In addition to R&D, standardized quality and vocational training, Germany also has & ldquo; future textile & rdquo; plan.
This project is based on the German Textile Engineering Institute's ldquo; 2025 Vision Analysis & rdquo, which was made in 2012. The project was sponsored by the Textile Research Center of Saxony Region and received special funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research by applying to the government.
The purpose of this paper is to reverse the demand and development trend of the textile industry based on the social and economic panorama of 2025 in Germany.
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Experts in various fields held five large-scale seminars, selected 133 ideas for the German textile industry in 2025, and proposed 120 new application possibilities for textile materials, and assessed their technological maturity and market application areas for these ideas and ideas.
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This solid foundation enables the German textile industry to be ready and directly listed when Industrial 4.0 was put forward, taking the lead in the practice of Industrial 4.0. It is one of the most inadequate lessons for China's industrial transformation to be able to devote so much effort to a single industry.
In the long-term analysis of 2025, German textile industry experts put forward the following industry positioning: & ldquo; to make the textile industry continue to be one of the most innovative industries in Germany - rdquo;. For specific innovation and development issues, ten breakthroughs have been set up: architecture, clothing, energy, food, health, travel, production/logistics, future urban life and population change, resource scarcity and climate change. “
In every field, innovation in textile industry (including textile machinery, textile materials, etc.) has great potential.
Experts pointed out that the application of textile products is not limited to clothing production, but has been extended to medical, construction, transportation and other fields. For example, as far as the research project of “ sensing carpet ” (carpet with sensor function) is concerned, it can be used for health testing in the medical field, as well as for safety monitoring in the construction field. These far-sighted areas of exploration have made many of Germany's centuries-old factories rejuvenated.
Three Research Directions of FutureTEX
German textile strategy futureTEX has a very clear description of the project module division and research direction. The futureTEX project clearly states that its three objectives are:
_ & nbsp; improve resource utilization and promote circular economy;
_ & nbsp; to build a customer-centered flexible value chain;
developing new textile materials in the future.
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1. Emphasizing the importance of circular economy and new material research and development
In terms of & ldquo; circular economy & rdquo; for example, futureTEX project hopes to achieve energy-saving and environmental protection production and circulation process in the textile industry, and specifically puts forward & ldquo; energy-saving & rdquo; & ldquo; improving the utilization rate of raw materials & rdquo; & ldquo; renewable raw materials & rdquo; and other topics, and intends to combine printed circuit board manufacturing, carbon fibers. Practical exploration is carried out on specific topics such as dimension material recycling.
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Table 1 Source: www.futuretex 2020.de
"Made in China 2025" strategy also advocates the full implementation of green manufacturing, in order to meet the requirements of national ecological civilization construction. The China Textile Industry Federation also actively promotes the green manufacturing path of industry enterprises in the planning of “ 12th Five-Year Plan & rdquo; & ldquo; 13th Five-Year Plan & rdquo. Relatively speaking, the project description in Germany is much more detailed, putting energy conservation in the first place, taking into account environmental protection and industrial revitalization, which deserves our deep reference.
2. Future Textile Materials
In terms of new material research and development, futureTEX clearly focuses on the more advanced & ldquo; industrial textiles & rdquo; above, it takes advantage of the existing market advantages of German companies in this respect and the strong R&D strength of many German universities and research institutes to further establish the leading position in the world. Examples of innovative projects related to futureTEX and new materials/circular economy are as follows:
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New material project examples (ongoing updates)
The antennae of textile materials have been extensively extended, and the important thing is: cross-border! This is far beyond the field of vision of ordinary industry makers and even industry trackers. For example, TexPCB, led by Norafin, is dedicated to making flexible printed circuit boards, saying goodbye to traditional raw material ideas through renewable materials; PhotoTEX, led by the well-known Fraunhofer, points to solar fibers.
