Textile and Apparel Technology in Expo Park

The World Expo Axis is the world's largest continuous tensioned cable membrane structure assembled from 69 large white membranes. The material used is a coated A-At glass fiber called PTFE, which is not only difficult to use. Features such as burning, anti-ultraviolet, anti-weathering, self-cleaning and high reflectivity.

Silk brocade painting "The Qing Ming Shang He Tu"

When people enter the Expo Park, the national pavilion as the host country, the most shocking is undoubtedly the “Qing Ming Shang He Tu Tu” which has been magnified hundreds of times. This picture shows that during the Northern Song Dynasty, capital cities were prosperous in Beijing, and the most peculiar is that The characters in the painting actually lived up. The creative and modern animation techniques allowed the landscapes in the “Ching Ming Riverside Map” to be vividly displayed in the eyes of people. The changes in daytime and nighttime make this vivid. The paintings that recorded the 12th century urban folk life in China added a lot of human touch.

Of course, the giant scroll is not to be taken, but without regret, Jiangsu Soho International Group, as a licensed manufacturer and retailer of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, has developed a limited edition of the Expo licensed product—a silk brocade painting “The Qing Ming Shang He Tu”. The painting is the world's first invention patent "high-density full-image simulation color silk weaving technology", breaking the limitations of traditional brocade technology, using the world's most advanced electronic Jacquard equipment, and accompanied by 100% high-quality natural mulberry silk fine woven It has been carefully crafted from dozens of processes from raw material selection, process design, and texture weaving. The silk brocade painting “The Qingming Shanghe Diagram” fits the pavilion theme of the World Expo China Pavilion and has become the treasure of the Ministry of Commerce as a national gift to foreign guests.

Silk brocade painting is just a microcosm of China's exquisite textile crafts. A group of “Miao Xiu” group images of the Guizhou Pavilion use unique embroidery techniques such as double needle lock embroidery, silk embroidery, broken yarn embroidery, silk wadding and embroidery, and tin embroidery. Miao embroidery apparel has been hailed as the Miao's “No History History Book”. The “Stand by Needle Double-Layer Embroidery” exhibited by the Jiangsu Pavilion is the “Suxiu Embroidery” created by the Jiangsu Master of Crafts for the Expo. "Flock Embroidery" is a unique art form in Shanghai. It is accompanied by "Beijing Embroidery", "Suxiu Embroidery", "Xiang Embroidery" and "Changxiu Embroidery". It is a wonderful work in the field of art. The velvet embroidery images of Obama, Mei Lanfang and Michael Jackson displayed at the Shanghai Pavilion were all from Shanghai Gaoqiao Rongxiu Museum.

Cheongsam customized for the heads of state

At the current World Expo, the organizer designed 60 cheongsams for the heads of women of all countries to be designed by famous Chinese fashion designers. The colors and styles of the 60 cheongsams are different, and they also have their own characteristics in fabric production. These cheongsams are made of silk fabrics from the folk silk embroidery factory in western Suzhou. There are colored ink painting patterns on the silk, and the transition between the shades is expressed in silk. The reeling technology is extremely complex, so it has been impossible for millennia to realize the reeling of the machine. The reeling thread is traditionally appreciated by our country as a decorative textile. It is known as the “Saint of Weaving” and the manufacturing process is extremely delicate. In ancient times, a silk robe would require a weaver to spend a decade or more. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it was designated as one of the royal royal fabrics. Because the weaving process is extremely delicate and complicated, even the most skilled weaver can only weave one inch and two points at a time. After weaving an emperor's silk, it takes about 10 years. Therefore, silk yarn is said to have "one inch of silk and one inch of gold."

