9.

Technology shaping the Future of Fashion Industry - Design To

Merchandising
• The fashion sector is also one of the largest industries in the global economy with the $2.2T
• Today, fashion technology is growing at a faster pace than ever:
 From robots that sew and cut fabric, to
 AI algorithms that predict style trends, to
 VR mirrors in dressing rooms, technology is automating, personalizing, and speeding up
every aspect of fashion.

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 Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) (store design, lay planning, spreading, cutting, sewing, finishing and

pressing technologies)

 Electronic Point-of-Sale (EPOS) (Fashion forecasting, sales transactions and stock levels monitoring).

 Computer Aided Administration (CAA) (Marketing, distribution and retailing, sales order processing and stock

control)

 Computer Aided Engineering (CAE): (computer software for engineering Apparel Machineries, Abaqus, Solid

Work, etc.)

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10. Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM)
 Uses computer software to control machine tools and machinery in the manufacturing process.

 It is the software code behind the machines that manufacture the products.

 Also, assist in all operations of a manufacturing plant:

 Planning,

 Management

 Transportation and storage.

 Its primary purpose includes:

 Create a faster production process and components

 Tooling with more precise dimensions and material consistency (uses only the required

4 amount of raw material (thus minimizing waste) and reducing energy consumption).
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 Working principles of a CNC
Sytem

Eléments of a CNC Sytem

 Input Device
 Machine Control Unit
 Machine Tools
 Driving System
 Feedback System
 Display Unit
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 Fabric
spreading
 Main operation in garment industry
Different Fabric spreading

 Unwinding large fabric rolls onto long, wide tables in

for cutting each piece of garment

During Spreading –

 Alignement of plies,

 Elimination of fabric defects/flaws,

 Correct ply direction,

 Correct ply tension and

 Make fabrics flat and,

crinkle & crease free

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Manual Spreading Machines

Operating Procedure:
 Same as Manual Spreader
 Movement along the table and fabric
 Pulling can be controlled by buttons

Advantages:
 Easy to operate
 Low investment
 Suitable for small scale garment industries

Limitations:
 Speed limitation
 Skilled labor required to operate
 Chances of improper selvedge alignment
 Small roll size
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Semi-Automatic Spreading Machines

Operating Procedure:
 Same as Manual Spreader
 Movement along the table and fabric
 pulling can be controlled by buttons

Advantages:
 Fast and economical
 Proper selvedge alignment
 Ease to operate with electronic clutch

Limitations:
 Fabric roll loading, cutting is still manual
 Not suitable for large scale manufacturing houses
 Small roll size

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Fully Automatic Spreading
Machines

 Automatic loading/unloading device for fabric rolls

 Automatic roll turning arrangement for face to backlay

 Automatic leveling device for fabric edge alignment.

 Automatic cutting device at the end of a run

 Automatic tensioning device to control fabric tension

 Automatic lay height sensing elevator

 Programmable lay length, ply height and step-laying

 Spreading seeds up to 140 m/min

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Fabric cutting machine Automatic
Semi-Automatic (CNC, Laser, Plasma, water-jet)
Manual Cutting (Round knife cutter,
( scissors, cutters) straight knife, band knife)

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Advantages of CNC fabric cutting machine

 Most accurate fabric cutting

 Flexible enough for penetration and movements of knife

 Create a vaccum to hold the fabric firmly and reduce the hieght of the lay

 Ideal for notch making with the required depth

Component of CNC fabric cutting

machine
 Bristle bed
 Vaccum system
 Pre-sealer (Polyethylene sheets)
 Perforated paper
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Sewing machine

Two types of sewing machines (Based on operating system)

 Manually operated sewing machines :

 Driven by physical energy.

 Used for domestic and tailoring purposes.

 Less production, but more laborious.

 Low cost.
 Electrically operated or Industrial sewing machines

(Semi-automatic electrical or Computerized sewing

machines):

 Usually driven by electric power.

 High productivity.

 Used in garments industry.

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 Cost is high.
Computerized sewing machines

 Used for very fast and accurate sewing.

 Very expensive and require very efficient operator,
Some examples of mostly used computerized sewing machines are:
 Computer Controlled Cycle Machine with large Sewing
Area.
 Cylinder Bed Machine with Automatic threads Trimming.
 1-Needle, lock stitch unison feed machine with double
capacity.
 1-Needle, lock stitch portable machine with Automatic
thread Trimmer.
 2-Needle, 2/3/4 thread over lock sewing machine with
built-in rolled hemming and differential feed.
 Automatic Jeans pocket setter with new automatic bobbin
winder/changer.
 3-Needle, plain feed double loop seam machine with
Tractor type presser foot.
 High speed, lockstitch, buttonhole machine.

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