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
