| Footwear industry the main driving factors of | | | | their main source, their focus will be on the supply |
| technological development, most likely in the | | | | chain co-operation between, and will target such |
| following areas: | | | | as: innovation, development, improve performance |
| (1) Environmental legislation | | | | and so on. |
| Environmental regulations will address new | | | | (3) Information Technology |
| environmental problems further legislation. Which | | | | Visual aided design and CAD / CAM (computer |
| may include industrial material recycling and reuse, | | | | aided design and computer aided manufacturing) |
| and limit the production and use of chemicals. In | | | | system to promote the application of technology |
| order to meet environmental regulations, the | | | | in the production area, to maintain a critical |
| footwear industry will have to take corresponding | | | | position. PDM (Product Data Management System) |
| measures, development of new processes and | | | | applications will be considered to accelerate |
| technologies. The use of chemical products, there | | | | productivity and to explore the design, |
| will be more limited, which could force the | | | | manufacturing potential of the key. The |
| footwear industry to develop new materials, or | | | | continuous development of CAD / CAM |
| use more expensive materials. | | | | technology, really has become the footwear |
| Will conduct an internal re-allocation process | | | | industry's core information systems. Information |
| in order to achieve a limited amount of solvent | | | | technology resources will be integrated computer |
| required (currently 5 tons per year per office), in | | | | network in widespread use. |
| particular adhesive and synthetic soles spraying. | | | | (4) Technology and Equipment |
| Surface engineering technology will | | | | Footwear technology development results |
| contribute to the improvement of adhesive | | | | will gradually be effective because the shortage of |
| properties, which have a variety of adhesives are | | | | high-quality leather, resulting in new technology is |
| available to address some of the so far still can | | | | likely to reduce the use of leather, or substitution |
| not quite believe bonding or adhesive bonding | | | | of new materials, and other factors will also |
| surface of the problem. | | | | affect the supply of leather. For example: ethics |
| If the strict environmental control, and the | | | | or vegetarian movement, although it does not |
| industry is unable to break through the limit does | | | | mean the next shoe will have a significant impact, |
| not dissolve adhesives, quality management, the | | | | but it's out of leather shoes made the whole |
| pressure will force the industry to accept paste | | | | industry will have far-reaching influence. |
| process, this will force the industry uses, such as | | | | The application of the structure will increase |
| welding voltage, or other bonding technique. | | | | endurance, because it has high comfort, flexibility |
| Otherwise, the production department had to | | | | and the advantages of saving materials, products |
| move to areas with less stringent environmental | | | | using this technology also increase the variety. |
| regulations. | | | | Flexible soles with a variety of modeling |
| Safety is a key issue, more and more | | | | techniques continue to improve the performance |
| productive sectors, will be to hold a safety permit. | | | | of footwear will increase faster, the result will |
| (2) High Performance Materials | | | | bring a wider choice and more cost-effective. |
| In addition to finding environmentally friendly | | | | Equipment development will be the quality, stability |
| shoe in order to overcome the environmental | | | | and common goal. Reduce the cost of equipment |
| constraints are always brought, the market also | | | | development is still one of the elements. Process |
| need to develop high-performance materials to | | | | Automation is another key aspect still, it will |
| meet the growing consumer made good quality | | | | improve the quality and stability, but in the |
| and high comfort requirements. In addition, the | | | | footwear industry will maintain a labor-intensive |
| development of materials science will show a | | | | comprehensive. |
| continuous growth and comprehensive | | | | Advanced vision systems and sensors can be |
| development of a more coherent focus on the | | | | enhanced quality control capability. |
| types of materials. Can be expected to be more | | | | With the global economic growth and rising cost |
| and more synthetic materials instead of natural | | | | of raw materials, closed-style upper suture and |
| leather. | | | | closed automatically operate on the shoe |
| Genetic engineering will make animals more | | | | manufacturers would be the inevitable choice. |
| consistency and predictability. The future | | | | Shoe-making equipment manufacturers in the past |
| development of bio-engineering, may have | | | | 10 years, has been globalization or the East, thus, |
| developed a real man-made leather. Currently, | | | | the influence of European manufacturers have |
| research focuses on greater use of leather and | | | | gradually disappeared. Of course, in the |
| tannery and shoe factory closer together. | | | | foreseeable future, the Italian shoe-making |
| Successful suppliers will soon cut the leather | | | | equipment in the industry will maintain an |
| tannery. They would choose to re-locate to close | | | | important position. |