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SHIMA SEIKI ITALIA S.p.A., Italian subsidiary of leading Japanese computerized knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD., will exhibit at the 93rd edition of the Pitti Immagine Filati exhibition in Florence, Italy. It will exhibit as part of the new CustomEasy section, which explores the various aspects of customization in the presence of textile machinery, including a multi-faceted lineup of SHIMA SEIKI WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machines.

The WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine SWG-XR® features 4 needle beds for all-needle knitting of high quality WHOLEGARMENT® products using the company's original SlideNeedle™. SWG-XR® features a re-designed sinker system and a compact, light-weight carriage featuring 4 systems as well as auto yarn carriers. All contribute to increased productivity of more than 25% over the previous MACH2®XS machine, as well as increased product range using a wider variety of yarn for supporting knits for all seasons, and higher quality for knitting beautiful fabrics and silhouettes; even items that were impossible to knit with the MACH2® series, including punch-lace patterns, variable stitch knitting and intarsia knitting. Setting new standards for the next generation of waste-free, sustainable WHOLEGARMENT® knitting, SWG-XR® at Pitti Filati will be shown in 18L.

Affectionately referred to as “SWG®-Mini,” SHIMA SEIKI's compact line of WHOLEGARMENT® machines allows customers to take advantage of the same short lead times and versatile production as larger WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machines, but with minimal investment. SWG®091N2 with its 36-inch (90cm) knitting width is especially suited to knitting a wide variety of items including accessory items as well as childrenswear and smaller size garments, all without the need for linking or sewing afterward. At Pitti Filati SWG®091N2 will be shown in 5 gauge.

A new proposal in WHOLEGARMENT® knitting will also be shown in the form of the N.SVR®183 WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine. SHIMA SEIKI's global standard in shaped knitting, the N.SVR® series now features a model for producing WHOLEGARMENT® knitwear using every other needle in fine gauge. N.SVR®183 is equipped with the R2CARRIAGE® system and a compact, lightweight carriage for even higher productivity. Shown in 21G at Pitti Filati 93, N.SVR®183 is the ideal machine for flexible, entry-level WHOLEGARMENT® production, with the versatility to respond to fluctuating market demand.

APEXFiz® subscription-based design software supports the creative side of fashion from planning and design to colorway evaluation, realistic fabric simulation and 3D virtual sampling. Virtual samples are a digitized version of sample making that are accurate enough to be used effectively as prototypes. By replacing physical samples, virtual samples reduce time, cost and material that otherwise go to waste. APEXFiz® thereby helps to realize sustainability and digitally transform the fashion supply chain.

Continuing from past editions of Pitti Filati are knit samples produced in collaboration with Italian designer Vittorio Branchizio, as well as samples from SHIMA SEIKI headquarters for assessing the potential of SHIMA SEIKI knitting machines.

SHIMA SEIKI ITALIA S.p.A., Italian subsidiary of leading Japanese computerized knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD., will exhibit at the 90th edition of the Pitti Immagine Filati exhibition in Florence, Italy. Products exhibited will include the N.SVR®123SP computerized flat knitting machine as well as APEXFiz™ design software.

The N.SVR®123SP computerized knitting machine features a special loop presser bed, capable of producing hybrid inlay fabrics with both knit and weave characteristics. Demand for such novel fabrics are very high across a wide range of applications, from fashion apparel to sportswear, innerwear, outerwear, uniforms and other functional clothing, as well as home furnishing and technical textiles. Shown in 18G at the SHIMA SEIKI booth, N.SVR®123SP will also feature the special i-Plating option, capable of alternating yarn colors in any pattern, producing jacquard-like designs using plain jersey stitch. Plating can be performed within the same course and for individual needles. In combination with the loop presser and spring-type moveable sinker system even greater diversity in knit design is possible. An SVR®123SP machine in 14G with i-Plating option will also be on display at the booth of yarn spinner IAFIL S.p.A. as well.

APEXFiz™ is subscription-based design software that maintains the proven functions that have made SHIMA SEIKI’s SDS®-ONE APEX series design systems so popular with fashion designers. Installed on personal computers, those strengths are now enhanced with the added versatility to adapt to different work styles and business environments including teleworking and telecommuting. APEXFiz™ software supports the creative side of fashion from planning and design to colorway evaluation, realistic fabric simulation and 3D virtual sampling. Virtual samples are a digitized version of sample making that are accurate enough to be used effectively as prototypes, replacing physical sampling and consequently reducing time, cost and material that otherwise go to waste. APEXFiz™ thereby helps to realize sustainability and digitally transform the fashion supply chain.

