2016 General Trend: Smart Clothing Becomes The Future Goal Pursued By Manufacturers

The word "wearing type" is becoming outdated. Now just mention Wearable technology We will use more concise buzzwords to describe smart bracelets, smart watches, smart rings, etc. According to industrial analysis, wearability will be directly described as "clothing" in the near future.

　　 Facts and Data

According to MarketResearch.com, 26 million pieces are expected to be delivered in 2016 Intelligent clothing . More and more companies are starting to produce smart clothing. The technology has become more stable and is no longer easy to malfunction. People are also more concerned about the technology content year by year; All factors have driven the growth of market share. However, the biggest reason may be consumers' willingness to wear watches, because not everyone likes to wear watches or bracelets, but everyone will wear clothes, which is the development trend expected by clothing manufacturers and technology companies. The clothing industry produces 19 billion pieces of clothing every year, 150 times the output of mobile phones, which naturally becomes the future goal pursued by many manufacturers.

　　 Intelligent sportswear

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At present, the sports industry is a major part of the productivity of smart clothing, and many smart technologies used in clothing are wearable fitness equipment. Fashion companies also began to try to enter the market, such as, Ralph Lauren's smart tennis shirt and Tommy Hilfiger's solar jacket, but this year we need innovative fabrics and sensors to accelerate development.

　　 Smart fabric: Project Jacquard

Google announced two new projects, Project Soli and Project, in June 2015 Jacquard， It aims to reshape touch gestures and develop smart textiles. The Soli project wants to apply the touch screen, click and slide methods we use to control mobile phones to other things. To this end, Google has developed some small radar sensors that respond to hand movements. For Project Jacquard， Google has developed conductive yarns that make it possible for woven fabrics to respond to touch and gestures. According to Google, sensor grids can also be woven into fabrics to create large interactive interfaces.

　　 Intelligent clothing

At CES 2016, Samsung smart clothing attracted much attention. Samsung smart suit sends a "Do Not Disturb" message to colleagues when they are not free. Samsung smart belt can recognize the waist circumference of individuals and record the steps taken every day. If the daily calorie intake of the wearer reaches the standard, a message will be sent to the user. Digitsole intelligent shoes can record the wear condition of shoes, automatically close to the wearer's ankle, and provide heating for wearing.

When garment manufacturers and designers want to integrate smart garments into their design series, they first decide which functions can add value to garments. For companies without technical teams, it is the best choice to find strategic partners with technical teams. This is the simplest solution to produce software such as sensors and fabrics.