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TMAS: Vandewiele Sweden launches e-commerce platform (c) Vandewiele Sweden AB
22.04.2024

TMAS: Vandewiele Sweden launches e-commerce platform

Vandewiele Sweden is spearheading a transformation in B2B operations for the industry, with a new e-commerce platform developed in Sweden. The company, a member of TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association, has taken on the task of developing the digital solution that will meet the future demands for Vandewiele Group customers worldwide.

The Vandewiele Sweden team has developed a user-friendly interface that exploits the latest "exploding view" diagrams to ensure customers can easily identify and order the components they need, all within a 1:1 digital representation. The next stage in 3D technology is set up and ready, although it awaits implementation and market readiness to fully integrate and utilize its features.

Adopting a phased approach, the company is initially introducing its IRO-branded accessories, spare parts and gauge parts, targeting textile mills, weavers and distributors. The platform has been carefully crafted to cater to the varying needs of its diverse clientele, offering streamlined direct sales and a transparent commission structure for agents and distributors.

Vandewiele Sweden is spearheading a transformation in B2B operations for the industry, with a new e-commerce platform developed in Sweden. The company, a member of TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association, has taken on the task of developing the digital solution that will meet the future demands for Vandewiele Group customers worldwide.

The Vandewiele Sweden team has developed a user-friendly interface that exploits the latest "exploding view" diagrams to ensure customers can easily identify and order the components they need, all within a 1:1 digital representation. The next stage in 3D technology is set up and ready, although it awaits implementation and market readiness to fully integrate and utilize its features.

Adopting a phased approach, the company is initially introducing its IRO-branded accessories, spare parts and gauge parts, targeting textile mills, weavers and distributors. The platform has been carefully crafted to cater to the varying needs of its diverse clientele, offering streamlined direct sales and a transparent commission structure for agents and distributors.

With an ambitious logistics promise of 48-hour dispatch and leveraging third-party payment service providers like Nets, the company assures speed and reliability in every transaction.

Scheduled for launch in April, Vandewiele stands ready to introduce its new e-commerce solution to key markets, including Scandinavia, the Baltics, parts of Europe, Turkey, and India.

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TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association

SHIMA SEIKI at Preview in SEOUL (c) SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.
18.08.2023

SHIMA SEIKI at Preview in SEOUL

SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its Korean subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI KOREA INC., will participate in the Preview in SEOUL exhibition in Seoul, Republic of Korea this month (23rd - 25th of August 2023).

SHIMA SEIKI will show its SWG061N2 compact WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine which can produce a wide range of WHOLEGARMENT® items in their entirety without the need for linking or sewing. The SWG-N2 series “Mini” range is suited to the production of small knit items and accessories such as gloves, socks, hats and scarves as well as cozies, shoe uppers, bags, card cases, glasses cases, smartphone covers and other personal items. The N.SVR093SP is a conventional shaped knitting machine featuring a loop presser bed that yields novel fabrics with special inlay patterns that are produced by inserting yarn into knit fabric in a weave fashion, offering new and exciting possibilities in hybrid knit-weave textiles. Both machines will be shown knitting such items as bags and sporting goods to demonstrate the capability of current knitting technology for producing non-apparel items.

SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its Korean subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI KOREA INC., will participate in the Preview in SEOUL exhibition in Seoul, Republic of Korea this month (23rd - 25th of August 2023).

SHIMA SEIKI will show its SWG061N2 compact WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine which can produce a wide range of WHOLEGARMENT® items in their entirety without the need for linking or sewing. The SWG-N2 series “Mini” range is suited to the production of small knit items and accessories such as gloves, socks, hats and scarves as well as cozies, shoe uppers, bags, card cases, glasses cases, smartphone covers and other personal items. The N.SVR093SP is a conventional shaped knitting machine featuring a loop presser bed that yields novel fabrics with special inlay patterns that are produced by inserting yarn into knit fabric in a weave fashion, offering new and exciting possibilities in hybrid knit-weave textiles. Both machines will be shown knitting such items as bags and sporting goods to demonstrate the capability of current knitting technology for producing non-apparel items.

SDS®-ONE APEX design system and APEXFiz® subscription-based design software will also be on display. Both support 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. Virtual samples can furthermore be used in e-commerce to gauge consumer demand before production begins. Feeding that information back to production and combined with on-demand WHOLEGARMENT® knitting technology, production can be adjusted to optimize inventory and minimize leftover waste. APEXFiz® thereby helps to realize sustainability and digitally transform the fashion supply chain.

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SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.

