this research, an image of “tai chi” was designed and implemented in a backlighting thermochromic fabric. It illustrates a range of opportunities for thermochromic textiles in new design research directions of Chinese calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting.
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CĂRPUȘ, Eftalea, and Angela DOROGAN. "SPACE OPERATIONAL SCALE OF THE TEXTILE-CLOTHING SECTOR BASED ON CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND FUTURE." TEXTEH Proceedings 2019 (November 5, 2019): 228–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/tt.2019.04.
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The textile industry is one of the most important polluters of the environment. The linear economic system, which dominates the sector, puts pressure on resources, pollutes and degrades the natural environment and its ecosystems and creates significant negative societal impacts on a local scale, regional and global. Given the multitude of technologies, which are growing exponentially, the complexity of current economic processes and society and the need to respond to growing environmental risk challenges, it is necessary to operationalize the textile sector through convergent solutions: disruptive innovation, circular economy, education for sustainable development. The article outlines the benchmarks of the spatial operational scale for creativity, innovation in the context of the textile field, from fiber to textiles, in the succession of (un)conventional, processing processes, on traditional production chains, finalized by specific activities for clothing production, respectively on multidisciplinary production chains, completed by activities specific to obtaining textile systems.
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Shcherbak, Valeriia, and Polina Puzyrova. "THE FORECASTING THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL OF TEXTILE ENTERPRISES." Management 32, no. 2 (2021): 65–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.30857/2415-3206.2020.2.5.
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Background and objectives. The analysis of the main shortcomings of modern forecasting of innovative development of textile enterprises shows the need to build a well-functioning system for forecasting innovative development; development of a methodology for forecasting promising areas of innovative development, taking into account the peculiarities of the functioning of textile enterprises. Therefore, an urgent problem arises of finding effective mechanisms for objectively identifying the weak and strong aspects of the innovative activity of textile enterprises, establishing further priorities for the formation and development of the innovative potential of enterprises, determining the main vectors of innovative development, taking into account the competitiveness and results of R&D (research and development work).Methods:The methods used: factor analysis – to identify the most significant indicators that affect the level of use of innovative potential; cluster analysis of K-means – for a reasonable division of enterprises into groups according to the levels of integrated business performance / use of innovation; taxonomy method – to determine the boundary value of the levels of development of innovative potential as a result of the integration of individual business objects for each of the clusters into one structure; discriminant analysis – for object recognition for deciding which business objects to integrate into the business structure.Findings: As a result of predicting the level of development of the innovative potential of textile enterprises, groups of factors were identified that stimulate and discourage the development of the innovative potential of textile enterprises.Conclusion: To improve the efficient operation of textile enterprises, it was proposed to use special tools for managing innovation potential: active expansion of business activities, attraction of innovations, containment of achieved market positions, search for effective methods of using innovations, selective growth of certain types of activities, differentiated attraction of innovations, and revision of certain activities.
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STJEPANOVIČ, Zoran, Andrej CUPAR, Razvan RADULESCU, and Andreja RUDOLF. "USING STEM PRINCIPLES FOR UNDERSTANDING SMART TEXTILES’ SOLUTIONS – THE SLOVENIAN EXPERIENCE." TEXTEH Proceedings 2019 (November 5, 2019): 224–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/tt.2019.58.
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The contribution gives an overview of the Erasmus+ project Smart textiles for STEM training – Skills4Smartex, funded by the European Commission. Presented are main objectives, aims and expected results, focused on experiences, gained through the first year’s project activities’ in Slovenia. The project aims to improve the knowledge, skills and employability of students in the fields, related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) by providing appropriate training tools to understand multidisciplinary work through smart textiles. The main objectives of the project are: (1) Creating a Guide on smart practices meant for supporting innovation in textile enterprises; (2) Creating a Course in smart textiles, meant for multidisciplinary thinking; (3) Creating a dedicated e-learning instrument, meant for channeling the interest of VET students for "serious games"; (4) Improving the skills of students by means of practical work in constructing smart textile prototypes. The project activities began with a survey on smart/technical textiles completed by 63 textile companies at the EU level; 10 of them were from Slovenia. The aim was to identify existing opportunities for producing smart textiles in enterprises and forecasting expected occupations and work profiles for young trainees. The results will be published in a guide meant for transferring smart practices from enterprises to Vocational Education and Training (VET) schools and young students.
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Lalic, Bojan, Slavko Rakic, and Ugljesa Marjanovic. "Use of Industry 4.0 and Organisational Innovation Concepts in the Serbian Textile and Apparel Industry." Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe 27, no. 3(135) (2019): 10–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.0737.
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Technological and non-technological innovations represent one of the most important and sustainable sources of competitive advantages for businesses. Industry 4.0, a new fundamental paradigm shift in industrial production and organisational innovation, as new management practices, are important issues for companies as they seek to upgrade their productivity, improve the quality of supply and retain competitiveness. Analysis of technological and non-technological innovations of the textile and apparel industry in Serbia became particularly important in the situation where the Serbian transitional economy opted to alter its growth model. This paper analyses the results of the European Manufacturing Survey conducted in manufacturing industries in a transitional economy – the Republic of Serbia. The current Serbian dataset of 2015 includes 280 observations of Serbian firms of all manufacturing industries. The empirical results indicate that textile and apparel manufacturing companies in Serbia utilise industry 4.0 and organisational innovation concepts on a very low level.
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Cao, Fei, Jian Ping Shi, Xian Yan Liu, and Chang Sheng Zhang. "Modern Home Textiles Database Query System." Advanced Materials Research 175-176 (January 2011): 398–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.175-176.398.