3. Emphasis & ldquo; Value chain & rdquo; Not & ldquo; Intelligent Factory & rdquo;
In the futureTEX project, it is proposed to build a customer-centered flexible value chain, and four research directions are set: textile factory in the future, digital manufacturing process, mass customization and new business model.
In the direction of “ digital manufacturing process ” futureTEX should explore the application of digital technology and 3D printing/inkjet printing in production and manufacturing, so as to realize personalized customization of textile industry.
In the project plan, some very meaningful ideas are put forward: firstly, new technology can transform discontinuous production process into continuous production process, thus completely changing the production mode; secondly, 3D printing will reshape the structure of future supply chain and change the global industrial layout; thirdly, by combining various new technologies together. It can shape the industry chain with established purpose.
Obviously, these ideas have gone far beyond the scope of & ldquo; intelligent factory & rdquo. In fact, more than one industrial 4.0 project in Germany is studying the problem of industrial chain remodeling. For example, the Speedfactory project led by Adidas, with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy (BMWi), is committed to the transfer of shoemaking factories from cheap labor areas in Asia to developed countries in Europe and the United States, and has begun to put it into practice.
In this direction, futureTEX raises very realistic problems. For small and medium-sized enterprises in textile industry (a part of the real economy that can not be ignored), the customer-centered flexible business model hardly exists. Faced with the trend of customization and digitalization, how can SMEs control their costs well? What is the difference between the main profit model and the traditional one? What organizational form and structure do enterprises need?
These are urgent answers. After all, enterprises need to survive on profit, not digitalize for digitalization.
Modern commercial competition is no longer simply the competition between factories, but the competition between industrial chains and industrial chains, and even between modes. Therefore, how to view the upgrading of value chain from a more comprehensive perspective is a problem that can not be ignored in traditional manufacturing industries such as textile industry.
Enlightenment of German Planning 4.0
At present, various projects related to “ intelligent manufacturing ” are in full swing in China, and a number of demonstration projects are emerging. At this moment, it is of great practical significance to observe the traditional industrial planning of Germany at close range. Taking the futureTEX project as an example, we can refer to the time and target planning of the German Industrial 4.0 project.
Slow Fire Slow Hot German Industry 4.0 Project
FutureTEX is a strategic plan for the actual application of the textile industry. It should be that the bullets are loaded immediately and the war starts immediately. But futureTEX is a long and seemingly tedious plan. The target for 2019 is only to reverse the trend of continuous decline for many years.
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FutureTEX Fifteen-Year Plan
It is noteworthy that the German textile industry plans to launch the first intelligent factory in the textile industry in 10 years. Did the Germans make a mistake? As China's smart factories are about to blossom rapidly, the birthplace of industrial 4.0 is planning to launch the first smart factory in the traditional textile industry in 2024 in the next decade.
Germans are really too slow. If German manufactures were regarded as masters, the rhythm of smart factories would slowly be beyond the comprehension of apprentices.
One of the sub-topics of futureTEX - rdquo; Smart Factory & rdquo; aims to establish a typical process and architecture for intelligent factories in textile industry for further research. Specifically, it is necessary to make clear that in order to introduce the common manufacturing industry into the textile industry 4What are the prerequisites for element 0: what are the main obstacles and what are the main favorable factors? This sub-project is planned from October 2015 to March 2017. It only takes one and a half years to clarify the relevant premises and to explore some pilot projects.
Why German chariots are so & ldquo; slow & rdquo;
Germans who regard industrial 4.0 as a national high-tech strategy have a sober understanding of the seemingly inefficient polishing of such projects.
Industrial upgrading itself is an extremely complex system engineering, which takes years or even more to build.
Such large-scale projects need to use all kinds of technology, gather all forces, and coordinate the promotion of different regions and multiple objectives (such as advanced technology, good economic effects, environmental protection, personnel training, etc.). In order to achieve these goals, we need to consider more aspects in the initial planning stage, avoid possible risks, allocate necessary resources, and maximize the consensus of all sectors of society.
