Leading Japanese fashion solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD., will exhibit at Graduate Fashion Week in London, England. Graduate Fashion Week is the world’s largest showcase of fashion graduates from over 80 college and university programs of various disciplines, intended to be a springboard for new talent and a bridge between education and employment. SHIMA SEIKI will be exhibiting as part of the Digital Fashion Hub, an area that spotlights innovative technologies that are available to fashion creatives.
With increasing demand for experienced operators of its design software, the company intends to address this issue through increased use of its software in undergraduate programs. By exhibiting its APEXFiz® design software at Graduate Fashion Week, SHIMA SEIKI hopes to increase awareness for its software and expedite the use of APEXFiz® into each curriculum so that graduates may acquire skill and experience that is highly valued by the fashion industry.
Based on SHIMA SEIKI’s renowned SDS®-ONE APEX series 3D design system, APEXFiz® subscription-based design software supports the creative side of fashion from planning and design to colorway evaluation, realistic fabric simulation and 3D virtual sampling, for various textiles including flat knitting, circular knitting, weaving, pile weave, socks, embroidery and print.
Virtual sampling is a digitized version of sample making, accurate enough to be used effectively as prototypes. By replacing physical samples, virtual samples reduce time, cost and material that otherwise go to waste. APEXFiz® thereby helps to realize sustainability and digitally transform the fashion supply chain. In addition, SHIMA SEIKI’s unique position as leading flat knitting machine manufacturer allows designs created on APEXFiz® to be easily converted to machine programming data, providing a smooth workflow from design studio to factory floor.
SHIMA SEIKI wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate all graduates participating in Graduate Fashion Week. We wish you success, and look forward to your contributions to the fashion industry in the years to come.
