Specialist / Niche Fashion Manufacturing
Specialist Fashion Manufacture has always been a key area of growth. Our facilities enable the design, development and prototyping of specialist innovative apparel by merging industrial and craft based technologies, machinery and equipment. We are able to work with tricky materials such as Denim and Leather and produce a variety of specialist garments from Lingerie & support wear, Sports and performance apparel and Bespoke Fashion Tailoring. Most recently there has been a big focus on producing PPE garments utilising a number of pieces of innovative equipment within our innovation zone.
Sports and Performance Apparel / Workwear, Denim & PPE / Leather / Fashion Tailoring / Lingerie and Support Wear
Clo3d and Browzware V Stitcher prototyping software, 3D Laser Body Scanner, Post feed and flat bed rotary seam bonding, laser cutting, flatlock, cover seam twin needle and triple needle cover seam with variety of attachments and binders, digital 2 and 3 step zig zag, Chainstitch and lockstitch buttonhole, multi needle embroidery machine, automatic Gerber Cutter, Gerber digital pattern cutting software, Gerber Digitizing Boards, Gerber Plotters, Continuous and intermittent Ultra sonic welding, hot air seam taping, Sublimation printer, Bonadex, multi needle elastication, extensive variety of full scale and half and quarter scale men, women and children mannequins, Industrial Irons and variety of industrial fusing presses
Case Studies
Research and knowledge exchange projects using these facilities.
NHS Fit for Purpose: A regional model for co-designing, producing, and evaluating effective and affective PPE
Utilising CLO3D digital design, 3D Avatar technology and QR Codes
NHS Scrubs – Responding to the national shortage of PPE during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Producing digital graded patterns and technical production packs