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This study made a discussion of the exploitation and application of home textile bedding data-base design. The target is to closely follow the International Textile Fashion trend and to design a lot of world-class home textile bedding products. This article bases on the practicality of the textile bedding design. Database is divided into three modules: style classification database, design theme classification database and the processing technology database. In a comprehensive basis of market research, database is using VB programming language and Access database development tools. Because it has the function of flexible, quickly and accurately find the technical parameters, design styles and product styles and other related information of the processing. There are many descriptions, pictures, process technology and so on of home textiles bedding in the data-base. From the data-base, designers can easily inquiry the color, variety, fashion, style, function, process technology etc. Then, designers can exchange and innovation by using what they inquiry from the database. Through the innovation, home textile enterprises enhance the market competitiveness. It’s conducive to improve the overall development of textile industry by the data-base.
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Pal, Rudrajeet, and Arun Pal Aneja. "Ambidexterity drivers of value-creation and appropriation in business models." Research Journal of Textile and Apparel 21, no. 1 (2017): 2–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rjta-09-2016-0021.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how different trajectories can be detected and classified in business models (BMs) at the level of their underlying product development value-structure (value-creation and appropriation), and what are the drivers. Such BMs are run by multinational firms to accommodate various technologies and innovations; however, this is stressful because of inherent incompatibilities and conflicts. Design/methodology/approach An explorative study of six product cases from Du Pont’s Textiles Fiber Division (DTFD), namely, nylon yarns, knits and wovens, DTFD blockbusters, Coolmax®, MicroMattique™, filling materials and Supriva™, is conducted. Findings In value-creation, technology push or market pull yields resultant technology-forward or market-back trajectories. For value appropriation, new growth opportunities or continuous market expectations lead to breakthrough or continuous innovations. Consistent and inconsistent combinations of these trajectories yield four differential drivers: technological breakthrough, market-back technology, continuous technology and continuous market-back. This is supported by relevant supply chain strategies, either focused through joint ventures and licensees for commodities or vertically integrated for specialty products. Research limitations/implications The paper adds to the analysis of ambidexterity in the value structure of BMs along constituent value-creation and appropriation, thus providing a logical lens to understand various complementarities that exist in terms of opposing technology trajectories and product innovation repertoire. Practical implications This study contributes to the knowledge of product innovation management in the textile industry, where both large-scale innovation and operational excellence are challenged over the past few decades. Originality/value The lessons learnt address the fundamental issue of higher value generation through configuration of multiple contrasting value-structure elements.
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Beck, Franciele, and Ilse Maria Beuren. "Inovações em uma empresa brasileira do setor têxtil." RACE - Revista de Administração, Contabilidade e Economia 16, no. 3 (2017): 885–910. http://dx.doi.org/10.18593/race.v16i3.14087.
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Neste estudo objetivou-se verificar como se caracterizam as inovações em uma empresa brasileira do setor têxtil. Assim, realizou-se uma pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa, por meio de um estudo de caso. Os resultados da pesquisa indicaram que as modalidades de inovações identificadas na literatura, relativas às inovações de produtos, de processos, tecnológicas, organizacionais e mercadológicas, foram constatadas na empresa objeto de estudo no período analisado, conforme os relatos dos entrevistados e a sua confirmação na análise documental. Conclui-se que a compreensão acerca da caracterização de cada modalidade de inovação que a empresa realiza, conforme percepção dos sujeitos da pesquisa e análise documental, alinhada com a literatura investigada, permite traçar o perfil inovativo da empresa diante do mercado competitivo em seu segmento de atuação. O resultado deste estudo contribui para a utilização da tipificação de inovação adotada na pesquisa, consubstanciada pela literatura, e identificada na empresa objeto de estudo.Palavras-chave: Caracterização das inovações. Tipificação de inovação adotada. Empresa têxtil. Innovations in a Brazilian company in the textile sectorAbstract The goal of this study was to verify how the innovations in a Brazilian company in the textile sector are characterized. Thus, a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, through a case study was carried out. The survey results indicated that the modalities of innovations identified in the literature, regarding innovations of products, processes, technological, organizational and market, were found in the company object of study in the period analyzed, according to the reports of the respondents and confirmation in the documentary analysis. It is concluded that the understanding of the characteristics of each type of innovation that the company does, according to the perception of the individuals of the research and the documentary analysis, aligned with the literature investigated, makes it possible to trace the innovative profile of the company within the competitive market if its segment. The result of this study contributes to the use of the classification of innovation adopted in the research, supported by the literature and identified in the company object of study.Keywords: Characterization of innovations. Classification of innovation adopted. Textile company.
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Šahta, Ingrīda, Ilze Baltiņa, and Madara Pūce. "INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT." Latgale National Economy Research 1, no. 4 (2012): 329. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/lner2012vol1.4.1840.
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Currently textiles are mainly produced in Asian countries. In Europe during the last years the textile production is sharply reduced. For the most part there are working those companies that have found a specific niche or flocked to the production of technical textile. Consequently, in Latvia the companies in this sector should also think about their products that could be able to compete on the open market. Textile with integrated electrical systems is a research area that combines innovations both in textile sector and electronics, as well as electrical engineering etc. The integration of Light emitting diodes in the textile products allows assigning of additional functions, such as the visibility on the street, or may serve as a fashion design. The paper provides analysis for applications of the opportunities of smart textile, the costs of production and materials, and the potential problems in the production process, as well as the possible ecological problems by manufacture, wear and recycling are also discussed. Some practical textile solutions with integrated electrical systems and LEDs are also offered.
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Tao, Chen, Yafeng Duan, and Xinghua Hong. "Textile pattern reconstruction and innovation using artificial neural network." International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology 31, no. 1 (2019): 103–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcst-02-2018-0015.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance a digital technology that is intended to bring about innovations on the existing textile patterns. Design/methodology/approach The pattern is deemed as a relation function between colors and positions which can be learnt by the artificial neural network (ANN). The outputs of the ANN are used for the reconstruction of the pattern and the innovation is performed by interceptors in the input/output layer. The ANN is carried out with one input layer, one output layer and several hidden layers, and the capacity of the architecture is adjusted by the scale of hidden layers to accommodate different function relations of the patterns. The training is conducted repeatedly on a sample set extracted from the pixels of the pattern image to minimize the error, and the chromatic outputs of the architecture are replaced to their origins so as to rebuild the pattern. Then, the interceptors are installed into the input and output layers to modulate the positions and the colors, and consequently the innovations are achieved on the geometric formation and color distribution of the pattern. Findings It has turned out that the precision of reconstruction is concerned with network scale, training epochs and color mode of the sample set. Four primary innovative effects including stripes, twisters, sandification and overprints have been qualified in terms of interceptors. Originality/value This study introduces ANN into textile pattern generation and provides a novel way to perform digital innovation of textile patterns.
