Special Issue "Industry 4.0 for the Fashion Industry"
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CAD-based manufacturing; CAD/CAM/CAE; manufacturing and machining; product and packaging design; reverse engineering and prototyping
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Interests: precision and ultraprecision manufacturing processes; micromachining; nonconventional processes in macro; micro- and nanoscale; modeling
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Interests: CAD/CAM/CAE; additive manufacturing; direct digital fabrication; manufacturing and machining; product design; reverse engineering
Interests: CAD-based manufacturing; CAD/CAM/CAE; manufacturing and machining in the fashion industry; reverse engineering and prototyping of garments and footwear
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fashion industry is one of the most important industries with a substantial economic effect worldwide and continuing research and investments in various related sectors. These investments include the use of advanced technologies, which refine, accelerate, improve quality, and raise profitability for stakeholders. Recently, the main innovations have been focused on both sustainable products and processes, due to the fashion industries high contribution to pollution. As part of Industry 4.0, 3D printing technology, the Internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, simulation, etc. offer considerable opportunities by transforming the traditional methods of product design, manufacturing, marketing, and sales. Not only has design and manufacturing changed, but also the fabrics. Smart textiles are becoming a more viable option and their applicability is growing. Each of them is shaping the future of the fashion industry by creating both new opportunities within specific sectors and new challenging demands.
This Special Issue will bring together recent advances of Industry 4.0 for the fashion industry, which is seen as a key element in the transformation and future of this industry.
Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kyratsis
Dr. Angelos P. Markopoulos
Prof. Dr. Henrique de Amorim Almeida
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Spahiu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Industry 4.0
- 3D printing
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- 3D virtual and augmented reality
- 3D prototyping
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- 3D modeling of fashion products
- Simulations
- Smart textiles/fabrics
- Manufacturing and sustainability
- Fashion engineering
- PLM in the fashion industry
- Garments and footwear design and manufacturing
- Wearable technologies