Big fiber brewing a new generation of textile revolution

When it comes to fiber, people will immediately think of spinning and weaving. A fiber revolution that is brewing internationally is trying to give fiber perception and information processing capabilities that make traditional fabrics have life and intelligence. At that time, the modified fiber will serve as a carrier to connect the physical world, the human world and the virtual world.

Why did the textile industry, once synonymous with "tradition", become a "revolutionary" research field in the United States? And why has it become a national strategy in Germany related to the “future” of manufacturing?

Research on revolutionary fiber and fabric manufacturing in the United States

The nirvana of the weaving industry in the United States is based on a clear understanding of the new trends in textiles in the United States and an accurate positioning of the industry. In fact, innovative products have led the US textile industry to significant growth in recent years. Since the financial crisis, its textile industry body mass increased rather than decreased, from 2009 to the present, shipments and export volume have achieved double-digit growth rates, the United States and became a force to solve the employment problem.

The main difference between Revolutionary Fibers & Textiles and the previous one is that it is a multi-material, multi-structured smart fiber that combines multiple functions. Especially in the United States, the rapid development of the digital revolution and the Internet of Things technology and the convergence of textile/fiber technology have given birth to the important industry of “Smart Fabrics”.

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The new revolutionary fabrics and fibers are closely integrated with all areas of the national economy, creating a number of new applications. Official organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) have organized special seminars to define twelve major application areas, including agriculture, construction, defense, infrastructure, and home, highlighting the application of new textile and fiber products. the trend of.

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The important value of revolutionary fabric and fiber research has made it a research and development hotspot for famous universities and research institutes in the United States, as well as a key strategy of the US government. In academia, MIT led dozens of institutions and companies to establish the American Advanced Functional Fiber Research Center (AFFOA) to conduct industry-university-research cooperation across the country.

In addition, there are more official agencies in the United States involved in innovative research in fiber and textiles, including the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Commerce, and the US Department of Energy.

Germany's "Future Textile" Research Program

Since 2014, Germany has established a national-level strategy for upgrading the entire textile industry, called the “Future Textile” project. Its strategic judgment is that textile is no longer a traditional industry, but based on new materials and energy conservation. New industries, products and services created by environmental protection and smart products. Germany has clearly stated the positioning of the textile industry: “To make the textile industry continue to be one of the most innovative industries in Germany”.

Domestic experts captured this information for the first time and took the lead in proposing the concept of “big fiber” internationally. At present, the process of research and development and industrialization of intelligent fiber at home and abroad has obviously accelerated. In particular, some universities, R&D institutions and related industries and enterprises in China have paid attention to and devoted themselves to this new field.