TY - JOUR
T1 - Advanced Methods for Fabric Hand Digitalization: Enhancing Traceability in Wool Manufacturing
AU - Wang , Xu
AU - Zhang , Su-Jian
AU - Brubacher , Kristina
AU - Waters , Barbara
AU - Li , Yi
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 1
SP - 1
EP - 14
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/02
SN - 18
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbim02951
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/23802.html
KW - Fabric Touch Tester (FTT), Fabric Hand, Textile Manufacturing, Digitalization, Traceability.
AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Fabric hand properties significantly influence consumer satisfaction and product quality in the textile
industry. This study investigates the application of the Fabric Touch Tester (FTT) and Fabric Big Data
(FBD) platform for digitising and tracing fabric hand properties during wool textile manufacturing.
The research builds on prior studies, confirming that FTT effectively quantifies hand properties during
manufacturing, while the FBD platform enables real-time visualisation and networked access to
production data. Results reveal that this approach allows fabric properties during manufacturing to
be well monitored and enable manufacturers to consider whether redundant steps could be eliminated
to enhance resource efficiency. Additionally, this study demonstrates how integrating digital tools into
production workflows aligns with ESG and ESPR goals by reducing waste and optimising resource
use. These findings offer practical guidance for advancing sustainable textile manufacturing, laying the
foundation for more intelligent and transparent production systems.</p>