Prof. John Xin, Chair Professor of ITC, has been recognized with the First-Class Award of the Science & Technology Advancement Award of Shandong Province for the successful digitalization of yarn and fabric colors as well as the commercialization of its core technology in the textile and apparel industry.The work is a collaborative effort of ITC,Luthai Textile Co., Ltd.,Donghua UniversityandZhejiang University. Prof. John Xin is the first contributor among the collaborators of the awarded work. The fundamental technology that has led to this recognition is an imaging color measurement (ICM) system developed by Prof. Xin and his team at ITC and supported by theHong Kong Research Institute of Textile and Apparel.
The award demonstrates the significance of the ICM system which has advanced colour measurement technologies for fashion and textile, as well as many other different industries.
The ICM system is a cutting edge total color management system that has ultra-high precision with the capability of accurately measuring the color of each pixel on a textile fabric, which can be a yarn dyed fabric, printed fabric, or even a piece of lace with multiple colors and textures. The ICM system is a disruptive technology in the textile industry due to its ability to objectively measure complex colored products with one click without the need for contact. This is a major step forward from current state-of-the-art color measurement instruments which can only measure a single solid color. The ICM system effectively eliminates color quality disputes among textile producers and textile buyers, shortens the product development lead time, and reduces the cost due to fewer sample repeats and elimination of sample delivery. The ICM system has significantly increased the effectiveness of color quality control work and efficiency in product development, which together provide a wide variety of benefits to the textile industry.
| Research Units | School of Fashion and Textiles |
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