According to the organizer's request, these 60 sets of fabrics must have different funds, and have the effect of ink painting. In order to achieve the level of production in the Song Dynasty, the weaving staff used the Song Dynasty weaving process. There are as many as 16 warp, dilator warp, arbitrage, bend knot, and post-shaft insert. The fabric produced by this process will not fade after repeated washing and it will not wrinkle. Before each reeling machine was hung with hundreds of shuttles wearing colored threads. When weaving, the weaving staff first installed the thread on the machine, lining the drawings, and then through the thread, a piece of silk was started according to the drawing. The raw materials used are the superior white silk treated with high temperature of 120~C. These six white silks are twisted into one, which can not only make the silk more sturdy, but also make the woven fabric more soft and comfortable. It is said that in addition to the design fee and material fee, a cheongsam counts the value of the collection and the price is close to 100,000 yuan.

The design of the national librarian uniforms

Finland is one of the countries with the largest per capita forest area in the world, so the uniforms of the Finnish Pavilion are related to trees. The jacket of this uniform is a loose white shirt of cotton and linen texture. The outside is a waistcoat with irregular black and white stripes and a black belt around the waist. This suit simulates the color of winter birch skin. Birch trees are the most widely distributed tree species in Finland, and the local winter often snows. When the birch is covered with snow, the appearance of the birch tree looks like a black and white pattern on a canopy. Many of Finns’ life is related to the tree, so this uniform can best represent this country.

Staff of the Italian Pavilion wore Prada's specially-designed uniforms to welcome guests from all countries. The uniforms were made of tweezers and stretch-silk. The male guide is a rose red casual suit with a metallic plaid leggings. The women's dress is a rose red top and a metallic plaid skirt. In order to make it easy for staff to walk around the venue every day, special nylon and leather sports shoes are provided. In order to add fashion colors, uniforms are also equipped with a silver shoulder bag, style Prada classic parachute cloth canvas series.

The H&M brand also contributed uniforms for the staff of the Expo Pavilion in Sweden. The romantic garden series in spring gives visitors a different kind of mood. The precious material is organic cotton, organic linen and recyclable polyester. It is very environmentally friendly. The uniform of the staff of the Lantern Pavilion was transformed from Polish folk traditional costumes. It is mainly composed of red and white colors, which symbolizes the color of the Polish national flag and the combination of “Chinese Red”.

The staff of the Danish Pavilion is more unique in its uniforms. The red skirt is like the beautiful tail fin of the Little Mermaid. The bicycle wheel pattern becomes the decoration of the clothes.

South African Pavilion staff wearing South African national football team uniforms, reminiscent of the ongoing World Cup.

The uniforms of the men's and women's librarians in the German Pavilion are orange-colored jackets and trousers, and a belt that can be hung on the waist is tied to the waist. The fabric of this uniform is made of recyclable special polyester fiber. After the end of the Expo, it can be buried underground and used as fertilizer. Even dyes and buttons will not cause pollution during the degradation process. It can also be recycled and reused as a textile raw material, unlike other fibers, which can only serve as cheap fillers.

In the Japan Pavilion, the kimono worn by the service staff uses a recyclable new fabric made of heat-resistant bio-plastic fibers and Kyoto's traditional silk fabric, Tango crepe. After the World Expo, these uniforms will be transported back to Japan along with other facilities of the Japan Industrial Complex and processed and recycled through a recycling and recycling system.

The uniforms of staff in the UK Pavilion were created by the famous British brand Martha. Martha’s Department Store is the largest multinational commercial retail group in the UK. The uniforms for men and women are T-shirts with a “seed sanctum” sign on the chest and pants and skirts. In order to echo with the transparent grey English Pavilion, the main colors of the uniforms are black, white and grey, together with the headscarf of the British flag pattern, showing a deep British style in the leisure.

The entire set of clothes in the Korean Pavilion is based on white and Korean traditional colors, and the blue color is the dominant color, because the blue sky can reflect the beauty of elegance and give people a kind of able feeling. Uniforms use fabrics that are easy to wash and handle. In the entire design, the emphasis is on the ancient Korean of uniform embroidery. These words are not used by modern Koreans, but they reflect Korean national culture.

