Textile Development (TED) Method – a new method for the sustainable development of new textile products

Isa Bettermann; Debolina Mukherjee-Kleiber; Rahel Heesemann; Thomas Gries

doi:10.25367/cdatp.2024.5.p120-130

Authors

Isa Bettermann Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-1317
Debolina Mukherjee-Kleiber Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Rahel Heesemann Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9057-9236
Thomas Gries Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-8333

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25367/cdatp.2024.5.p120-130

Keywords:

product development, methodology, textile product, technology selection, pattern selection

Abstract

The textile field is diverse and encompasses products intended for technical and non-technical applications. The product diversity in the textile domain has led to various product development approaches. This paper describes a product development method for textile products that is generally applicable. In the so-called Textile Development (TED)-Method, the textile surface manufacturing process is determined in the product development process. In this way, it is possible to develop in an open, target-oriented way and independent of an existing supplier or machine park. By using correlation matrices, a broad design field is considered and specific solutions are extrapolated that lead to the desired product without lengthy iteration series. Thus, the TED-Method additionally represents a resource-saving product development without renouncing a broad design field. Three different development examples of the TED-Method are presented, thus demonstrating the open and comprehensive use of the method

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