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Rockville, Md. The global smart clothing market is set to reach about US$ 5 Bn by 2022 on moderate growth, according to Fact.MR. As athlete contracts grow more valuable, sports bodies are investing in smart products to head off injury and lift performance, while rising hospital-staff injuries and the pull of remote patient monitoring add a healthcare dimension.

Shirts lead the product mix, attached electronics is the largest application, and healthcare is the dominant vertical. North America is the most lucrative region, while Asia Pacific excluding Japan is the fastest riser.

Technology, Products and Verticals

Passive smart textile leads by technology, followed by ultra-smart textile, and attached electronics is the largest application at over US$ 2.5 Bn by 2022. Healthcare is the dominant vertical at more than a fourth of revenue. By product, shirts lead on the strength of accurate data on perspiration, muscle engagement and heart rate, shoes rank second, and bras and suits grow fastest at similar rates. Smart clothing offers more precise measurement of foot landing, muscle activity and stride than wrist bands, sharpening its edge over fitness trackers.

North America is the most lucrative region at nearly US$ 1.8 Bn by 2022, while Asia Pacific excluding Japan grows fastest, helped by small startups and better knowledge sharing.

Performance and Health Drive Demand

The market runs on measurable benefit. Athletes adopt smart clothing to prevent injury and optimise performance, and its move into corporate uniforms across public safety, hospitality, medicine, education and transport aids team communication and productivity. High product costs and limited awareness remain the main brakes on faster adoption.

Suppliers and Their Playbook

The field brings together material and wearable-tech specialists.

• Noble Biomaterials, Inc., Sensatex, Tex-Ray Industrial Co. Ltd., Medtronic plc, Wearable X, MAD Apparel Inc., Carre Technologies Inc., CuteCircuit Ltd., OMsignal Inc., and Sensoria Inc. are among the key players in the report.

Reading the Market for Decisions

For makers, growth favours healthcare and sports applications and fashionable, comfortable designs. Investors get a market with steady, performance-led demand. Procurement teams can plan around shirts carrying volume, healthcare leading verticals, and North America offering the largest opportunity while Asia Pacific grows fastest through 2022.

About the Report

Fact.MR's study covers the global smart clothing market for the 2017 to 2022 forecast period, with segmentation by technology, application, industry vertical, product type and region. It sizes each segment, maps the competitive field, and weighs the demand forces shaping the market. Further detail is available in the smart clothing market report.

About Fact.MR

Fact.MR is a market research and consulting agency with deep expertise in emerging market intelligence. The firm is known for its syndicated research, custom research and consulting solutions, helping clients make decisions on demand, competition, investment, procurement and future growth.