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Chen, Jun, Yan Guang Lu, and Cheng Sun. "Safety and Health Assessment of Manufactured Nanoparticles in Nano-Coated Textile Products." Advanced Materials Research 175-176 (January 2011): 722–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.175-176.722.
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Many nanotech-based fabrics products and applications are already in use for textile finishing process in many countries. The industry aims at taking advantage of the opportunities of new nanomaterials while producing safe and ecological textiles. However, some concerns have been raised regarding the potential of engineering nanoparticles to have a negative impact of the human health and the environment. Up to now there are only few toxicological research and safe assessment done on the release of engineered nanoparticles from such products. This article summarizes the coping strategies and risk management of some developed countries and outlines the necessity of prospect research and risk assessment for nanotechnology potential hazards and technical uncertainty of nano-coated textiles to the environment and public health. The author believed the responsive regulations will allow for prevention and treatment of a nano-textiles’ life-cycle risks and support the safe, responsible development of nanotechnology while providing favorable conditions for textile industrial innovation to ensure that research and technological development is translated into affordable and safe wealth-generating products and processes.
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Xu, Qian, and Hua Cheng. "Research on the Evolution of Textile Technological Convergence in China." Sustainability 13, no. 5 (2021): 2447. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052447.
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Technological convergence (TC) plays a vital role in leading the next generation of technological innovation. Research in this field has practical significance for its ongoing deployment as an innovation-driven strategy in the sustainable development of the textile industry. However, there are few relevant studies, with most of them carried out on only one level, whether from a micro or macro perspective. This study analyses the evolution of TC from both macro (industry) and micro (technical field) levels. A patented co-occurrence method is employed to measure TC and various social network indicators, including density, node strength and the Jaccard coefficient, to measure the evolution of the network and its nodes and edges. The results present that the density of the macro TC network has been increasing and that the industrial technologies that are closely associated with the textile industry include chemical engineering technology, pharmaceutical technology and material technology. Meanwhile, the micro TC network manifests high dependence on proprietary technology, whilst the convergence degree between the core technologies is relatively high. This study proposes that the government should continue to encourage textile enterprises to strengthen TC, particularly their integration with leading technologies, and should strengthen the integration of emerging industrial textiles with national defence, medicine and other related fields to improve innovation speed.
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Czajkowski, Tomasz, and Maria Woźniak-Malczewska. "Innovativeness of Chosen Polish Textile-Clothing Companies." Autex Research Journal 17, no. 1 (2017): 48–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aut-2015-0058.
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Abstract Innovation allows companies to obtain and maintain competitive advantage. Companies—even in the same sector of activities—often have various ways to reach this goal. The paper gives an insight to the most recent trends concerning the theory of innovations, presents four different innovative approaches, and illustrates them with the help of the selected Polish textile companies. Those companies are only a few selected from many that belong to this sector, which are innovative not only at the national, but also at the international level. The authors decided to present examples from this sector because there is a belief that it is one of the declining sectors of the Polish economy, while the presented examples clearly show that it includes companies that are innovative and can compete even on global markets.
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Offermann-van Heek, Julia, Philipp Brauner, and Martina Ziefle. "Let’s Talk about TEX—Understanding Consumer Preferences for Smart Interactive Textile Products Using a Conjoint Analysis Approach." Sensors 18, no. 9 (2018): 3152. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s18093152.
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Interactive textiles are reaching maturity. First technology augmented textiles in form of clothes and furnitures are becoming commercially available. In contrast to the close link between technological development and innovations, future users’ acceptance and usage of such interactive textiles has not been integrated sufficiently, yet. The current study investigates future users’ consumer behavior and acceptance of interactive textiles using a scenario-based conjoint analysis study, which was presented in an online questionnaire ( n = 324 ). Two prototypical interactive textiles were focused on: a smart jacket and a smart armchair. To assess the textile products, the participants had to choose the preferred product alternative consisting each of the acceptance-relevant factors “connectivity”, “input modality”, “feature range”, “usability”, and “ease of cleaning”and their respective levels. The results revealed that the “ease of cleaning” is the most important decision criterion for both textile devices (even more important for the smart jacket), followed by “feature range”, “connectivity”, and “usability”. In contrast, the “input modality” is perceived as least important. The study also identified user profiles based on the projected consumer behavior (“adopters”, “rejecters”, and “undecided”) for both products. Besides the differences in product evaluation and projected consumer behavior, the user groups are significantly influenced by the individual affinity to textiles (both products) and gender (smart jacket). The findings are used to derive design and communication guidelines referring to interactive textiles in order to incorporate users’ needs, wishes, and requirements into future products.
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Bogaichuk, Lyudmila, and Zinaida Borysiuk. "Modern textiles and innovations in the training of future specialists in the sphere of decorative and applied arts." Scientific bulletin of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky 2021, no. 2 (135) (2021): 34–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.24195/2617-6688-2021-2-5.
