clothing

Large textiles company and supplier to Adidas orders Soft Wear Automation’s robotic sewing system

August 30, 2017 by Sam Francis

The textiles industry was one of the first and perhaps most famous examples of automation, having brought in the loom that so incensed the Luddites.

But in the centuries since, the level of automation in textiles hasn’t really changed much, and the machines could only do the relatively simple tasks.

The automation machines available to the textiles industry today can be used in many parts of the process, from cutting to overlocking and so on, but the main thing they cannot yet do with equivalent skill is sewing. [Read more…] about Large textiles company and supplier to Adidas orders Soft Wear Automation’s robotic sewing system

If you enjoy doing the laundry, this could be your nightmare come true

April 1, 2017 by Mark Allinson

Startup company ThreadRobe launches “automated wardrobe”, eliminates laundry chores

There are few chores that Americans hate more than laundry, according to ThreadRobe, the Alexandria-based startup which aims to change millions the drudgery of the chore by introducing an automated piece of furniture that eliminates the need to fold, hang, and put away laundry.

Users place loads of clean clothing from the dryer directly into the automated wardrobe’s bin – no sorting, folding, or hanging required.

The wardrobe separates, identifies and stores them. When you want clothes back, select an outfit in the mobile app, which notifies the wardrobe to retrieve and steam those items to your specifications. [Read more…] about If you enjoy doing the laundry, this could be your nightmare come true

Sewbots prepare to take millions of jobs off humans in clothes manufacturing sector

October 1, 2016 by Mark Allinson

More and more companies in the textiles, clothing and footwear business are turning to advanced manufacturing technologies – robotic sewing machines and connected systems – to reduce the number of humans in their factories, along with the financial and social costs of employing them.

One of the largest apparel manufacturers in India, Raymond, which employs 30,000 human workers, says it plans to replace 10,000 of them with robots over the next three years. [Read more…] about Sewbots prepare to take millions of jobs off humans in clothes manufacturing sector

Startup claims launch of ‘world’s first robot to sew complete garment’

September 12, 2016 by Sam Francis

Sewbo says its development is a major breakthrough in clothing manufacturing

A startup company in America is claiming to have developed a robotic system which can make complete garments.

The simple combination of a robot and a sewing machine has resulted in what the owner, Jonathan Zornow, says is “the world’s first robotically-sewn garment”.

Zornow says: “Many people are surprised to learn that this is the very first time that a robot has sewn a piece of clothing.

“Despite decades and millions of dollars worth of industrial research, the big hurdle has been that robots can’t reliably handle fabrics.” [Read more…] about Startup claims launch of ‘world’s first robot to sew complete garment’