3D printing technology in the textile industry to achieve additive manufacturing

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, August 23, when the yarn is put into the machine, the garment can be weaved at one time, and the style and details can be adjusted at any time according to the customer's needs, completely subverting the traditional production process. In the Wuyang Textile Machinery production workshop located in Wujin High-tech Zone, Changzhou, the seemingly ordinary textile machine can produce finished products such as clothes, gloves and socks.

The evolution of this production process relies on the unremitting intelligent upgrade behind it. "It can be said that the 3D printing technology of the textile industry has realized the additive manufacturing." Wang Minqi, chairman of Wuyang Textile Machinery, said that the original clothing is the traditional clothing of the yarn after warping, weaving, cutting, sewing and other processes. Now, the yarn is directly on the machine, integrated and woven, once formed, and can be customized.

Although the textile industry as a whole faced severe challenges, the company's own Ai Shili brand full-form apparel is still favored by the market. "The market price is much higher than the traditional products, but full-load production is also difficult to meet the customer's order requirements, and the market space is huge." Wang Minqi said with some excitement.

“This thing is interesting and more meaningful.” Wang Minqi introduced that many years ago, the company seized the opportunity of the country to implement the first batch of intelligent special projects, and used the self-developed intelligent warp knitting equipment to adapt to the small-volume, multi-variety and personalized customization of clothing. Produce new demand.

Once the garment is formed, it is just one of the explorations of Wuyang Textile Machinery to open up new markets. Wang Min, who has been in the textile machinery industry for more than 30 years, knows the direction of the industry development: the digital and intelligent wave is subverting the textile industry. In recent years, Wang Minqi and Wuyang Textile Machinery have done these “subversive” explorations, and they have achieved little success, gained industry recognition, and brought practical benefits to enterprises.

As a textile machinery manufacturer, the intelligent warp knitting production line management system independently researched and developed by Wuyang Textile Machinery relies on “ Internet + Intelligent Manufacturing ” to carry out data collection, transmission and control for each production link of the factory to realize comprehensive information management. And provide remote services to customers.