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The article presents some aspects of teaching and training future specialists in the sphere of decorative and applied arts alongside some issues devoted to the development of their opinion that modern artistic textiles are innovative means of decorative and applied arts and play a significant role in the development of creative competence of textile artists. The need to rethink the history of textiles in Ukraine and analyse the problems of its current artistic and industrial state, especially in the Southern regions, has been grounded. It has been proved that the role of artistic textiles, together with carpet weaving and batik, in the socio-cultural and economic development of Ukraine’s artistic space remains relevant today. Special attention is given to the genetic basis for using Ukrainian textiles (the spiritual component of the ornamental carpet) through the symbolism of which representatives of all segments of the population tried to identify with Ukraine, this basis being an integral component in the development process of the professional competence of future specialists in the sphere of decorative and applied arts. It has been substantiated that one cannot forget the ancient traditions of textile art; it is necessary to revive them in original modern forms, to promote the development of experimental tendencies, to work creatively with textiles while teaching the course "Decorative and Applied Arts", to show how promising it is in its artistic and cultural essence, to provide an analysis of the exhibition activity as a guarantee for the development of creative search, a stimulator to the creative activity of a future specialist in decorative and applied arts. The purpose of the article is to identify the interrelations and interactions of folk and professional art; to outline the role of profession-centred art education in the development of artistic textiles in Ukraine; to analyse experimental tendencies and concepts of Ukraine’s modern professional textiles. The conclusions state that the language and style of the Ukrainian textile art has always depended on traditions and national sources, as well as on the latest trends in Western European Art. The analysis of the existing methodological approaches to teaching future specialists in decorative and applied arts, aimed at searching for new methods of improving the quality of education, and developing their professional competence enables us to assess the idea of innovative learning, teaching and assessment in a new way. An important condition for successful training of future professionals in the sphere of decorative and applied arts is the development of their creative competence, which includes the ability to emotionally perceive the environment, to creatively transform it, the awareness of the culture of peoples and nations in different periods of society development, to master universal human values, including creative values, providing creative self-realisation and self-development.
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Kelly, Bryan, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Amit Seru, and Matt Taddy. "Measuring Technological Innovation over the Long Run." American Economic Review: Insights 3, no. 3 (2021): 303–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aeri.20190499.
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We use textual analysis of high-dimensional data from patent documents to create new indicators of technological innovation. We identify important patents based on textual similarity of a given patent to previous and subsequent work: these patents are distinct from previous work but related to subsequent innovations. Our importance indicators correlate with existing measures of patent quality but also provide complementary information. We identify breakthrough innovations as the most important patents—those in the right tail of our measure—and construct time series indices of technological change at the aggregate and sectoral levels. Our technology indices capture the evolution of technological waves over a long time span (1840 to the present) and cover innovation by private and public firms as well as nonprofit organizations and the US government. Advances in electricity and transportation drive the index in the 1880s, chemicals and electricity in the 1920s and 1930s, and computers and communication in the post-1980s. (JEL C43, N71, N72, O31, O33, O34)
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CARPUS, EFTALEA, ANGELA DOROGAN, MIHAI-GABRIEL MATACHE, VALENTIN VLADUT, and ADRIANA MUSCALU. "Creativity, innovation and future ‒ the key points regarding the “architecture” for the production of agro-textiles." Industria Textila 70, no. 06 (2019): 547–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/it.070.06.1624.
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The twenty-first century represents the period of the most remarkable discoveries and transformations of the human civilization, but also the period of the most important changes regarding the evolution of the environment. At the present stage of the evolution of the society, the knowledge of the behaviour of the world economy cannot be conceived outside the environmental approach, as a system, structure and dynamics, its connections and implications on life on earth. Agriculture is an important source of emission of two greenhouse gases with a significant share in the influence of the global warming process. The key to protecting the environment from the harmful effects of widespread and unsafe farming practices is through implementing sustainable practices. Sustainable agriculture incorporates both the conservation of available resources and the use of agricultural practices aimed at protecting the environment. Given the increasing awareness of the environment and the specific knowledge of the various interdisciplinary technologies, special attention has been paid to unconventional technical applications, such as the use of textile structures in the agriculture and horticulture sectors to increase the quality and efficiency of agro-food products in terms of ensuring a healthy environment, social economic equity and a profitable economy. In this context, the textile sector and the field of technical textiles, through the potential of functionalities, can make a special contribution to achieving a level of coherence between agriculture, environment and rural development through the intelligent and sustainable capitalization of agricultural lands and labour force. For agro-textiles ‒ weight domain for the technical textile sector ‒ design is a problem-solving approach, based on common human technical/scientific skills or knowledge, which starts from understanding and observing the phenomena of the field in which these textile elements/products will be used. In this sense, the paper presents the logical matrix regarding the interactions between the problems that need to be solved, the elements that can influence the studied phenomenon the functions that the designed product has to fulfill and the effects produced by its use under real conditions of use.
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ZIA-UR-REHMAN, MUHAMMAD, SAJJAD AHMAD BAIG, MUHAMMAD ABRAR, et al. "The impact of intellectual capital, organizational capabilities and innovation on firm performance of textile sector: a moderating effect of GSP Plus." Industria Textila 70, no. 06 (2019): 572–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/it.070.06.1632.
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The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between intellectual capital, organizational capabilities, Innovations and firm performance through the moderating role of GSP Plus status. The findings show that intellectual capital, organizational capabilities, and Innovations have a significant impact on firm performance. Additionally, the GSP Plus moderates the relationship between intellectual capital and firm performance. The GSP Plus also moderates the relationship between Innovation and firm performance. However, GSP Plus does not moderate the relationship between organizational capabilities and firm performance. The findings of this study would guide the textile exporters to understand how to enhance a firm’s performance by giving preference to the intellectual capitals, Organizational Capabilities and Innovations and how to utilize the GSP Plus status effectively
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Kuştepeli, Yeşim, Yaprak Gülcan, and Sedef Akgüngör. "The innovativeness of the Turkish textile industry within similar knowledge bases across different regional innovation systems." European Urban and Regional Studies 20, no. 2 (2012): 227–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776412448088.
