Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-driven, Knowledge-based, High-tech Industry The Leapfrog Paradigm /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Walter, Lutz (Editor), Kartsounis, George-Alexander (Editor), Carosio, Stefano (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Textile industry.; Computer simulation.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Textile Engineering.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Simulation and Modeling.

Recent trends in the fashion market (including an impressive increase in the number of new collections, product assortments and variants, and the emerging mass-customization model) dictate the need for a new approach. Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech...

Table of Contents:

• Automated Garment Assembly and Manufacturing Simulation
• Innovative Textile Materials, Stiffening Procedures and Fabric-Joining Methods
• Virtual Prototyping: From Concept to 3D Design and Prototyping in Hours
• New Quality of Partnership in the Textile World – Concepts and Technologies
• Conclusions: Results Achieved, Lessons Learned, Follow-Up Research Work and the Industry’s View on the Way Ahead.