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Design and Development of Textile Fabrics Using 3D Printing Technology

The Quality Management System (ISO 9000) compelled manufacturers to consider the environment by reducing the use of raw materials and energy in processes and to adopt clean energy sources. The $2.5 trillion textile sector is the world's second-largest user of water, accounting for 20% of global water waste during the processes. In terms of waste, 85 percent of textiles are disposed of in landfills and only a part of the wastage is recycled. The researcher has worked on additive manufacturing technology using 3D printers for the cleaner production of textile fabrics. It uses less material than the traditional manufacturing methods as it allows to melt/fuse/bind only the required amount of filament to develop the textile products using zero-waste sustainable design strategies. A pilot study was conducted to understand the viability of the use of 3D printing technology for the production of textile material. Based on the feedback, the researcher developed 12 textile samples using different raw materials and 3D printing machines which was further evaluated. It was seen that the most suitable materials to manufacture textiles are thermoplastic polyurethane and thermoplastic polyethylene and the most suitable machine used to manufacture them is FDM and SLA technology. This technology fulfills the Sustainable Development Goal for cleaner production of textile products. It can be concluded that the use of additive manufacturing technology in the textile industry will be a promising production process to meet various requirements especially as the path from an idea to the finished fabric becomes quite easy and fast.