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Rapid technological and economic development in the world economy and the systematic and complex nature of innovation processes require specific innovation policy activities, such as having access to new knowledge. Through networking, individuals and organizations can become aware of new technologies and information by engaging in boundary-extending activities. Because there are dissimilarities between knowledge bases, each industrial activity is assumed to have specific types of innovation logics, innovative processes and innovation outcomes. In addition, the generation, diffusion, application and exploitation of knowledge are closely related to a region’s ability to undertake innovations. The objective and contribution of this paper is to compare the innovativeness of two textile-related industries in two cities (Denizli and Adıyaman) in Turkey with similar knowledge bases but differences in regional innovation systems. Denizli is a networked region, but it also shows properties of lock-in deficiency, whereas Adıyaman is an organizationally thin and peripheral region. The results reveal that there are significant differences in the knowledge generation and exploitation structures of the two regions, although they have similar knowledge bases. Such dissimilarities between the regions are explained by their respective knowledge-generating subsystems. The network maps of the Denizli and Adıyaman textile firms show that firms in Denizli have denser regional network ties than those in Adıyaman. The strong network ties of textile firms in Denizli allow the firms to be superior in innovative performance to Adıyaman firms, albeit with the danger of technological lock-in in the Denizli region. Adıyaman, being an organizationally thin region, lacks the necessary institutional structure for networking. Policy tools that are unique to each region are needed to enhance innovativeness.
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Varsha N, Malavika B and Vyshnavi V Rao. "Antiviral Textiles: A Review on their types and Significance." International Journal for Modern Trends in Science and Technology 7, no. 03 (2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.46501/ijmtst0703001.
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The world is ever developing with new inventions and technology to cater the changing lifestyles of people. The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed an increased importance of health products. One such innovation is antiviral textile which are which are capable of preventing the microbes or viruses to contact the surface of textiles. Natural fibre textiles are the best medium for the growth of many microbes which leads to degradation and unpleasant odours. To prevent all these undesirable effects, textiles are impregnated with antiviral nanoparticles in the fibres or fabrics. The use of nanoparticles makes the textiles antimicrobial, anti odour, water and stain repellent. In the last few decades, natural polymers have gained much attention among scientific communities owing to their therapeutic potential. Antiviral textiles are classified into a few broad groups, such as polymeric materials, metal ions/metal oxides, and functional nanomaterials, based on the type of materials used at the virus contamination sites. This review is an overview of antiviral textiles and their types, properties, structure of polymers and nanoparticles involved and their significance.
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Sugathan, Manju, and Martin Douglas Hendry. "Market Forecasts and Personal Adoption of Smart Textiles in Fitness Sector." International Journal of Technology Diffusion 8, no. 3 (2017): 57–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijtd.2017070104.
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The basic concept of smart textiles consists of textile structures that can sense and react to different stimuli from their environment. While forecasts indicate how this sector has the potential to grow in the future, a gap remains for smart textiles to become commercially viable. Growth in consumerism and consumption of services and experiences has led to innovative products that satisfy higher order needs including ideas, sensory and emotional fulfilment, cultural experiences and entertainment. The aim of the paper is to understand smart textiles in this context and to identify factors that influence personal ownership in fitness sector. These will help manufacturers and technologists gain insight into consumer experience and contribute to better design, innovation, marketing and services. The research findings identify important features consumers value in their decision making to purchase a smart top in fitness sector. The results contribute to the field of user adoption in smart textiles and conclude with proposals for the direction of future design and technical development.
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Cheung, Tin Wai, and Li Li. "A review of hollow fibers in application-based learning: from textiles to medical." Textile Research Journal 89, no. 3 (2017): 237–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040517517741164.
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Hollow fibers are highly valued in the textile industry. Their physical properties and other superior characteristics make them a crucial material for innovations in textiles in the medical field, where they could provide solutions to therapeutic challenges. The inner lumen of hollow fibers has potential for use in medical and healthcare devices. For example, hollow fibers could be used to deliver drugs to a target site, enhance blood purification, promote cell cultures, and enable drug screening. The use of hollow fibers could have beneficial effects for medical and therapeutic performance; a market for hollow fiber-based medical clothing is anticipated for promotion of an efficient, long-term, and convenient commercial medical therapy. This review discusses the development of medical textiles and describes the use of hollow fibers in different medical contexts, as well as the benefits of their use and their potential industrial applications in medical textiles and clothing.
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Emonts, Caroline, Niels Grigat, Felix Merkord, et al. "Innovation in 3D Braiding Technology and Its Applications." Textiles 1, no. 2 (2021): 185–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/textiles1020009.
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Braids are generally divided into 2D braids and 3D braids. Two-dimensional braids include flat braids and circular braids. Circular braids represent three-dimensional textiles, as they enclose a volume, but consist of a two-dimensional yarn architecture. Three-dimensional braids are defined by a three-dimensional yarn architecture. Historically, 3D braids were produced on row and column braiding machines with Cartesian or radial machine beds, by bobbin movements around inlay yarns. Three-dimensional rotary braiding machines allow a more flexible braiding process, as the bobbins are moved via individually controlled horn gears and switches. Both braiding machines at the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University, Germany, are based on the principal of 3D rotary machines. The fully digitized 3D braiding machine with an Industry 4.0 standard enables the near-net-shape production of three-dimensionally braided textile preforms for lightweight applications. The preforms can be specifically reinforced in all three spatial directions according to the application. Complex 3D structures can be produced in just one process step due to the high degree of design freedom. The 3D hexagonal braiding technology is used in the field of medical textiles. The special shape of the horn gears and their hexagonal arrangement provides the densest packing of the bobbins on the machine bed. In addition, the lace braiding mechanism allows two bobbins to occupy the position between two horn gears, maximizing the number of bobbins. One of the main applications is the near-net-shape production of tubular structures, such as complex stent structures. Three-dimensional braiding offers many advantages compared to 2D braiding, e.g., production of complex three-dimensional geometries in one process step, connection of braided layers, production of cross-section changes and ramifications, and local reinforcement of technical textiles without additional process steps. In the following review, the latest developments in 3D braiding, the machine development of 3D braiding machines, as well as software and simulation developments are presented. In addition, various applications in the fields of lightweight construction and medical textiles are introduced.
