New Product Development in Textiles

New Product Development in Textiles
Edited by Lena Horne, University of Manitoba, Canada

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Contents:

PART 1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF INNOVATION AND TEXTILE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Innovation: concepts and developments in the 21st Century
S Frumkin, S Bradley and M Weiss, Philadelphia University, USA
- Introduction: aspects of innovation in the marketplace
- The E I DuPont de Nemours and Company
- Business needs for increased innovation
- Globalization
- Consumer demand for newly innovative products
- The importance of corporate innovation
- A strategic choice for corporate sustainability
- Why do firms need to innovate?
- Meeting the needs of a global market
- Theoretical aspects
- Sources of further information and advice
- Notes
- References

Practical aspects of innovation in the textile industry
S Frumkin, S Bradley and M Weiss, Philadelphia University, USA
- Introduction and practical aspects of innovation
- Meeting the needs of customers better than the competition
- Innovation as a driver of new strategic issues in the apparel industry
- Future trends in innovation
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
- Appendix: glossary

Textile product development and definition
M Starbuck, Ctext FTI Textile Consultant, UK
- Introduction
- Nylon to Tactel
- Sustainability
- Future trends
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix: Glossary

PART 2 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILES

New product development in knitted textiles
S Evans-Mikellis, A U T University, New Zealand
- Introduction
- Seamless knitwear
- Printing on knitwear
- Computer aided knitwear design (CAD) and virtual knitwear
- Sources of further information and advice
- References

Fabrics and new product development
S Frumkin and M Weiss, Philadelphia University, USA
- Introduction
- Market demand
- Functionality responses
- Environmental sustainability responses
- Sensing textiles responses
- Marrying artisan techniques with synthetic technologies
- Sources of further information and advice
- References

New product development in automotive upholstery
J M Eason, North Carolina State University, USA
- Introduction
- The automotive textile market, key drivers, and the supply chain
- New product development process for automotive upholstery
- Novel materials and processes in automotive upholstery
- Future developments in automotive upholstery
- Sources of further information and advice
- References

Nanotechnology innovation for future development in the textile industry
F Noor-Evans, KPMG-R&D Tax Incentives, Australia, S Peters, Queen Mary University of London and N Stingelin, Imperial College London, UK
- Introduction
- Nanotechnology in the textile industry
- Adoption of nanotechnology for textile applications
- Conclusion
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- Acknowledgement
- Notes
- References

New product development in interior textiles
A Büsgen, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Introduction
- New product development of interior textiles – basics and general procedures
- Case studies
- Learning experiences for successful new product developments of interior textiles
- Future tends in interior textiles
- Sources of further information and advice
- References

New product development for e-textiles: experiences from the forefront of a new industry
P Wilson and J Teverovsky, Fabric Works LLC, USA
- Introduction
- Integration of electronics and fabrics
- E-textiles product development challenges
- What every company should know
- Sources of further information and advice on E-textiles
- Conclusions
- References

Customer co-creation: moving beyond market research to reduce the risk in new product development
F T Piller and E Lindgens, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Introduction
- Challenges of identifying customer needs in the product development process
- References

The development and marketing of SilverClear®
L Horne, University of Manitoba, Canada and B Rose, Silverclear, Canada
- Introduction
- The medical device industry in Canada
- The importance of market access
- References

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