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Dr. 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
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The global textile industry is increasingly facing
competition from low-wage countries
Innovations in the production, composition and application
of new textiles will be able to create stability in this sector
New technologies in textile production and processing are
driving innovation in high-tech textile products
New processes will lead to new products and hence to an
expansion of the traditional textile industries, both in terms
of supply and production
Increasing globalization, new technologies and a growing
demand for new products are changing the textiles market.
What is Innovation?
“Innovation is not the
product of logical thought,
although the result is tied to
logical structure"
Albert Einstein
A definition of Innovation!
• There are various definitions of innovation,
depending on the context.
• Innovation is a process for transforming:
Research Based Ideas
Commercial
Value
“TO GROW, COMPANIES NEED
TO BREAK OUT OF A VICIOUS
CYCLE OF COMPETETIVE
BENCHMARKING AND
IMMITATION”
W.Chan Kim & Rene Mauborgne, “Think for yourself –
Stop Copying a Rival”, Financial Times, 08-11-03
Main Objectives of Innovation
Value
Addition
Diversification
Of Economy
INNOVATION
Economic
Growth
Technological
Sovereignty
The Innovation Process
An innovation starts as a concept that is refined
and developed before application.
ADAPTATION
AND
MARKETING
BASIC
RESEARCH
APPLIED
RESEARCH
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
(Including market
research)
Components of an Innovation System
Infrastructure
People
Institutions
IS
Environment
Will
Benefits of R&D
Research
Development
Consumer
Benefits and
Satisfaction
More Jobs
More Goods
Higher GNP
Increased
Investment
Investment in
Innovation
New Products/
Processes
Company
Profits
Textile Industry: The need to Innovate
The Textile industry is subject to strong pressures in a fastchanging business environment due to two main factors:
 Market volatility and
 Strong competition world-wide
• The industry need to enhance its capability to produce and
market high quality and added value products
• This requires emphasis on new technology, design,
marketing and management
• Textile manufacturers must consider when/how to innovate
Size of Major Global Industrial Sectors
Annual Sales (US$ Bn)
Military
800
Machine construction
800
Automotive
1100
Chemicals
1320
Textiles
1620
Information technology
2850
Tourism
2900
LEADERS
LEADERS
IN TEXTILE
IN INNOVATION:
INNOVATION:
Industries
Industries
ASSOCIATIONS
5%
1%
6%
AUTOMOTIVE
5%
CHEMICAL
CONSULTING
14%
28%
1%
3%
1%
3%
13%
9%
8%
3%
ELECTRONICS
FINANCIAL INST
MEDICAL
OTHER MANUFAC
PRESS
REFINEMENT
RESEARCH INST
TEXTILES/FIBRES
LEADERS IN TEXTILE INNOVATION: COUNTRIES
USA
7%
AUSTRIA
3% 3%
13%
BEGIUM
10%
DENMARK
1%
6%
1%
3%
5%
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
2%
IRELAND
1%
ISRAEL
NERHERLAND
1%
POLAND
44%
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UK
Some important market aspects
• Market pull from fresh approach to future life
styles/fashion
• Aging population – better quality of life
• Changing market – Changes in needs
 Highly functional sports and leisure wear
 Personal protection, safety and comfort
 Integration of textile technology, electronics and
 communication technologies
Increasing textile customer demands
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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
Flexibility: Small batches,
Just in time
Customized production
New polymers,
Renewable materials
Raw Materials
Processes
Impacting
Factors
Functionalities
Dynamic properties, Anti-microbial
Self-cleaning, Smart textiles,
Comfort
Environment
Water use, Energy use
Chemicals, Working conditions,
Disposal, Recyling
Emerging finishing technologies for textiles
• Plasma technology
Atmospheric and low-pressure Treatments
• Microencapsulation technology
Functional fabric finishing
• Nanotechnology
Nano coating, Electrospinning
What is Nanotechnology?
Nanotechnology deals with the science and
technology at dimensions of roughly 1 to
100 nanometers (nm).
1 Billion Nanometres = 1 Metre
100 nanometers presently is the practically
attainable dimension for textile products and
applications.
