Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Rodinia (Clothing manufacturing 4.0 – Changing the way we make fashion)
Período documentado: 2019-11-01 hasta 2020-02-29
30% of the annual production of garments are never sold, due to a slow sequential production system in which, it is cheaper to overproduce than produce just what is needed. Also, in a fast fashion world trends are shifting faster than new clothes can be manufactured due to slow production lead times and a low tech industry which relies on very cheap manual labour.
Rodinia is an automated and digital clothing production process managed by our cloud-based Clothing Manufacturing Efficiency (CME) software with the potential to eliminate overproduction of clothes.
The production line comprises a digital printer, a curing oven, and a cutting machine,- robotic arms can additionally be added-. The production process is faster than ever, uses no water, minimal energy and non-toxic biodegradable dyes for printing. It is thus the first ever sustainable and affordable production solution build for SME fashion brands to produce closer to home (nearshore).
Rodinia automated clothing manufacturing process supported by our CME software enables manufacturers to adjust their production to real demand by reducing drastically production lead times while offering no lowest limits in production-size (volume). Overproduction will never again be an issue (overproduction accounts for 45 billion garments per year) and will facilitate a reduction in clothing waste. In addition, 0% water and no toxic chemicals are used in the production process.
The EU Member States imported clothes worth €166 billion in 2018; and €84 billion came from non-EU Member States. With Rodinia, we can bring fashion production closer to home – to be produced where the actual demand is. Automation is the key to make it a reality as companies can now compete due to increased productivity, shorter lead times, more transparent supply chains thus taking into account the rising labour cost in the current low labour cost countries. Rodinia is therefore enabling a new paradigm in the history of fashion: sustainable, ultra-fast (just-in-time), and nearshore production."