The Institut für Textiltechnik - ITA - is one of the leading research institutes in the field of materials, production processes and products for technical applications of textile structure. Together with the international consulting firm McKinsey and several technology...
It is clear that digitization has enormous potential to accelerate transformation in apparel provisioning. But where are textile and fashion companies and their suppliers today on the road to digitization?
We know, and the results of surveys by international consulting...
I have called neorelocalization the process of the return of fashion manufacturing to locations near the European and U.S. markets. My objective in putting the prefix "neo" before the word relocalization is nothing more and nothing less than to...
I share this excellent article written by Silvia Riera on Modaes.es about the Industry 4.0 and its influence on the textile sector. Thank you Silvia and Modaes.es for letting me be a part of this! It’s been a real...
Robotics can help fashion companies drive business efficiencies in their warehouses, stores and factories. In the 1990s, fashion's relationship with robots was a fantasy. Today, the industry's interaction with automation is much more common and tighter.
In the distribution centers...
"Faster and more versatile fashion during each season is the key to creating an attractive offer for future customers and to achieving the desired success in today's volatile market. Only if fashion brands move from the traditional and historical...
If fashion and retail are to achieve their goals in the digitalization of their supply, they must increase their focus and go beyond the core areas and processes of their supply chain. If they have chosen to transform their...
No report or content on digitization and its impact on the fashion, textile and apparel industry would be complete without a focus on production automation. Obviously, this would lead to a thorough revision of the sourcing strategy with a...
In this new article we continue to analyze the incredible process of the return of apparel and fashion manufacturing from Asia to nearby locations. I have called this budding phenomenon "the neorelocalization of fashion production" to distinguish it from...
Automation and robotization generate neorelocalization 4.0
I will start this post with a review of what was discussed in the last five articles. The goal of this summary is to see the complete development of this new phenomenon in order...
Speed Factory - Innovation Fashion Forum 2019
Innovation Fashion Forum 2019
Fashion 4.0: Technologies to transform the industry.
It has been a great pleasure for me to participate as a speaker in this incredible meeting 2019 with the theme:
Speed Factory: bringing production...
In this previous article we expressed that automation produces greater commercial value. If so, why is fashion production not automated and robotized? Or why is it not at the same level as other industries?
Observing this situation, we have the...
Smart Fashion.
The recent breakthroughs bring together fashion, technology and the textile industry to develop new fabric characteristics with the potential to change the way consumers interact with their apparel and accessories.
A new type of fabrics has ushered in an...
In a previous article we analyzed the five automated technologies that trigger the neorelocalization of the apparel industry and lay the groundwork for fashion 4.0. Later, in Innovation Fashion Forum, I said: "what we have to do now, without...
Natural Textile Fibers
In the last few months, I have received several questions through the blog regarding natural textile fibers. Evidently, from the perspective of fashion consumers...