Growth of Nanotechnology
The nature of nanotechnology research and development
suggests that nanomaterials production is going to impact
every industry, including textiles.
Nanotechnology currently being developed and used
• Nanotechnology can be used in engineering desired textile attributes:
Fabric softness, durability, and breathability
• Developing advanced performance characteristics, namely:
 Water repellency, fire retardancy, antimicrobial resistance, etc.
• In the forms of:
Polymeric nanofibres
Conjugate fibres containing nano-particles
Textile materials with nanofinishes
Textile coatings containing nano-particles
Nanotechnology presents a tremendous opportunity for the global textile
industry to generate new products that could energize the economy, solve
major societal problems, revitalize existing industry, and create entirely new
businesses.
Impact of Nanotechnology on Textiles Industry
A recent report shows that:
• The global market for nanotechnology in the Textiles industry was
around US$480 million in 2007.
• A number of nano-based products have already been introduced to the
sector including stain, water and fire resistant fabrics.
• Nano-based products and processes will be worth US$4.9 billion to the
Textiles industry by 2015.
• 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.
• Nanotechnology based applications such self-cleaning textiles as will start
to make a major impact from 2011.
Nanotechnology: functional finishing
The functional finishing are processes which
impart specific performance properties to fabrics
For example finishes that:
 Improve comfort
 Improve ease of maintenance
 Improve durability
 Provide environmental protection
 Provide biological resistance
 Self-cleaning fibres
Small things can create big
businesses !!!
Active Areas of Textile R&D: Functional Textiles
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Fragrance release textiles
Photocatalytic textile coatings
Shape Memory Polymers for Intelligent textiles
Self-Cleaning Fabrics
Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic Textiles
Multifunctional Coatings for Medical Textile Applications
Textile switches and sensors, and electronic noses
Bioactive wound dressings
Electrically conductive textiles
Stain and water repellent textiles
Healing textiles
Applications of Nanotechnology Based Textiles
Protective/functional
Nanofibres and
Fibres containing
nanoparticles
Hospital/healthcare
Automotive parts
Added
Value
Textiles
Finishes and
coatings of nanobased materials
Smart clothing
Aerospace/defence
Sports/leisure
Filter media
Innovation:
A Pakistani
Textile Industry
Perspective
Pakistani Textile Industry: As It appears --
Pakistani textile industry is a major
contributor to the economy of the
country
• The sector has not yet realised its full
potential
• The industry is still too traditionally
minded
• The industry needs to take full
advantage of the developments in the
global arena
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Pakistan's Main Exports (2005-06) Values in Million US $
TOTAL EXPORT 10270 Million US $
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Cotton Fabrics
Made-Ups
(Incl. Tow els)
Cotton Yarn
Bed Ware
Hosiery
Ready-Made
Garments
Synthetic
Textiles
Carpets &
Rugs
Other Textiles
Source: Textile Commission Organisation -TCO / Central Statistics
Office, Pakistan
Period
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01
1999-00
2000
1998-99
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
1986-87
1985-86
1984-85
1983-84
1982-83
1981-82
1980-81
1979-80
1978-79
1977-78
1976-77
1975-76
1974-75
1973-74
1972-73
1971-72
Value in Million US $
Export of Textile Products – from 1971 - 2006
2500
Cotton Yarn
Cotton Cloth
Tents and Canvas
Towels
Bed Wear
Garments
1500
Hoisery
1000
500
0
$ 10.211 B A snapshot
Pakistan Textile (US
Industry:
Exports
US $ 10.211 BN (62.1% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
Manufacturing
46% OF TOTAL MANUFACTURING
Employment
38% OF TOTAL LABOUR FORCE
GDP
8.5% OF TOTAL GDP
Contribution to R&D
RS 263 MILLION
(<0.05% of Textile exports!)