The uniforms of the Norwegian Pavilion are inspired by the Norwegian alpine leather trench coat. Therefore, the men's and women's tops are relatively loose. Considering that during the fair the value is summer, the long sleeves are designed with a buckle that can be pulled into short sleeves. This set of uniforms is the most eye-catching color, and the tops are very bright "China Red." The designer said that because Norwegians like winter sports very much, and red is the main color of ski clothes, while red is a symbol of China, it represents happiness, and letting staff put on the uniform of “China Red” also reflects the dialogue between Norway and China. The longing.

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Technical power from Chinese uniforms

The green or blue clothing worn by the volunteers of this Expo is not simple and ordinary clothing. It has done a great deal of humanity. The Park’s volunteer clothing is based on green, and the service site’s volunteer clothing is based on blue. Volunteers used the functional fabrics with quick-drying, moisture-wicking, crisp wrinkle-resist, and anti-ultraviolet functions in their summer editions. Some summer uniforms have mosquito-repellent features. The mystery lies in the fact that special microcapsules have been added to the fiber. Divergently to achieve mosquito repellent effect. The vest features a multi-dimensional multi-pocket design that allows volunteers to place items. The zip fasteners on the clips are made of reflective material to protect the safety of night-time volunteers. The inner layer of the clip is made of mesh material and has good air permeability. Volunteers' jackets and trousers are detachable designs that can be lengthened and shortened and folded to fit in palm-sized bags.

What is more worth mentioning is the fabric with instant coolness. After contact with the skin, this fabric can produce a chilly sensation that lowers the temperature by 1-2°C. Under the long-term sunlight, the temperature difference between the coolness can reach 3-5°C. This type of Flycool cool fabric is provided by Xurong Group, which has both moisture absorption and UV resistance. The moisture regain of this cool fiber and the heat diffusion rate of the fiber are better than those of ordinary fiber, and there are various kinds of composite natural minerals, such as jade. The clothes wearing this kind of fabric can increase the air conditioning by 1°C. According to statistics, Save 5% to 6% of the electricity bill, and reduce the amount of carbon emissions by approximately 0.62kg. Xurong's another Sorona eco-friendly fabric. This fabric yarn contains 37% of natural materials. The raw materials come from corn and can be completely degraded, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and have a lower dyeing temperature and save energy.

Quanzhou Haitian Textile Co., Ltd. and Gage (China) Weaving and Dying Clothing Co., Ltd., together with Donghua University and DuPont Co., Ltd., jointly provided security “T-shirts” and “hats” for the Shanghai World Expo, and introduced energy-saving technologies at home and abroad. The new process of emission reduction and environmental protection replaces the original acid-alkali mercerizing process with a liquid ammonia mercerizing process, which has a higher index, better hand feel, better skin-friendly properties, stronger wrinkle resistance, and greatly improved wearing comfort. Gage ... blood cold transfer environmental printing solves the traditional printing process energy consumption, water consumption, time-consuming, high cost, rough pattern and other issues. Compared with the traditional printing process, the cold transfer environmental protection printing can save energy, save water, save time, and have the same effect as high-resolution photos.

Intelligent fire service

A set of smart firefighters equipped with functions such as GPS positioning and vital signs detection has become a good helper for Expo security. In addition to its fire-proof, heat-insulating and high-temperature-resistant functions, this smart fire service has added many smart designs. For example, sensors can be installed on smart clothes to monitor the human heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and other vital parameters. This enables real-time monitoring of human physiological signals and provides firefighters with emergency services. In addition, smart protective clothing also has GPS positioning function. Through signal tracking, the monitoring command center can quickly and accurately determine the real-time position of firefighters, and then make effective command judgments and guide firefighters to follow an accurate route. The new fire fighting service ensures the fire safety of the firefighters and improves the working efficiency of the firefighters.

