Zund UK has partnered with not-for-profit social enterprise Fashion-Enter to showcase a sustainable microfactory concept.
Based at Fashion-Enter’s London headquarters, the project is aimed at demonstrating to brands and retailers how microfactories can be developed for apparel and garment manufacturing in the UK, using the latest technology and advanced workflow processes.
Earlier this month Zund installed a loaned D3 single-ply cutter at the site, which is aiming to be a centre of excellence for sampling, grading, and production, and for learning and development of skills within the fashion and textiles industry.
The D3 will work alongside a Kornit Presto that was installed last month to enable Fashion-Enter to rapidly deliver test-and-repeat small product runs on behalf of online fashion retailer Asos.
Zund said the D3 cutter delivers “ultimate performance and productivity with two cutting beams operating simultaneously, with sophisticated nesting algorithms increasing material yield and helping to keep production costs low”.
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