SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD., a leading fashion solutions provider based in Wakayama, Japan, has published a new article on “wearware”, the fashion-tech blog dedicated to supporting digitalization and sustainability in fashion design.
The article, titled “Efficient, High-Quality Sock Production Made Easy with APEXFiz® Design-Sox,” highlights the sock industry as “uniquely well-suited to virtualization,” emphasizing its potential to spearhead digitalization among the many categories of the fashion industry.
With its latest release, APEXFiz® Design-Sox, SHIMA SEIKI introduces a specialized software package within its APEXFiz® subscription lineup, designed exclusively for sock creation. The company aims to accelerate the adoption of 3D virtual sampling in the sock industry, presenting what it calls “a real chance to say good-bye to physical samples altogether.”
The article also discusses SHIMA SEIKI’s partnership with Italian sock knitting machine manufacturer Lonati S.p.A., integrating APEXFiz® Design-Sox with Lonati’s ORION sock machine programming software to optimize production.
Additionally, readers are provided with a link to download a detailed white paper outlining the innovative workflow from design to production using APEXFiz® Design-Sox and ORION, along with a link to view a demonstration video.
