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Innovation in Textiles Ictc 2009
Innovation in Textiles Ictc 2009
Umer Farooq
• Ph.D. in Textile Machatronics from University of
Leads, UK
• M.Sc. University of Leads, UK
• Chartered Textile Technologist.
• 8 years Research and Teaching Experience
• Specialization: Yarn Spinning
Topic
Innovation in Textiles: Trends and
Challenges
INNOVATION IN TEXTILES:
Trends and Challenges
Dr. Tahir Shah
CMRI, University of Bolton, UK
Dr. Umer Farooq
University of Management and Technology, Lahore
CONTENTS
• What is innovation?
• Innovation - The Global Textile Industry
• Pakistani Textile Industry Perspective
• Industry – University Interaction
• The Way Forward
• Conclusions
INTRODUCTION
Albert Einstein
A definition of Innovation!
Value Diversification
Addition Of Economy
INNOVATION
Economic Technological
Growth Sovereignty
The Innovation Process
BASIC ADAPTATION
RESEARCH AND
MARKETING
PRODUCT
APPLIED DEVELOPMENT
(Including market
RESEARCH research)
Components of an Innovation System
Infrastructure
People Institutions
IS
Environment Will
Benefits of R&D
Consumer
Benefits and New Products/
Processes
Satisfaction
More Jobs
More Goods
Increased Company
Investment
Higher GNP Profits
Textile Industry: The need to Innovate
ASSOCIATIONS
5%
AUTOMOTIVE
6%
1% 5% CHEMICAL
CONSULTING
14%
28% ELECTRONICS
FINANCIAL INST
1%
3% MEDICAL
1%
3% OTHER MANUFAC
PRESS
9%
13% 3% REFINEMENT
8%
RESEARCH INST
TEXTILES/FIBRES
LEADERS IN TEXTILE INNOVATION: COUNTRIES
USA
3% 3% AUSTRIA
7%
13% 10% BEGIUM
DENMARK
1%
6% FRANCE
1%
GERMANY
3%
5% INDIA
2% IRELAND
1% ISRAEL
NERHERLAND
1%
POLAND
44% SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UK
Some important market aspects
Hydrophobic
Hydrophilic
Anti-bacterial
Barrier
Breathability
Antistatic
Stretch
Smart/Intelligent
It is the consumer demand that leads
to new innovative technologies and value
added textile materials.
Factors impacting the future generation of textiles
Impacting
Factors
Functionalities Environment
• Plasma technology
Atmospheric and low-pressure Treatments
• Microencapsulation technology
Functional fabric finishing
• Nanotechnology
Nano coating, Electrospinning
What is Nanotechnology?
• Nearly 25% of all textiles products available in 2015 will incorporate some
form of nanotechnology -hygiene area, which covers numerous
markets from household care to leisure and consumer goods to healthcare.
Protective/functional
Filter media
Innovation:
A Pakistani
Textile Industry
Perspective
Pakistani Textile Industry: As It appears --
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Cotton Fabrics Made-Ups Cotton Yarn Bed Ware Hosiery Ready-Made Synthetic Carpets & Other Textiles
(Incl. Tow els) Garments Textiles Rugs
Value in Million US $
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
0
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
Period
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
Office, Pakistan
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
Towels
Hoisery
1999-00
Garments
Bed Wear
Cotton Yarn
2000-01
Cotton Cloth
2001-02
Tents and Canvas
2002-03
2003-04
Source: Textile Commission Organisation -TCO / Central Statistics
2004-05
Export of Textile Products – from 1971 - 2006
2005-06
Pakistan Textile (US
Industry:
$ 10.211 B A snapshot
Economist 2009
CMRI Bolton University:
(US $ 10.211 B
Examples of Current Innovative R&D
• Wound dressings/bandages
• Wearable devices (Breast Cancer Detection)
• Active cooling fabrics
• Conducting flexible materials
• Auxetic Fibres
• Ballistic protection composite
• Hybrid geotextiles
• Nanocomposites
Pakistan Textile Industry: The
(US $ 10.211 B Way Forward