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BRAIDE, O. O. "STYLISTIC FEATURES OF CONTEMPORARY ADIRE IN NIGERIAN TEXTILE PRACTICE." Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts 11, no. 1 (2017): 106–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.51406/jhssca.v11i1.1698.
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With the whole lot of innovation the adire textile is going through, the indigenous craft still maintained and retained its cultural values among its various users most especially the Yoruba people. The paper therefore examines the styles and forms of contemporary adire in Nigeria, its distribution and entrepreneurship. Of further interest is the wide gamut of other product which Kampala technique images have been adapted. From clothing to postcard and house hold decoration items. Examination of contemporary adire and its mellowed design, ease of production and recent acceptance as wearable fashion material and other uses, indicate the diverse direction that traditional art forms may take as it enters the international market, The paper deduced that the different innovations that have taken place in the traditional textile craft is as a result of the formal education been acquired by the very few 7.4% of new generation producers of adire and this innovations has in one way or the other improve the patronage of adire and the calibre of its users. It has also transformed adire into ceremonial attire, other than the usual knockabout. It highlights the differences in the patterning methods of the cloth and also the preference choice of users. The study discovered that adire can play a dual role of a commodity and a gift because of its new variety of uses among the customers, from dress to house hold materials and souvenir.
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Galão, Fabiano Palhares, Flávia Pellissari Pomin Frutos, Vandre Alex da Silva Silva, and Mario Nei Pacagnan. "The relationship marketing orientation and innovative behavior of the clothing industry." Revista Ibero-Americana de Estratégia 6, no. 2 (2008): 147–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5585/ijsm.v6i2.1241.
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In this study, the main focus is to articulate the innovation and orientation concepts towards the market, using as empiric reference, the clothing and textile section. About the methods, the research was descriptive, with quantitative analysis from a survey involving a sample of 62 industrial clothing and textile companies of the city of Londrina (PR). To verify the market orientation degree of the companies of the sample, it was used the Markor’s scale, developed by Kohli, Jaworski and Kumar (1993), and the analysis of the data was performed from the Pearson’s coeficient of correlation. The basic premise ob tained from the data of the ield research is that the approach to the consuming market and the focus on the customer are factors that may contribute to the development and implementation of companies’ innovations.
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Pal, Sukanta, Sourav Mondal, Prasanta Pal, et al. "Applications of Nanotechnology for Antibacterial Finishing Textiles: A Review." Sensor Letters 18, no. 6 (2020): 437–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/sl.2020.4260.
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This survey outlines the impact of nanoparticles and the importance of nanotechnology in textiles materials. It shows a unique move to nanomaterials as another instrument to enhance the properties and addition of multi-functionalities. Human security and prosperity are undermined by organisms causing various irresistible sicknesses bringing about a substantial number of deaths every year. Currently, nanotechnology is considered the most interesting technology for smart textile commercial applications; since it allows the permanent and effective functionalization of substrate without affecting their macrosacle properties, such as breathability and comfortability. Nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents have got extensive consideration in both scholarly and mechanical researchers due to their biological activity. Beside this, polymeric covered nanoparticles based materials have increased much consideration because of progression in polymer science and innovation. This survey article likewise addresses the production and distribution of nanoparticles for biomedical textile applications.
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Hufenus, Rudolf, Yurong Yan, Martin Dauner, and Takeshi Kikutani. "Melt-Spun Fibers for Textile Applications." Materials 13, no. 19 (2020): 4298. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13194298.
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Textiles have a very long history, but they are far from becoming outdated. They gain new importance in technical applications, and man-made fibers are at the center of this ongoing innovation. The development of high-tech textiles relies on enhancements of fiber raw materials and processing techniques. Today, melt spinning of polymers is the most commonly used method for manufacturing commercial fibers, due to the simplicity of the production line, high spinning velocities, low production cost and environmental friendliness. Topics covered in this review are established and novel polymers, additives and processes used in melt spinning. In addition, fundamental questions regarding fiber morphologies, structure-property relationships, as well as flow and draw instabilities are addressed. Multicomponent melt-spinning, where several functionalities can be combined in one fiber, is also discussed. Finally, textile applications and melt-spun fiber specialties are presented, which emphasize how ongoing research efforts keep the high value of fibers and textiles alive.
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Stenton, Marie, Joseph A. Houghton, Veronika Kapsali, and Richard S. Blackburn. "The Potential for Regenerated Protein Fibres within a Circular Economy: Lessons from the Past Can Inform Sustainable Innovation in the Textiles Industry." Sustainability 13, no. 4 (2021): 2328. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13042328.
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Humanity is currently facing a crisis of excess, with a growing population and the trend towards disposable goods, and the world’s resources are under tremendous pressure. This is especially evident in the textiles industry, with increasing consumer numbers and the trend of ‘fast fashion’ causing demand to be at an all-time high, with non-renewable feedstocks depleting and production of natural fibres also under strain. Considering the future of textile production, it can be beneficial to investigate our past for inspiration towards more sustainable approaches. Much of the research into regenerated protein fibres was performed out of necessity during wartime, and while this demonstrates the potential for food waste to be exploited as a resource, the manufacturing methods used at the time now present issues for a circular economy due to the high amounts of toxic waste produced. Using a range of historical and modern literature sources, including journal articles, patents and conference papers, this review presents the historical precedent and research performed into azlons, regenerated fibres produced from waste protein-rich materials. Historical evidence shows that the success of these azlon fibres was short-lived, partly due to negative associations with deprivation and hardship, alongside the emergence of alternative man-made fibres, which were devoid of these connotations with never-before-seen physical properties. The social and political climate leading to the creation, and ultimate demise, of azlons is explored along with the influence of evolving technologies and the marketing of these textile products to consumers. Although the creation of products from waste is not a new concept, the literature has identified that the synergy between the challenges faced in a time of resource scarcity and the current trend of problematic excess reveals an exciting opportunity to learn from our past to create a greener future. Lessons that could help with the current crisis within the textile industry are extracted and presented within the concept of a circular textiles economy. Our findings show that there is notable potential for one regenerated protein fibre, made from casein extracted from milk waste, to be manufactured within a localised, circular economy in conjunction with the principles of green chemistry and sustainable textiles technology.
