El avance de la impresión 3D. Nuevos caminos en la industria textil

Abstract

Currently, the body has become the target of multiple attentions and is, at the same time, the target of large investments (Barreiro, 2004). The demand for new garments and the expressions of designers drive the search for new materialities and identities to communicate. As part of these explorations, designers and researchers working on the development, refinement and manufacture of 3D printed fabrics and garments can be identified since 2014. The recent emergence of both fabrics and textile garments manufactured from 3D printing is an example of the possibilities offered by Industry 4.0. Although the sustainable aspects of this technology make the horizon to which it can lead seem vast (due to the possibilities it offers), it also contains unsustainable aspects that deserve to be analyzed to reorient the best paths to take in search of sustainability. The technique of printing by deposition of materials is growing strongly all over the world, however the raw materials used today present several unsustainable aspects similar to those of other industries that use thermoplastics. This is why the active participation of social actors such as designers, researchers, companies, states will be required to achieve changes in consumer habits and the awareness necessary to enable the closure of the life cycle of products and garments made with 3D printing.