The global smart textiles market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24.6% during the forecast period, owing to an increase in demand from end-user industries like military and protection, architecture, sports and fitness, transportation, fashion and entertainment, and medical.The growing demand for and popularity of smart textiles can be attributed to the advanced functionalities of these products, owing to the integration of electronic components into advanced fibers and conductive materials to be used in diverse industries. These textiles can react to thermal, mechanical, chemical, and magnetic stimuli.North America is anticipated to hold the majority of the market's share by 2020. The region is expected to grow significantly due to increasing demand from end-user markets, like healthcare and transportation. In addition, APAC is expected to be the fastest-growing market for smart textiles due to low production costs and increasing R&D activities that are sponsored by the European Union's funding programs.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ............................................. 7

Market overview 7

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 12

Research methodology 12

Economic indicators 12

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 13

Key market highlights 13

Overview 14

Supply chain analysis 15

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 17

Global smart textiles market 17

Five forces analysis 18

PART 06: Market segmentation by type ........................... 19

Global smart textiles market by type 19

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user ................... 20

Global smart textiles market by end-users 20

Global smart textile military and protection market 23

Global smart textile architecture market 25

Global smart textile sports and fitness market 26

Global smart textile transportation market 27

Global smart textile fashion and entertainment market 28

Global smart textile medical market 29

PART 08: Geographical segmentation ............................. 30

Global smart textiles market by geography 30

Smart textiles market in North America 33

Smart textiles market in Europe 34

Smart textiles market in APAC 35

Smart textiles market in ROW 36

PART 09: Key leading countries ....................................... 37

Outlook 37

PART 10: Market drivers ................................................... 39

Accelerated demand from the sports sector 39

Growing demand from the healthcare sector 39

Miniaturization of electronic components 40

PART 11: Impact of drivers ............................................... 41

PART 12: Market challenges ............................................. 42

High production costs 42

Constraints in integrating electronic components into

textiles 43

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 44

PART 14: Market trends .................................................... 45

Increase in incorporation of BLE technology 45

Growing use of nanotechnology 45

PART 15: Vendor landscape ............................................. 46

Competitive scenario 46

Concentration of the global customer base 47

Competitive advantage 48

Buying criteria 48

Key vendors 50

Other prominent vendors 50

Clothing+ 52

Interactive Wear 54

Intelligent Clothing 56

Ohmatex 58

Sensoria 60

PART 16: Appendix ........................................................... 62

List of abbreviations 62

PART 17: Explore Technavio ............................................ 63