SHIMA SEIKI
22.09.2022

Virtual Samples: SHIMA SEIKI and KDDI launch XR Mannequin for APEXFiz

SHIMA SEIKI announces a sales promotion package for the apparel industry together with KDDI, Linking 3D fashion design with cross-reality― realizing digital catalogs, VR showrooms and new customer experience allowing 360-degree viewing without actual samples

Leading fashion technologist SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan together with telecommunications company KDDI Corporation of Tokyo, Japan launched "XR Mannequin for APEXFiz," a sales promotion package that links SHIMA SEIKI's APEXFiz design software for the apparel industry with KDDI's XR (cross-reality) technology.

SHIMA SEIKI announces a sales promotion package for the apparel industry together with KDDI, Linking 3D fashion design with cross-reality― realizing digital catalogs, VR showrooms and new customer experience allowing 360-degree viewing without actual samples

Leading fashion technologist SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan together with telecommunications company KDDI Corporation of Tokyo, Japan launched "XR Mannequin for APEXFiz," a sales promotion package that links SHIMA SEIKI's APEXFiz design software for the apparel industry with KDDI's XR (cross-reality) technology.

XR Mannequin for APEXFiz will be offered to the apparel industry. Using an XR Mannequin that enables viewers to check product images from any angle in 360 degrees on various devices, XR Mannequin for APEXFiz enables digital catalogues with 3D virtual sample image data of garments designed on APEXFiz design software, 360-degree VR showrooms, as well as digitally extended stores. It also realizes virtual proposals at exhibitions, showroom-style stores with no inventory, and user-friendly purchase experience on e-commerce sites, and more. It also allows users to reduce excess stock at stores and create new sales opportunities.

Eventually, by adding movement to models wearing Virtual Samples and rendering them on a cloud server, customers will be able to view high-resolution virtual fashion shows on their smartphones and other devices.

 Until now, the apparel industry has been making actual product samples in each of the planning and design stages of production. This process not only takes an enormous amount of time and cost, but generates waste of raw materials including fabric that require disposal. At the retail stage, stores also needed to have various sizes and colors in stock to address a wide range of customer preferences, resulting in excess inventory.

With SHIMA SEIKI's APEXFiz, designs can be evaluated without making actual samples, minimizing resources spent on sample production as well as lead time, enabling environmentally-friendly manufacturing.

In May 2022, KDDI developed a high-resolution XR mannequin for apparel sales, with support from Google Cloud. It enables various devices such as store signages and smartphones to check products from any angle in 360 degrees, enabling stores to sell products without maintaining inventory.

SHIMA SEIKI and KDDI combines APEXFiz and XR Mannequin to start providing XR Mannequin for APEXFiz. This brings DX solutions to all stages in the supply chain for the apparel industry, from planning and design to sample making, production, distribution, and retail sales. SHIMA SEIKI and KDDI will continue to create services together that link each other's products, to bring about a sustainable society by reducing excess stock, and providing a customer experience that gives peace of mind when purchasing products.

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SHIMA SEIKI

05.07.2022

EFI Fiery acquires Provider of Production and Design Workflow Software

Fiery®, the digital front end (DFE) and workflow business of EFI, announced that it has acquired CADlink® Technology Corp., a software company that delivers solutions for the high growth areas of digital direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTF) printing; digital cutting and engraving; digital wide-format print; and vehicle wraps. CADlink’s products address increasingly important customer needs for customization and personalization, and for reducing the time spent moving work from design to production.

CADlink is a global software company that serves markets that require unique workflows involving different types of production devices. CADlink’s products are recognized leaders in design, RIP and workflow technology, and are sold globally to customers through OEM partners and an extensive network of resellers. CADlink’s products, partners and channels are a natural complement to what the Fiery business delivers for its global commercial, display graphics and industrial printing customer base.  

The CADlink software portfolio includes proven, advanced solutions that support the development and growth of e-commerce for custom-manufactured products.

Fiery®, the digital front end (DFE) and workflow business of EFI, announced that it has acquired CADlink® Technology Corp., a software company that delivers solutions for the high growth areas of digital direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTF) printing; digital cutting and engraving; digital wide-format print; and vehicle wraps. CADlink’s products address increasingly important customer needs for customization and personalization, and for reducing the time spent moving work from design to production.

CADlink is a global software company that serves markets that require unique workflows involving different types of production devices. CADlink’s products are recognized leaders in design, RIP and workflow technology, and are sold globally to customers through OEM partners and an extensive network of resellers. CADlink’s products, partners and channels are a natural complement to what the Fiery business delivers for its global commercial, display graphics and industrial printing customer base.  

The CADlink software portfolio includes proven, advanced solutions that support the development and growth of e-commerce for custom-manufactured products.

“Becoming part of the EFI Fiery business will extend the geographic reach for our products and enhance our ability to support and drive greater value to customers and partners worldwide,” said CADlink Co-founder and CEO Gordon Reynen.

