3D Fashion Project Set To Revolutionize Clothing Industry - Summary

The clothing industry is huge, with consumers in the UK alone spending approximately US $63 billion every year on new garments. As a result of this, 1.8 million tonnes of waste materials are generated and 6.4 billion m³  of water are used.

Loughborough University in the UK and garment manufacturer Yeh Group formed a partnership, aiming to launch 3D printed fashion. Their idea is to cut out the waste of the clothing industry and arrive at an eventual goal, which is to provide a system for personalized, printed polymer clothing that takes only 24 hours to produce.

3D printed textiles aren't a new concept, but the process of making them requires multiple stages. One of the biggest goal of this project is to streamline this process, creating technology that can produce finished garments, directly from raw materials, in a single step.

The new collaborative project is just in its early stages and there are a lot of work to do before the project's lofty goals can become a reality, but the researchers are confident that by the end of the project, the partnership will come up with the one-step process they are aiming to achieve.




Take a look at the video below to see more on the project.

Reference:
http://www.gizmag.com/loughborough-university-yeh-group-3d-printed-fashion/42890/