One distinct advantage of the emerging fiber segment in hemp is the ability to leverage new technology in its development.  Technology will also help in the development of standards and specifications, which are essential for the equipment utilized to decorticate, refine, cottonize and sort fibers to the desired diameter and length.   Machine learning is a powerful tool industrialist can use in the development of the hemp fiber segment. 

Machine learning, or artificial intelligence (AI) are already used to some extent in the textile industry but have not been widely adopted.  Major capital expenditures have already been made in the sector in preceding decades, and ingrained processes are challenging to change.  If there is one advantage to developing the hemp fiber segment now, it is that there is no widely accepted method for processing and manufacturing with hemp.  If…