Lower cost of operation, improved durability and wear and development of new attributes for textiles are the key benefits that plasma based manufacturing of textile can bring.

The research regarding Shape Memory Polymers (SMP), combining its super shape memory properties and improved strain resistance, continues its rapid growth and application in various fields.

Benchmarking those key processes for performance improvement in terms of cost, quality, time, efficiency and response time as the case may be in a systematic manner and attaining them are in the domain of business process metrics.

Increasing environment consciousness, newer legislations to preserve environment and human rights, scarcity of water and energy has driven R&D efforts in search of safe substitutes of the dyes and auxiliaries, and in this customer driven market, specific needs of customers such as flame retardancy, anti bacterial property, stain repellency, etc have further created challenges.

Nanotex protective treatment is the latest in textile finishing with wider application and has been proving to be a useful tool in improving the performance of textiles.

Conventional fibres may dominate the technical textile markets but the high performance fibres are needed in some specific applications.

Highlighting the shortcomings in terms of quality of the fabrics produced by the local, weaving and processing industries.