Not a fantasy digital fitting system

Old clothes get such a low-carbon “home”, and new clothes also have their own high-tech experience. In the short video of the Shangqiu-General Enterprise Pavilion, which imagines the future of life, clothing, food and transportation, shoppers can press the button in front of the digital fitting system to know the effect of clothes of different styles and colors on their own body type. This kind of digital fitting system has already been tried out by many companies, which indicates that in the near future, each beauty-conscious woman can use this *mirror mirror to complete the fitting. More interestingly, we can also drive in the car. In order to customize the clothes to be worn with a mobile phone, or to select the dress to be used for the dinner in the simulated closet, in the Space Home Pavilion, we can wear a space suit to travel to the universe, as long as the face is typed on the simulated clothing. Everything is like a science fiction novel, but it is not far away from us.

The novelties of exhibits and selected products

The "Yongtong Printing" product pavilion is the Watergate No. 2 building, which is a featured integrated venue with a total of three floors and over 300 square meters of exhibition space. It also communicates with the European Pavilion of the 8 countries. "Yongtong Printing" won the Shanghai World Expo "Admission Ticket" for its digital printing products. “Yongtong Printing” displayed the art products of Chinese famous calligraphy art and digital printing works, such as Fuchun Mountain Map, Tang Taizong, and Reproduction of Lanting, at the World Expo. And strokes are very realistic. In addition, "Yong Tong Printing" silk apparel fabrics, cultural gifts, scarves and other three series of a total of more than 100 kinds of digital printing products can also be found in the Expo gifts traces.

The air-tight compartments independently developed by China in the oil museum are made of nylon fabric coated with butyl or neoprene, and the helmet is made of polycarbonate, which has sound insulation, heat insulation and collision resistance. Shock absorption is good. Light weight and other features.

The Indonesian pavilion used a lot of space to introduce its own batik fabrics. According to Indonesian tradition, the textile and batik work was done by women. The final completion of a batik cloth may take a year or more. In 2009, Indonesian Batik was recognized by UNESCO as a masterpiece of human oral and intangible heritage.

A nanofiber textile equipment exhibited in the Czech pavilion. Just as the original Czech weaving technology spread around the world 25,000 years ago, the Czech jet loom that was invented in the last century has spread all over the world. Today's Czech patent "Nano-spider" technology is once again heading for the world and nanofibers that are invisible to the human eye are being given to the industry. Medical and other industries have brought unprecedented opportunities.

The Expo Axis is the world's largest continuous tensioned cable membrane structure assembled from 69 large white membranes. The material used is a coated glass fiber called PTFE, which is not only non-flammable. Anti-ultraviolet, anti-weathering and other features. Also has self-cleaning and high reflectivity.

"Flying" extravehicular glove developed by the China Space Center can ensure that the hands of the astronauts have good dexterity and comfort in the high and low temperature alternating environment of plus or minus 110 degrees.

Minerale, a new product of volcanic ash fibers developed by TrapTekt in the United States, is derived from the solid hairspray produced by volcanic eruption. After nano-high-temperature treatment, the multifunctional yarn is polymerized in the fiber. Due to its microporous structure, volcanic ash has a strong adsorption force and can eliminate iridium, bacteriostatic and deodorant in a short time. Volcanic ash powder polymerizes in the polymer of the polyester fiber to achieve permanent performance, and will not gradually disappear due to wearing or washing. These new products were used as selected products at the Shanghai World Expo.

The T-shirts developed by the Tianzhu Union with the fine bamboos and colored bamboos were designated as Expo licensed products. Tianzhu Fiber, a textile material with strong Chinese colors, not only shows its national characteristics, but also has antibacterial and health protection and environmental protection. Colored bamboo is another kind of low-consumption, energy-saving raw material after the colored cotton, which is compatible with the low-carbon environment of the World Expo. The appearance of bamboo fiber textiles at the World Expo will also make this China's own new textile material into the world stage. A step.