Japanese textile industry is widely concerned about industrial textiles

For a long time, the Japanese textile industry has closely tracked the development of high-tech textiles. In recent years, the highly creative industrial textile industry has shown rapid development momentum, which has attracted wide attention from the Japanese industry. From a production perspective, the global industrial textile output increased from 19.581 million tons in 2005 to 23.631 million tons in 2010. The development of the product has also begun to reach out to many areas, including aerospace, medical, apparel, sportswear, agriculture, transportation and civil engineering.

At present, the research and development trends of industrial textiles show five characteristics: stronger, lighter, faster, smarter, and safer. As you can see, the textile fabrics currently used in construction projects can withstand hundreds of tons; the speed of cars made of textile fibers can now reach 200 mph; and workers wearing protective clothing made of special materials Can be protected from extreme cold or extreme heat.

Through the combination of high-performance fibers and complex fabric construction, the performance of industrial textiles has been significantly improved. In particular, in terms of load-bearing capacity, the high-strength properties of fabrics can be applied to mechanical parts and tire reinforcement devices, and even include some special devices. For example, composite hubs made of carbon fiber and epoxy resin that have been successfully used nowadays are used for turbo pumps on rocket engines. In addition, this fiber structure can withstand very high temperatures that can be extremely low or can melt steel.

The research and development of industrial textiles is increasingly pursuing light weight, while also requiring long-lasting durability. Due to its light weight and high strength, carbon composite fibers are widely used in the aviation and aerospace industries in developed countries. At present, carbon fibers are also being used in sportswear, engineering textiles and construction textiles.

Industrial textiles also play a role in the pursuit of speed in automobiles, sailing boats and bicycles. Combining strength, hardness and lightness makes it an advanced composite material. These composite materials are used in a variety of applications including medical restorations, ski helmets, racing cars and yachts.

What needs to be pointed out in particular is the application of textiles in the medical field. In the 1950s, the first blood vessels that were woven from textile fibers came out. Over the years, the structure of the artificial blood vessels has become increasingly finer, and its crimping structure has prevented the fabric from deforming when it is squeezed. The new generation of artificial blood vessels also inject pure collagen to prevent blood loss caused by fabric damage.

The rapid development of industrial textiles places higher demands on the close integration of technology, industry, and design. The use of new fibres in traditional production processes and their application in biotechnology and information science projects will give textiles outstanding performance. The development concept of this new fiber should also consider the performance of the final product. Just as some Japanese companies put too much emphasis on technical capabilities and ignore the needs of consumers, there is still the problem of ineffective linkage between product R&D and market demand.