Key drivers are the existence of several wellestablished preferred cotton programs and that cotton as a large volume material has been on the industry’s sustainability radar for many years. The market share of preferred virgin cotton increased from five percent of the total cotton production in 2012/13 to 25 percent in 2018/19. This growth equals an increase in global production volume of pre…
This book focuses on production technologies for integrating the componentsof an intelligent textile system into a Smart Textile product. Both aspectsare treated separately and are covered by strong international research anddevelopment activities.The current industrial landscape strongly resembles an individual prototypeproduction for the numerous product divers…