Medical gowns are personal protective equipment used to protect both HCPs and the patients from infection or illness when they come in contact with potentially infectious liquid and solid material in the healthcare settings. These gowns are also used to prevent the wearer from transferring microorganisms that could harm vulnerable patients, such as patients with weakened immune systems. Medical gowns are an essential element of infection-control strategy, primarily in healthcare facilities. The three major types of medical gowns, which are generally used to prevent respiratory infection, include surgical gowns, patient gowns, and nonsurgical gowns. All the types of medical gowns are classified based on the desired level of protection that they can provide.

With the growing number of institutes and universities venturing into the research and development of heating fabrics and smart textiles, the technology development and the fabrics development in the recent years have given rise to several new products to the segment. Carbon fiber-based and polymer-based fabrics have shown an exponential increase in production for multiple applications such as military, sports, and healthcare. For instance, wearable heating system with a controllable e-textile-based thermal panel by Istanbul Technical University has given rise to products such as Loomia’s electronic jacket. There have been several such cases whereby the information provided by the research studies of the universities is based on the product development of a company. Moreover, several companies also collaborate with institutions and universities to do the research on their behalf, thereby reducing the R&D costs.

Industrial sewing machines are more advanced than household sewing machines and offer high operational time as well as more productivity. These sewing machines are highly efficient for large-scale manufacturing apparels and non-apparels. The report on the global industrial sewing machines market presents a detailed analysis of the trends, future estimations, and thorough study of the market depending on application, bed type, fabric weight, and region. The applications covered in the study include apparels and non-apparels. The report further provides information on bed type, which include flat bed, cylinder bed, and post bed sewing machines. Moreover, it provide details sewing machines depending on fabric weight, including weight, medium weight, heavy weight, and extra-heavy weight sewing machines.