APEXFiz™ along with SHIMA SEIKI’s yarnbank™ digital yarn web platform are featured at a special section launched at the previous session of Pitti Filati no. 89 called Pitti Studios. Pitti Studios is a content production service that yarn companies exhibiting at Pitti Filati can use for their own promotion. Yarn companies provide a piece of yarn, which is digitized on yarnbank™ and used to simulate photorealistic fabric on APEXFiz™. This is then processed by a creative studio specializing in digital content to provide static and animated 3D virtual representations. The process shows how to use the latest DX tools to provide accurate representation of a finished garment without having to produce any fabric, converting the conventionally wasteful process of sample-making into a sustainable one.

Continuing from past editions of Pitti Filati are knit samples produced in collaboration with Italian designer Vittorio Branchizio.

Toller Erfolg für Büke Cayci, Masterstudentin am Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik der Hochschule Niederrhein. Sie siegte beim internationalen  Strickdesign-Wettbewerb „Feel the Yarn 2018“, der im Rahmen der Messe „Pitti Filati“ in Florenz stattfand. In der Toskana-Metropole treffen sich jedes Jahr die besten Design-Hochschulen der Welt und ermitteln die kreativsten und innovativsten Ideen rund um die textile Welt des Strickens.
 
In diesem Jahr hieß das Thema „Hybridization“, zu dem sich zwei Studentinnen der Hochschule Niederrhein aus dem Studiengang „Textile Produkte – Design“ qualifiziert hatten. Insgesamt nahmen 26 Studierende von vierzehn verschiedenen internationalen Design-Hochschulen aus neun Ländern teil. Zum Projekt – ausgeschrieben und finanziert vom CPF-Consorzio Promozione Filtai – gehört für die Studierenden eine ganze Woche Aufenthalt in Florenz und Prato mit einem umfangreichem Programm, bestehend aus interdisziplinären Workshops, Schulungen und Firmenbesichtigungen.
 
Der Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik der Hochschule Niederrein war zum siebten Mal dabei. Aufgabe aller Teilnehmenden war es, je ein Männer- und ein Frauen-Strickoutfit zu entwickeln. Die Garne hierfür wurden ihnen von den italienischen Strickgarnspezialisten „Manifattura Igea s.p.a.“ und „Lanificio dell' Olivo s.p.a.“ zur Verfügung gestellt.
 
Büke Cayci hatte für ihre Entwürfe die umfangreichen technischen Möglichkeiten der Hochschule Niederrhein genutzt, um phantasievolle Stricktechnik mit spannenden Drucktechniken zu kombinieren und mit dreidimensionalen Effekten die Verschmelzung von Natur und Technik mit dem Titel „Nature breaks through“ darzustellen. Mit Erfolg: Ihre Ergebnisse fanden beim internationalen Publikum und der Fachjury großen Anklang und es gelang ihr, einen der drei ausgelobten Preise, ein dreimonatiges Praktikum in Italiens Textilhochburg Prato bei der Firma Trafi Creativatà Tessile srl, zu gewinnen. Es war nach 2015 der zweite Erfolg einer Mönchengladbacher Studentin bei dem internationalen Wettbewerb.
 
Gut angenommen wurde auch der zweite Beitrag der Hochschule Niederrhein. Katerina Amprazi hatte ein kreatives Nachhaltigkeits-Statement zum Thema „Save the Ocean“ mit zarten Netzstrukturen und stilisierten Elementen aus der Welt von Korallenriffen in Verbindung mit dekorativen Zivilisationsspuren aus Plastik erarbeitet. Neben der Hochschule Niederrhein beteiligten sich das Bunka Fashion College Tokio, das Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, die Design Skolen Kolding in Dänemark, die Hochschule Luzern, das Politecnico Di Milano, das Shenkar College aus Israel, die Polimoda Florenz, die Hanyang Women´s University South Korea, die Hochschule Trier, die Hong Kong Polytechnic University, die Ecole de la Maille Paris, die Kingston University und das Royal College of Art aus London.