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"AI+Textile" In Action | Intelligent Innovation: AI Reshapes The Future Of The Textile And Clothing Industry

2024/9/27 13:00:00 76

　　 Artificial intelligence (AI) is reconstructing the industrial structure and underlying base, and reshaping productivity and production relations. The development of intelligent economy has become an important opportunity for industrial transformation and upgrading and for achieving lane changing overtaking.

　　 To grasp the opportunity of AI, China's textile industry needs to return to its essence, strengthen the research in vertical fields, achieve breakthroughs in key scenarios, and build a rich application ecology; To grasp the AI tuyere, we need to appropriately look ahead to the layout, integrate fragmented scenes, precipitate high-quality data, do a good job in "AI+textile", and build design, manufacturing, marketing, and brand building on "big data+big computing power+strong algorithm".

　　 In order to deeply analyze how AI participates in the development of the textile industry at present and in the future and empower the whole industry, we will launch the column "AI+Textile" in Action "to introduce the development and trend of AI in the industry and promote the development of new industrial productivity.

　　 With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, it has become the key force driving the revolutionary change of the textile and clothing industry. From material procurement and product design to production, sales and customer service, the integration of AI has not only greatly improved efficiency and accuracy, but also promoted the transformation of the industry to sustainable development and personalized customization. This paper will discuss the key application scenarios of AI in the textile and clothing industry, analyze the specific advantages it brings, discuss the current challenges, and look forward to the future scenarios of the deep integration of AI technology and the textile and clothing industry.

　　 Key scenarios of AI application in enterprises

　　 AI has changed every link of every industry, including all fields of our textile and clothing industry. It includes trend prediction and pattern design of product development, intelligent production scheduling and quality inspection of production and operation, demand prediction and route optimization of supply chain logistics, content creation and pricing strategy of marketing, AI agency and personalized experience of digital commerce, layout optimization of store operation and labor management, etc. By integrating AI in these areas, it not only improves operational efficiency and reduces costs, but also enhances customer satisfaction and promotes sustainable development.

　　 In the process of product development, especially fabric procurement and pattern design, product developers often need to rely on their personal experience to judge which fabrics are suitable for customers, and personally spend several days or even more than a week to find the most suitable fabrics in the physical fabric library of each fabric factory. Now, through the integration of human intelligence computer vision and natural language processing technology, users can quickly find the required fabric by image or text in the huge fabric database, greatly reducing the procurement time and improving the accuracy of material selection (Figure 1). In addition, the generative AI technology combined with the knowledge of the textile industry allows users to create hundreds of unique pattern designs in a few minutes by uploading inspiration patterns and selecting colors, and convert them into textile CAD files that can be used for production (Figure 2). In this way, the user can directly send the data to the fabric factory, making the design work more efficient, accurate and simple, and avoiding unnecessary sample manufacturing to reduce the waste of fabric and energy.

Figure 1: Symmde – AI Fabric Pattern Design Platform – AI Fabric Search

Figure 2: Symmde – AI Fabric Pattern Design Platform – Textile CAD Conversion

　　 In the production process, computer vision technology is widely used, especially in the detection, judgment and classification of defects in the production process, including online real-time detection of fabrics, flaw detection of auxiliary materials and garment size detection. It used to be a challenge to realize online detection in the fabric production process, but with the development of artificial intelligence, the industry has achieved remarkable results. (Figure 3)

Figure 3: Online detection of textile defects

　　 In addition, some factories are trying to use artificial intelligence to analyze the working status of employees, such as judging whether the working methods are correct and predicting production capacity, to further assist enterprises and employees to optimize their work and improve efficiency. (Figure 4)

Figure 4: Online detection of textile defects

　　 Specific advantages and changes of AI application

　　 The application of AI in various industries has brought many advantages and promoted profound changes in the industry. First, AI can greatly improve work efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, such as pattern design, quality inspection and data analysis, so that human resources can focus on more creative and value-added work. Through AI, we can analyze massive data, mine potential laws, provide data support for enterprises, and help enterprises make more scientific and accurate decisions.

　　 The application of AI has brought about changes in the industry, including the transformation of production mode, from traditional labor-intensive to technology intensive mode, the realization of intelligent manufacturing and digital transformation, and the birth of new business models, such as personalized customization, on-demand production and online offline integration, which has injected new vitality into the development of the industry. On the other hand, the demand for talents has also changed. AI application needs more compound talents who master AI technology and industry knowledge, which puts forward new requirements for talent cultivation. By introducing AI technology and changing the old practices, traditional industries can also attract the younger generation to join in and alleviate the problem of talent gap.

　　 In a word, AI is changing all industries with an irresistible trend, bringing great opportunities to enterprises as well as new challenges.

　　 Problems encountered in current AI applications and suggestions for solutions

　　 At present, the application of artificial intelligence in the textile and clothing industry faces some challenges. First, insufficient data quality and quantity may limit the accuracy of AI models. Secondly, the technical complexity makes it difficult for some enterprises to implement AI solutions. In addition, data security and privacy issues have also aroused widespread concern.

　　 To solve these problems, enterprises can take the following measures: strengthen data collection and management to ensure the accuracy and diversity of data; Simplify the application process of AI technology, and reduce the technical threshold through cooperation and external support; At the same time, establish a sound data security and privacy protection mechanism to enhance user trust.

　　 Looking forward to the future of AI+textile

　　 Looking forward to the future, generative AI will promote innovation and development in the fashion industry, fully participate in the design process, generate innovative design schemes by analyzing market trends and consumer preferences, and achieve personalized customization. Consumers can also quickly obtain customized products through virtual fitting and personalized recommendation to improve their shopping experience. In addition, the production line will be more automated and flexible, using AI for real-time monitoring, analysis and optimization, and improving operational efficiency and product quality. In addition, AI will help enterprises optimize resource utilization, reduce waste, promote green production and achieve sustainable development goals.

　　 Through the deep integration with AI, it will bring unprecedented opportunities and promote the industry to develop in the direction of intelligence, personalization and sustainability. Enterprises should actively explore and apply AI technology to maintain competitive advantage in the rapidly changing market.

　　 About Symmpix

　　 Symmpix is committed to providing digital solutions of AI and 3D visualization technology for brands, designers and manufacturers, covering all aspects from fabric procurement, pattern design to sample production and product sales. Our AI fabric pattern design platform and diversified 3D modeling services can transform creative ideas into practical marketable products, which can not only achieve rapid design, but also minimize costs and impact on ecological footprint. Symmpix's mission is to use high-precision and high-quality digital products to promote the fashion industry revolution and create a standard for sustainable development.