3D Printing Textiles Can Produce Soft And Wearable Fabrics In The Future.

Many people have seen news about 3D printing clothes. In theory, the use of 3D printing technology is likely to produce wearable, comfortable clothing. But so far, the comfort and ideal of many 3D print clothing are far from ideal. Some 3D printed clothes are not like a piece of cloth, but rather a medieval armor.

However, a research project in Britain, Technical Crafting, may be 3D printing The technology of clothing is advancing step by step. The project was co operated by two researchers, Mark Beecroft and Laura McPherson of the Manchester Academy of Arts, who tried to combine digital technology with textile theory and practice.

They began to study about 6 months ago, and now they have made some interesting achievements. Their most direct goal is to develop a series of soft 3D printing technology. textile Sample. Ideally, these 3D printed textiles can be used to make soft and wearable fabrics in the future. Although the above results are not obvious from the pictures above. But Mark assured that the samples were comparable to the real ones in terms of softness and fineness. clothing Now.

Their research direction is entirely focused on how to use 3D printing technology to reproduce the traditional production mode, which means that the fabric shape and the interlocking pattern under microscope are the starting points for their research.

The two researchers are determined to retain the "braided" structure of 3D print clothing, which can effectively integrate new and old technologies. They hope to make 3D printing technology a part of a fully integrated, functional, textile production system. At present, they are exploring various problems such as dyeing, heat setting and processing ability of 3D printing nylon materials.