HOME TEXTILE MANUFACTURING CHARTING NEW PATHS WITH ALL-OUT DIGITISATION

The home textile sector is a strong growth segment for digital investments within the industry and the amount of innovation indicates this expansion has some way to go. There are good reasons why this segment is well suited to digitalisation. One is the rectangular form of most bed sheets, curtains and tablecloths – which aids fully automated cutting and sewing. Indeed, with home textile manufacturing being more easily automated than garment manufacturing, some entrepreneurs see the sector as a potential pioneer in how increased digital production might ...


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