Textiles

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Fast fashion is getting faster and that’s a good thing

Pablo Isla, Inditex chairman and CEO - image courtesy of Inditex

The best CEOs in the world are manufacturers according to Harvard Business Review

Fast fashion isn’t the problem; synthetic fast fashion is

Nike and Adidas plan to increase the output of smart factories in the US and Germany, generate data in the factories in China - image courtesy of Adidas.

Could smart factories help boost reshoring? Nike & Adidas seem to think so

Levis Strauss’ project digitises the design and development of denim finishing – image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Levis Strauss to usher denim finishing into the digital era

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

A Sewbot robot autonomously sews a pair of jeans. Image courtesy of SoftWear Automation.

Sewbots to replace humans at new US garment factory

TORU was built as a perception-controlled robot, which enables the system to learn on the spot independently on his own - image courtesy of ITG

Puma to create world’s first intelligent warehouse

Tan leather door handles by Turnstyle Designs - image courtesy of Turnstyle Designs.

People & Skills

25 years in the making of Turnstyle Designs

Interface has taken selected plant-derived carbon and converted it into a durable material that stores that carbon and make the carpet carbon negative - image courtesy of Interface

Manufacturer unveils carbon negative carpets

The UK was rated the fifth best country in Europe for data innovation based on more than 30 different indicators - image courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Digital Transformation

Managing risk of new technologies in Industry 4.0