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Sampling is another area for which the
exporters still depend on buyers for the
design and what follows are days of rejections,
tweaking and approval. And waiting for
all these days has a cost attached to it. The
intervention of technology to design digital
samples with the help of Shima Seiki design
solution SDS-ONE APEX3 will ease the sample
approval process apart from saving time
significantly.
Tadanori Ueno, General Manager – Bangladesh Liaison
Office, Shima Seiki
M. Shahbuddin, Managing Director, Pacific Associates
made up of robust components which are
100% Japanese. M. Shahbuddin, Managing
Director, Pacific Associates, informs, “Apart
from apparel, P-CAM also has its applications
in woven, non-woven, technical textiles and
automotive industries.”
Optimistic towards the response of automatic
cutting machines in Bangladesh, Shahbuddin
expresses, “There are so many cutters available
out there in the market, but Shima Seiki is
known for its quality.”
Other models of P-CAM are also available for
single-ply cutting, single-ply cutting of leather
and different small parts.
Heading towards automation like no other,
surprisingly, Bangladesh has adopted
computerized flatbed knitting machines
only in the recent few years. Earlier, hand flat
machines were ruling the knitwear companies
in this prospering country. The question that
arises though is whether despite of the rapid
development, Bangladesh market is mature
enough to imbibe the concept of seamlessly
linking all the processes and remotely
controlling the machines. In an exclusive
discussion with Apparel Online, Ueno asks, “Did
anyone predict such technologies about 10
years ago or more? No. Technologies are fast,
beyond our prediction.”
The revolutionary category of sweaters in the
coun try has been supported by the Japanese
pioneer with 4,000 installations last year.
Taking it away from the conventional hand flat
knitting machines, SVR123SP helps garment
manufacturers to develop value added
knitwear items with its inlay technique. With
its Loop Presser, it can produce ‘Woven-like
knitwear’, a hybrid textile, combined with knit
and weave characteristics.
The virtual sampling feature helps in
reduction of time, cost and material
spent during the sample-making process.
“Bangladesh will soon head towards virtual
samples, because in future, exporters will not
have the privilege of longer lead times,” says
Ueno.
The onset of technology in a market paired
with an effective after-sales support and
training is a perfect combination. Shima
Seiki, in collaboration with its Bangladesh
partner Pacific Associates Ltd., has introduced
a training institute to develop the skills in
students and make them ready for challenges
of the future. Educating on the working
of the 3D design system, SDS-ONE APEX3,
Shahbuddin adds, “The training is not limited
to sweater industries, but is equally useful
for other industries as well such as leather,
footwear, woven, automotive, technical textiles
etc.” The course includes stages addressed
as basic, secondary and advanced and it also
provides certification after the completion of
the course.
The applications of virtual sampling solution
are not limited to apparel sector only but can
also be propagated to other industries like
furniture, automotive, leather and technical
textiles.
Talking of the company’s next year projection,
Ueno believes a lot of factors will determine
the year ahead. In his words, “The dynamics
of Bangladesh RMG industry are changing,
they are moving towards modernization and
supporting them in their transition is Shima
Seiki with its gamut of solutions along with
the strong after-sales support by Pacific
Associates.”
Team Shima Seiki at DTG, Bangladesh
SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.
85, Sakata Wakayama 641-8511, Japan, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
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