Novel Manufacturing Technology based on 3D Printed Clothing

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02112
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08030:Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related
• Research Institution: Kyoritsu Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Murase Hiroki 共立女子大学, 家政学部, 教授 (60525509)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 古川 貴雄 共立女子大学, 家政学部, 教授 (70262699)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing / textile / SDGs

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to apply 3D printing technology to develop a novel garment-making technology. A flat surface was filled by arranging cotton or other yarns in a stroke-like arrangement, and a thin resin pattern was drawn on the surface using 3D printing to create a fabric-like material, and a novel garment composed of these fabric-like materials as parts was successfully produced. In addition, a new 3D printer was developed that uses a cylindrical coordinate system for modelling since our conventional garment has a cylindrical form. The technique for fabricating garment-like objects with this new 3D printer was investigated, and a simple skirt-like structure was successfully fabricated. The key point of the garment fabricated in this study is that each garment is composed of one continuous yarn, which is a feature that makes it highly recyclable.

Free Research Field

被服材料学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、「環境負荷の小さい技術を用いて自宅で服を作る」という新しい衣生活の実現に向けた基礎技術に関連する。この技術が完成すると、アパレル産業が抱える高い環境負荷と労働問題を一気に解決できる可能性がある。同時に、アジア諸国に生産を過剰に依存している欧米・日本のアパレル産業構造を根底から変革し、日本の繊維産業の復権につながる「破壊的創造(Disruptive Innovation)になりうる可能性を秘めている。