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XU, QIAN, HUA CHENG, and YABIN YU. "Analysis and forecast of textile industry technology innovation capability in China." Industria Textila 72, no. 02 (2021): 191–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.35530/it.072.02.1759.
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The textile industry of China has been facing with fierce competition and transformational pressures. It is of great significance to study the evolution of textile industry’s technological progress and to predict the trends. The study analyses the technological innovation ability of China’s textile industry based on the data of 270,145 patent applications from 1987 to 2016. At the same time, the Logistic model is used to forecast the technology innovation capability of China’s textile industry. The study found out: the number of Chinese textile patent applications is on a upward trend; enterprises and universities are the most important patentee; the regional distribution of textile technology innovation is uneven; the number of patent applications in the southeast coastal areas is the largest; the distribution of the IPC is also uneven, D06 (fabric treatment) having the largest number of patent applications and the fastest growth rate; China’s textile industry technology innovation has entered a maturity stage in 2018, and will enter the recession stage after 2027 based on the Logistic model.
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Rahman, Mahfuzur, Dieu Hack-Polay, Md Morsaline Billah, and Md Noor Un Nabi. "Bio-based textile processing through the application of enzymes for environmental sustainability." International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development 19, no. 1 (2020): 87–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/tmsd_00017_1.
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Textile industries contribute significantly to the economy of many developing countries. Every year, these countries export millions of dollars’ worth of textile products to developed countries. However, textile industries use expensive and corrosive chemicals that pose a significant threat to environmental quality and public health. This has led to serious concerns and necessitated the inclusion of safer and environmentally friendly alternatives. Consequently, bio-based processing has created a new approach utilizing biotechnological advances. This article uses evidence from the scientific literature to examine the application of industrial biotechnology in textile-processing industries, which includes enzymes, as a sustainable alternative to the harsh toxic chemicals currently used in textile processing. The article draws on evidence that enzymes offer a competitive advantage over chemicals with less resource requirements (energy and water), reduced emission and less waste. Due to high specificity, enzymes produce minimum byproducts. The implementation of enzymes in textile processing could offer environmental benefits, and improve public health and the sustainability of textiles and apparel. This article contributes to critical awareness by providing succinct information about major enzymes used in textile processes to improve the performance of textile materials, thus contributing to changes in behaviours and attitudes towards textile processing and environmental sustainability. This can assist textile manufacturers and governments in the developing world in campaigns to promote biotechnologies for environmental sustainability.
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Blanton Godfrey, A., and S. Pourmojib. "Innovation, entrepreneurship and textiles." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 254, no. 21 (2017): 212003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/254/21/212003.
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Gutarowska, Beata, Katarzyna Pietrzak, Waldemar Machnowski, and Jakub M. Milczarek. "Historical textiles – a review of microbial deterioration analysis and disinfection methods." Textile Research Journal 87, no. 19 (2016): 2388–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040517516669076.
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All historical textile materials, due to their chemical composition (cellulose, protein), under conditions of high humidity are potentially exposed to microbial degradation. Numerous examples of microbial deterioration of archaeological textile materials demonstrate the need for the use of modern analytical methods for examination of diversity of organisms inhabiting them, as well as an analysis of their behavior. It is recommended that objects with a high degree of microbiological contamination are disinfected before being incorporated to a collection. Today, due to the progress in research on the effects of disinfection on historical material, risks to health and the environment, new methods of disinfection are still being developed. The presented literature review describes the testing methods of microbial deterioration of historical textile materials, including the latest methods for assessing biodiversity (called Next Generation Sequencing) and properties of historical textiles (chemical, microscopic, mechanical). It is particularly suitable for conservators and scientists who are interested in biodeterioration, disinfection technology, and maintenance problems of this type. Characteristics of test methods and disinfection include their application to historical objects, description, advantages, and disadvantages, as well as directions for future studies that aim to even better protect cultural heritage using the latest scientific and technical innovations.
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Li, Min. "An Empirical Analysis on Industrial Upgrading of Xiqiao Textile Cluster." Advanced Materials Research 403-408 (November 2011): 270–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.403-408.270.
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This paper constructed a competitiveness evaluation model and applied this model to the practice of Xiqiao textile cluster. The research respectively carried out competitiveness measurement, evaluation and comparison Xiqiao textile clusters competitiveness on prior and later stage of innovation upgrading. The conclusion revealed the impact of innovation upgrading on competitive advantge of Xiqiao textile cluster.
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Larsson, Jonas Karl Johan. "Digital innovation for sustainable apparel systems." Research Journal of Textile and Apparel 22, no. 4 (2018): 370–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rjta-02-2018-0016.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate four research and innovation projects, namely, from the perspective of innovation for sustainable development, with a particular focus on digital tools for sales and manufacturing, minimising waste in the textile and apparel value chain and identifying possibilities for further sustainable development in the apparel and textile industry. Design/methodology/approach The foundation of this study is of the four research and innovation projects, which all focus on minimising waste in textile value chains, to support local manufacturing of apparel products and propose product offers that cater to more diverse needs. The main method used is action research. These projects are analysed from the perspective of innovation for sustainable development and the sustainable development goals developed by the United Nations. Findings The findings indicate that the projects have the potential to support further innovation for sustainable business models and support sustainable development in textile and apparel value networks, with a particular focus on minimising material waste and thus minimising energy use. Originality/value The value of the paper is that it shows how methods and technologies for digital sales and manufacturing and for circular value networks can contribute to business models that support sustainable development in the textile and apparel industry.
