DIGITISATION WILL REVOLUTIONISE CLOTHING MANUFACTURING, TEXTILE EXPERTS SAY

CLOTHING manufacturing will be completely changed by the internet and digital printing over the next five to 10 years, Lutz Walter, secretary general of European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP) – the largest European textiles research and innovations network – told just-style at a October 12-13 ‘European Textiles: Going Digital – Going High-Tech’ conference in Brussels. “The real big driver is digitisation coming from the internet age. Online distribution and sales has turned the industry upside down. The established ...


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