Changing Technology and Machinery

During the 1980s the textile processing industries in the developed countries of the Western world have been presented with a number of challenges and opportunities. Those companies that have recognised and reacted positively have emerged from the struggle for survival in the late 1970s into a situation where they can look forward with more confidence to the future. The keys to success have been (a) speed in adopting and effectively managing new technologies to improve quality, reduce costs and increase flexibility, and (b) responding effectively to the demands of the market in terms of product development, consistency of quality of work and quick response to change