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EFI

BEUMER Group: Taschensortersystem für effizientes Retourenhandling (c) BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG
Das Taschensortersystem kommt vor allem in der Fashion-Logistik zum Einsatz – etwa für das Retourenhandling.
17.06.2021

BEUMER Group: Taschensortersystem für effizientes Retourenhandling

Mit ihrem Taschensortersystem BG Pouch System erfüllt die BEUMER Group die wachsenden Anforderungen an das E-Commerce-Fulfillment – und die Kombination von Einzelhandel und D2C. Der Betreiber erhält einen Matrixsorter für den Direktversand an Verbraucher und Filialen. Er profitiert von einem vereinfachten Retourenhandling, weil die dynamische Pufferung das erneute Lagern und Kommissionieren überflüssig macht. Der neue Sorter erhöht den Durchsazu um 25 Prozent im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Taschensortern. Er benötigt nur wenig Platz und eignet sich für die Sortierung ganz verschiedener Artikel – von Hightech bis hin zu High-Heels. Die Gewichtskapazität der Taschen beträgt sieben Kilogramm.

Mit ihrem Taschensortersystem BG Pouch System erfüllt die BEUMER Group die wachsenden Anforderungen an das E-Commerce-Fulfillment – und die Kombination von Einzelhandel und D2C. Der Betreiber erhält einen Matrixsorter für den Direktversand an Verbraucher und Filialen. Er profitiert von einem vereinfachten Retourenhandling, weil die dynamische Pufferung das erneute Lagern und Kommissionieren überflüssig macht. Der neue Sorter erhöht den Durchsazu um 25 Prozent im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Taschensortern. Er benötigt nur wenig Platz und eignet sich für die Sortierung ganz verschiedener Artikel – von Hightech bis hin zu High-Heels. Die Gewichtskapazität der Taschen beträgt sieben Kilogramm.

Mit dem BG Pouch System ist es Logistikern und externen Logistikdienstleistern (3PL) möglich, die steigende Nachfrage nach schnellen, durch den E-Commerce bestimmten Taktzeiten zu erfüllen. Das wachsende Problem der Retourenbearbeitung wird im Lager durch eine effiziente Handhabung auf Basis einer integrierten automatischen Zwischenpufferung für rückgesandte Produkte gelöst. Unnötige manuelle Arbeitsschritte werden vermieden, da die Retouren wieder direkt aus dem dynamischen Puffer zum Versand gebracht werden können, ohne dass sie an das Hauptlager zurückgeschickt oder nochmals kommissioniert werden müssen. In einem Omnichannel-Umfeld stellen die Sortier- und Sequenzierfunktionen einen unschätzbaren Vorteil dar. Die filialgerechte Sortierung der Waren sorgt dafür, dass die Produkte effizient entsprechend der Regalsequenz vereinnahmt werden können.

Das BG Pouch System hat eine Gewichtskapazität von sieben Kilogramm pro Tasche, wodurch es sich perfekt für Modeartikel von Schuhen bis hin zu Kleidungsstücken auf Kleiderbügeln (GoH) eignet, aber auch für eine breitere Produktpalette, einschließlich Druck und Medien, Pharma- und Beauty-Produkte sowie Elektronik. Diese Vielseitigkeit sorgt für hohe Flexibilität bei der Handhabung verschiedenster Artikel, unabhängig von der Notwendigkeit der Retourenabwicklung, saisonalen Spitzen oder Omnichannel-Anforderungen. Verschiedene Artikel, die für unterschiedliche Kunden vorgehalten werden und für unterschiedliche Versandarten bestimmt sind, können somit in einem einzigen intelligenten System zusammengefasst werden. Dies wird besonders für Logistikdienstleister interessant sein.

Jedes Modul des BG Pouch System kann bis zu 10.000 Teile pro Stunde sortieren. Der Einsatz eines dynamischen Puffers erlaubt manuelle Arbeitsschritte zu reduzieren, Intralogistikabläufe zu beschleunigen und ermöglicht eine vorausschauende Kommissionierung.

Technisch arbeitet das System mit einem berührungslosen Magnetantrieb für Stauförderer (ca. 80 Prozent der Förderstrecke in einem typischen System), der einen reibungsfreien Betrieb ermöglicht.

Stephan Heessels, Leiter des Geschäftsbereichs Logistic Systems bei der BEUMER Group: „Wir erkennen ein enormes Potenzial für eine moderne Version des Taschensorters, vor allem für Kunden, die ihre Fulfillment- und Distributionskette durch Prozessoptimierung verbessern wollen, um kürzere Warentransportzyklen zu erreichen und den Bedarf an manuellen Arbeitsschritten deutlich zu verringern."

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BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG / a1kommunikation Schweizer GmbH