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Bashir, Zahid, Muhammad Usman Arshad, Muhammad Asif, and Nusrat Khalid. "Driving Factors of Growth Evidence in the Food and Textile Sectors of Pakistan." e-Finanse 16, no. 1 (2020): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/fiqf-2020-0002.
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AbstractThe aim of this research was determining the factors of growth in the textile and food sector of Pakistan. The research study analyzed data from the financial statements of textile and food sector companies of Pakistan for the period 2013-17. A fixed effect regression model was used for regression analysis after the conformation of (Hausman, 1970) specification test. The results of the study indicated that there was a significant and positive impact of profitability and negative impact of leverage on firm growth in textiles as well as the food sector of Pakistan. The results also indicated that firm growth was not significantly affected by innovation, liquidity or solvency. Growth of assets was used to measure firm growth. The findings of the study are applicable to textile as well as food sector companies in Pakistan. This research study suggested that management and policymakers in the textile as well as in the food sector of Pakistan should consider profitability as a driving factor for enhancing growth in both sectors. A small number of research studies could be found for the driving factors of growth especially in the textile as well as for the food sector of Pakistan. The present research study contributed to the existing literature by providing fresh evidence from Pakistan as a developing market. It allows the research community to explore the differences and similarities for the driving factors of growth in both sectors of Pakistan.
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Wahyuni, Ni Made, and I. Made Sara. "The effect of entrepreneurial orientation variables on business performance in the SME industry context." Journal of Workplace Learning 32, no. 1 (2020): 35–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jwl-03-2019-0033.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide new practical and theoretical insights into how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adjust and further develop business competencies, innovations and performance by using market orientation, learning orientation behaviors and entrepreneurial orientation. Design/methodology/approach The data was collected from manufacturing SMEs of textile products that had a number of employees between 5 and 99 people in the province of Bali, Indonesia, in 2016. Bali province was chosen as a research location because Bali was one of the tourism centers in Indonesia and even in the world was considered suitable for this research. It was because it had textile product industries that contributed in the fulfillment of the needs of tourism clothing, national economy, the fulfillment of fashion needs and foreign exchange contributors from non-oil exports (Industry and Trade Service of Bali). Findings Based on the results of descriptive and inferential analysis that has been conducted, it can be concluded that the answer to the problems and objectives that have been determined is market orientation, learning orientation and entrepreneurial orientation affect business performance through knowledge competence and innovation directly and its influence is significantly positive. But market orientation, learning orientation and entrepreneurial orientation do not directly have a significant positive effect on innovation through knowledge competence. Market orientation, learning orientation and entrepreneurship orientation indirectly have a significant positive effect on business performance through knowledge and innovation competencies. Originality/value The lack of studies in the existing literature underscores the potential contribution of this subsequent study. The novelty of the research is first to develop a concept of learning orientation that is linked to competence of knowledge, which this link has not been much expressed in the context of industry SMEs; second, to build the concept of innovation development of small and medium-sized industry of textile industry based on market orientation by strengthening the mediation role of competence of knowledge.
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Ulanowska, Agata. "Innovative or Traditional? Diachronic Approach to Weaving Technology in Bronze Age Greece." Światowit 56, no. 1 (2019): 57–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.8466.
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This paper aims at recognising potential innovations in weaving technology that may have occurred in Bronze Age Greece. It discusses whether these assumed developments may be examined diachronically. This discussion is based on archaeological evidence of textile implements, such as loom weights and presumed traces of warp-weighted looms, as well as knowledge of traditional craft and experimental archaeology. After a short introduction discussing how technical innovations could possibly be recognised in weaving, the paper explores possible changes in the construction and functionality of the warp-weighted loom and potential uses of other types of looms in Greece. A distribution pattern of specific forms of a loom weight, e.g. discoid loom weights in particular, is examined as an innovation responding to the demand for fabrics of specific technical qualities and appearance, possibly associated with a spread of new weaving techniques which accompanied the transmission of these tools. Social relations and modes of organisation of textile production are considered factors that must have had a significant impact on creativity and innovativeness in weaving technology. However, the final conclusion is that specific relations between the organisation of weaving and the occurrence of innovative processes cannot be clearly recognised based on the available evidence.
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Yu, Yabin, and Hua Cheng. "Environmental Taxes and Innovation in Chinese Textile Enterprises: Influence of Mediating Effects and Heterogeneous Factors." Sustainability 13, no. 8 (2021): 4561. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13084561.
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Climate change and environmental conditions call for more attention to be paid to eco-friendly economic behavior. As a market-oriented environmental regulation, environmental tax can stimulate and guide enterprises’ environmental innovation in a neutral way. However, what elements connect the environmental tax and enterprise innovation activity together? Are all the enterprises’ innovation activities affected by the environmental tax in the same way? To answer the questions, the study uses the data of Chinese textile listed companies between 2004 and 2018 to explore the intermediary role of manpower and capital investment in the innovation chain and further analyze the influence of the heterogeneous factors such as property right, segmented industry, and region. The results show that the environmental tax can effectively promote the innovation capital input of Chinese textile enterprises, and the innovation manpower input plays a partial mediation role. At the same time, environmental tax can effectively promote the innovation performance output of Chinese textile enterprises, and innovation capital input plays a complete mediation role. In addition, heterogeneous factors such as property right, segmented industry and region will affect the relation of environmental tax to innovation input and output quality and greenness to varying degrees. The study makes a profound analysis of the relation of environmental tax on Chinese textile enterprises innovation by using the microdata at the enterprise level, providing a more targeted reference for making policies in the future.
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Bryson, J. R., and M. Ronayne. "Manufacturing carpets and technical textiles: routines, resources, capabilities, adaptation, innovation and the evolution of the British textile industry." Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 7, no. 3 (2014): 471–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsu018.
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