Since industrial upgrading is such a complex & ldquo; protracted war & rdquo; it is not surprising to think about the planning for the next few decades.
In fact, the German textile industry (including other industries) has a very clear vision of the future direction: on the one hand, they speculate about the situation in the next 12 years based on the current industrial situation and development roadmap; on the other hand, they use the retropolation method to plan, based on several major trends at home and abroad. Imagine the 2050 scenario, and then back to the analysis of 2025 industrial development must achieve what goals.
Through the thinking collision of positive and negative directions, the development of German textile industry has drawn a clear vision blueprint.
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Vision Analysis of 2050 and 2025
(Image information source: FENWIS GmbH& Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V.(Germany)
In such an overall strategic planning that will affect the fate of the country's manufacturing industry in the future, at the present stage of design, we need to think calmly and carefully about the impact of various factors. In the heat wave of industrial upgrading, the value of slow thinking and slow down may be no less than the demonstration projects that are being developed everywhere.
Evolution of futureTEX
German futureTEX project has become a dazzling industry planning pearl, but also a slow process. The long-term vision analysis of 2025 of the German Textile Society has become the cornerstone of the development of the German textile industry.
By the end of 2012
The German Textile Society has completed “ 2025 Vision Analysis ” (& quot; Perspective 2025 & rdquo); planned the long-term innovation development plan of the industry, and put forward “ to make the textile industry continue to be one of the most innovative industries in Germany.
April 2013
The Textile Research Center of Saxony (STFI) submitted a project to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and submitted the initial plan of futureTEX (& ldquo; Initial alkonzept & rdquo;) for funding. STFI clearly put forward in the plan that we should deal with the new challenges of the industrial 4.0 era.
July 2013
The futureTEX project was approved by the German Federal Government.
November 2014
After preliminary research preparation, the futureTEX project proposes a detailed strategic plan (& quot; Strategiekonzept & rdquo;) and a roadmap.
March 2015
The Advisory Committee discussed the first batch of basic sub-topics (& ldquo; Basis Vorhaben & rdquo;).
August 2015
The first basic sub-project (& ldquo; Mass Customization & rdquo;) has officially started.
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Evolution Diagram of FutureTEX
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FutureTEX is a leading research project in German textile industry. Under the background of industrial 4.0, it is committed to promoting the transformation and upgrading of textile industry in the eastern Saxony/Turingen region. With the support of the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research of the Federal Government of Germany, the project was officially launched in 2014. Through a comprehensive definition of project objectives, a long-term industrial planning and a rigorous project organizational structure for the German textile industry, together with the participation of a large number of enterprises and research institutions, the project is expected to achieve a comprehensive upgrading and transformation of the textile industry in eastern Germany. It not only produces economic benefits, but also achieves technological breakthroughs in many aspects. At the same time, the project focuses on knowledge management and is committed to creating efficient multi-disciplinary innovation activities. Finally, the most important thing of the project is people-oriented: all fundamental breakthroughs must be achieved through qualified personnel, and technological innovation is ultimately to create a better life for human beings.
The futureTEX project has unique significance because it focuses on textile industry such as ldquo; traditional rdquo; industry to do industry 4.0.
While the Chinese have snubbed it, Germany (including other developed countries) is studying its long-term revitalization plan so carefully. Technically speaking, the textile industry has created a new stage in the fields of new materials, energy and information, and has begun to cross-integrate with many other fields such as automobile manufacturing to produce many bright spots. In terms of regional industrial planning, Germany intends to drive the Eastern Textile industry cluster through projects such as futureTEX to produce comprehensiveness. Social effects.
In order to achieve these goals, Germany uses its accumulation in textile industry operation and academic research to bring together a large number of institutions to build the ecosystem.
This has great enlightenment for China in the process of economic transformation. If we can study and appreciate its advantages carefully, Chinese traditional industry will also be a promising place to rise.
