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transportation and others. The worldwide smart fabrics and interactive textiles market are expected
to lead to the transportation section. Novel applications comprising measuring heart rate, heating
of seats, smart seat belts and steering wheel functioning holds enormous potential in the
automotive industry. The industrial section is expected to grow rapidly over the forecast period
owing to increasing demand for smart fabrics & interact ive textiles. Growing adoption of smart
fabrics and interactive textiles in numerous end-use industries such as sports & fitness, military and
medical & healthcare, amongst others, is expected to be the noteworthy expansion driver over the
forecast period.
Transportation sector represents the biggest end-use industry for interactive textiles and smart
fabrics. Military clothing is one more main end-use industry for smart fabrics sustained by the
growing focus on the incorporation of wearable technology that can decrease weight from batteries
and cabling used for electronic equipment in military uniforms. The demand for real-time
Information Technology in dangerous scenarios and severe conditions is offering momentum to the
growth of wearable technologies for defence functionality. In the healthcare section, the
requirement for interactive textiles and smart fabrics is determined largely by the increasing
demand to improve nursing care, drug delivery and managing the medical process. In fitness and
sports segment, increasing demand for products which are capable of recuperating sporty
performance in fields which are extreme sports, running and skiing is likely to promote market
expansion over the forecast period.
On the basis of the region, the smart fabrics and interactive textiles market can be segregated into
Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East & Africa. Europe is expected
to dominate the market in terms of revenue over the forecast period owing to the significant
presence of end use industries ranging from healthcare, military & defence. The European Union is
also granting funds heavily to smart fabrics and interactive textile market which is also fuelling the
growth of this market in Europe. Europe is followed by North America owing to increasing utilization
of smart fabrics and textiles by the variety of industries over the forecast period, in terms of
revenue generation. Asia Pacific is expected to grow rapidly over the forecast period owing to the
existence of huge scale fabrics and textile industries coupled with thriving healthcare and medical
industry.
Some of the key players in the smart fabrics and interactive textiles market are E. I. Du Pont De
Nemours and Company, Intelligent Clothing Ltd, International Fashion Machines Inc, Wear AG,