Industry 4.0 for fashion products – Case studies using 3D technology

Abstract

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is based on digitalization where virtual and physical systems of manufacturing are linked and operate together. Fashion products are of a great interest not only as items used to cover and protect the body but even to express individuality, personality and attractiveness. Due to the high interest of consumers for fashion items or products, fashion industry is one of the most important industries globally due to its effect on economic growth. As a result, companies try to invest continually on new technologies by implementing them in various processes of production. The aim of this paper is to present here the implementation of advanced technologies for various fashion products as garments, jewelery and accessories. These products are modelled, evaluated and produced by using 3D modelling software, simulation and additive manufacturing as some of the pillars of Industry 4.0 will be presented. The reduced time, waste and advantages to create, visualize and evaluate products at early stages of product creation are some of the advantages of these technologies, part of Industry 4.0 in the fashion industry.

Fashion Industry 4.0: A Bibliometric Review in the Fashion Industry

“…All these advantages are only being applied and becoming more and more technological, primarily due to the speed with which fashion becomes changeable and disposable. Marques e Ferreira(2020) brought in their research the fast fashion focus, which brings precisely this quick passage from one trend to another, which can generate a lot of waste, a practical and applicable way to try to minimize this waste is the application of 3D technology during manufacturing, so that the actual production is only the final product (Spahiu et al, 2021).…”

“…The garment factories of the future will be fully automated, self-service, and self-repairing structures that require minimal human intervention. A truly 'smart' factory is clearly on our horizons, largely thanks to the synergy between the new technologies of Industry 4.0 (Barzotto & Propis, 2021;Spahiu et al, 2021).…”

“…• Optimization of the production process: Thanks to the artificial intelligence devices brought by Industry 4.0 and the information collected and analyzed by machine learning algorithms, it is possible to have an accurate overview of the production process of clothes, shoes, accessories, etc., thus, optimize resources and, for example, predict the following maintenance actions (Spahiu et al, 2021).…”

“…To achieve this characterization, Industry 4.0 combines several key technologies, such as cyberphysical systems (CPS), the Internet of things (IoT), big data, 3D printing, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, and cloud computing. This can indicate Industry 4.0 as a bundle of different technologies than a single concept (Spahiu et al, 2021).…”

The Intersection of Fashion, Immersive Technology, and Sustainability: A Literature Review

“…Others focused on the bigger topic of 'Fashion Industry 4.0 [31,32,63,64,76], which is the next step in industry technological advancement, moving beyond the automation and digitisation stages into a smart, networked system with heavier reliance on data and the virtual, and less reliance on the physical and manual labour. Immersive technologies are part of the Industry 4.0 suite of technologies, which include: Blockchain (digital ledgers, which enable NFTs (non-fungible tokens) digital assets), AI (artificial intelligence), IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things), smart systems and factories (which use sensors and other technologies to provide real-time data), big data and analytics, cloud computing, digital twins (virtual replicas of real-life systems), and autonomous robots.…”