Global R&D spending targets
Country/region
R&D intensity in 2002
(Per cent of GDP)
R&D target
Target
date
European Union
1.85
3.0 per cent of GDP
2010
Austria
2.12
2.5 per cent of GDP
2006
Canada
1.96
Top 5 in OECD
2010
Germany
2.53
3.0 per cent of GDP
2010
Korea
2.53
Significant > (x2)
2007
Norway
1.67
At least OECD average
2005
India
0.8
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2010
China
1.23
Significant >
2010
Pakistan
<0.05 (2006)
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2010
USA
2.75
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2010
Innovation Performance
Patents Innovation
per
Performance
Countries million
Index
Rank
Japan
1274.533
10
1
Switzerland 505.839
9.71
2
Finland
363.289
9.5
3
USA
359.84
9.5
4
Singapore 111.37
8.75
16
UK
105.211
8.72
18
China
0.529
5.39
54
India
0.467
5.31
56
Pakistan
0.015
3.13
77
Innovation Index of selected countries in a study
conducted in 2009 of 82 countries across the world.
Patents data are averaged over 2004-07 and expressed as
patents per million population for each country- Economist
2009
Innovation Performance
Countries
China
India
Pakistan
Expected
Innovation
Performance
Index
5.98
5.72
3.42
Rank
46
52
77
Growth %
Expected
in
next 5
Years
Expected
Change
in Rank
11
7.7
9.1
Innovation Performance Index of selected countries
over a period of 5 years (2009 to 2013)
Economist 2009
8
4
0
CMRI Bolton
University:
(US $ 10.211 B
Examples of Current Innovative R&D
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Wound dressings/bandages
Wearable devices (Breast Cancer Detection)
Active cooling fabrics
Conducting flexible materials
Auxetic Fibres
Ballistic protection composite
Hybrid geotextiles
Nanocomposites
(US $ 10.211
B
Pakistan Textile Industry:
The
Way Forward
• Pakistani textile industry must adopt a fresh approach to technology adoption
• The companies and government need to invest resources into R&D
• Develop the ability to create specialized products
• These could include textiles made using new technologies – woven,
knitting, nonwoven, etc.
• New products – surgical gowns, geotextiles, fabrics used in agriculture,
high-fashion apparel, and fire-resistant work-wear.
• The textile industry should be a knowledge-intensive industry - willing to look
for and apply knowledge
Trying to match low-wage
countries with low cost
production
- Surely a losing strategy.
(US $ 10.211 B
Pakistan Textile Industry:
What is needed?
 Improve infrastructure services as a foundation for
technology development
 Improve higher education in science and engineering
 Link universities with private sector activities
 Breakdown barriers between university departments
 Promote innovative activities in science & technology
 Improve policy to create/promote innovative environment
 Focus on strategic and under-funded research areas
(US $ 10.211
B
Pakistan Textile Industry:
Some
Specific Actions
 Establish Centres of Excellence
> Education
> R&D
> Targeted workshops/training programmes
 Focus on new and emerging technologies
> Technical textiles
> Nonwovens
> Medical Textiles
> Geotextiles
> Nanotechnology
> Effluent minimisation and treatment/disposal
(US $ 10.211 B
Innovation: Industry-University
Interaction
• Benefits of universities, industry and society working together:
– Sponsored research projects: funding, equipment and resource donations
– Shared knowledge
– Source of employment
– New idea generation
• Universities and industrial organisations have much to gain
from each other
• There is a strong need to improve interaction between these
two important sectors
• This will enhance innovative activities in the textile sector
• An effective mechanism is needed to nurture this interaction
(US $ 10.211 B
CONCLUSIONS
• Innovation has become the major driving
force in economic growth and social
development in the West.
• This is reflected by the fact that Western
countries are promoting innovation as one
of their core strategies.
• Providing support for activities and
initiatives that promote an innovative and
knowledge driven economy.
A Final Thought !!!!!
There are three kinds of organizations:
• Those that resist change
• Those that accept change
• Those that seek change
Surely Allah does not
change the condition of a
people until they change
their own condition.
[Al-Qur'an (13:11) ]
INNOVATION IS
NOT AN ABSOLUTE
NECESSITY BUT
THEN NEITHER IS
SURVIVAL!
Thank you