By Zhao Zihan

According to industry experts， in the next five years， the knitting industry will focus on the regional transfer based on intelligent equipment and high-quality supply of raw materials， so as to enhance the efficiency of elements after industrial transfer； in the next five years， the knitting industry will strive from the “the biggest”to “the most powerful”， so as to enjoy greater improvement in design， R&D and efficiency. How to achieve “Chinese Design + Intelligent Manufacturing” of knitwear from “Made in China”？ Everyone in the industry have their own opinions. From perception to comprehend and then to plan for the future， Shanghai Nuoyi Fashion Design & Technology Co.， Ltd. has presented a feasible plan about effective resource integration of the knitting industry for itself， also for the industry.

The opening ceremony of Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center was held in Shanghai on May 18th – 19th， 2016. A number of guests， industry professionals， and media witnessed the inauguration during the interactive cocktail party， enjoying the latest knitted fashion trends showcased in Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center. The establishment of the Center marks that Shanghai Nuoyi Fashion Design & Technology Co.， Ltd. has made a progress in its goal to be a leading company in terms of resource integration， original design， and brand planning of the knitting industry in China.

Resource integration： Throughout the industrial chain

As a manager of Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center， Shi Kejie has grown into a research-based entrepreneur thanks to his rich experiences in the knitting industry through the years. However， the planning of Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center is far more than that. It has been projected to build NUOYI to be a company that has knitwear industrial chain integration and operation as its aim， focusing on knitwear design， pattern R&D， and knitting technology.

During an interview on May 19th， Mr. Shi stated that “The reason for originally taking knitting as a starting point is for this vast field and its potential development in the future. With the changes in consumption concept， more and more knitwear requires a public platform to integrate both technology and trend in the aspects of personalized knitwear yarn ratio， weaving means development of intelligent equipment， the concept of environmental protection， the use of printing technology， as well as continuous introduction of fashion trends.”

It is learned that the Center has integrated relevant resources like yarn manufacturers， knitting equipment manufacturers， knitwear makers， foreign trade companies， independent designers and brands， to provide companies in every link of the supply chain from raw materials to terminal sales with in-depth services like design output， technical consulting， sample making and production， brand planning and management， etc.

During the event， Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center carefully planned a series of colorful activities for the guests， including not only sharing exchanges of industry experts but also a fashion show representing the latest knitwear fashion research results of the Center. In addition， there were also static exhibition of garments， home textiles and machinery.

In the context of the global economic downturn， the textile and garment industry is struggling among the sharp drop in orders， compressed profit margins by rising production costs and other factors. The scarce design and technology development resources have increasingly become a key driver of the development of these enterprises， and“Intelligent Manufacturing in China” is playing an increasingly prominent role while to master advanced technology is the key. It is worth mentioning that Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center has significant technological advantages in equipment and pattern design： on the one hand， the Centers professional technical team is familiar with various knitting machines technical features and performance， and has in-depth cooperation with top domestic and overseas CNC knitting equipment suppliers. The Center is not only an explorer of innovative technology， but also the bridge between the market， technology and fashion. On the other hand， the professional design team has a good command of a variety of knitting principles and weaving methods， not only ensuring the success of design in terms of apparel patterns and fabrics， but also achieving improvement of production efficiency based on specific design for the performance of different devices.

Product R&D： Keeping abreast of technology and trends

The establishment of Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center not only depends on the powerful ability of Shanghai Nuoyi Fashion Design & Technology Co.， Ltd. to integrate industry resources， but also relies on advanced technology as a key to achieve its core business.

In terms of pattern and fashion design， Nuoyi Fashion Technology Centers professional design team has mastery of various knitting principles and weaving methods. They not only can design patterned fabric of the most popular “knit & wear”，“l(fā)aid-in warp and weft”， “plaiting”， “multicolor applique”， “composite stitch”， etc.， but also can conduct specific design according to different machines production performance， which can highlight the design sense of the products while enhancing the production efficiency.

In terms of equipment and technology， Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center can start knitwear design from yarn development with the first-rate yarn fabric development and supply capacity. It is introduced that Shanghai Nuoyi Fashion Design & Technology Co.， Ltd. has been in close cooperation with various domestic and overseas knitting equipment suppliers. “Thanks to strong technical support as well as continuous adjustment and running-in of intelligent equipment， we are not only explorers of innovative technology， but also bridges between the market， technology， and fashion.”

Mr. Shi introduced to the reporters that to his mind， the development of knitting industry needs to have a good knowledge of knitting fashion trends， besides advanced technical support. Currently， the company is actively increasing the market-oriented product innovation and development in order to guide user consumption concept through use of new materials and development of new technology for overall series fashion design.

Intelligent Manufacturing： Equipment is king

Development of Intelligent Manufacturing is in line with the inherent requirements of Chinas manufacturing development， also an inevitable choice to reshape new manufacturing advantages to achieve the transformation and upgrading. To realize the inherent requirements of the upgrading of manufacturing industry not only has to achieve the important steps towards the high-end manufacturing industry in China， but also becomes the internal needs to accelerate advances in intelligent manufacturing technology.

The forum themed on “Intelligent Manufacturing， Leading Design” was held on May 18， 2016， during which Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center exhibited its strength in integration at its best， and the experts from various sectors made lectures covering intelligent design， intelligent manufacturing， intelligent management， and intelligent services， illustrating textile and garment Industry 4.0 to the audience and advising the to-beimproved aspects to the enterprises.

Coming to Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center， your eyes would be attracted by a professional team who are versed in running all types of knitting equipment and familiar with their technical features and performance. On the spot， the lecture on patterning design with STOLL ADF machine and the lecture on SHIMA SEIKIs APEX design system application attracted a number of people in the industry. Thanks to the experts demonstration and explanation， the audience had a detailed understanding of the functions of the two different techniques in patterning design and knitting production.

According to the experts， STOLL ADF machine cannot only design such patterns as multicolor applique， laid-in warp and weft， plaiting， and composite stitch， but also realize knitted weaving and production of woven fabrics. In addition， small batch operation is possible. While SHIMA SEIKIs APEX patterning design system is equipped with such functions as patterning design， automatic generation of weaving control program， knit fabric structure simulation， 3D pre-dressing and weaving simulation.

In addition， its own structure units， including plain knitting， rib knitting， twisted patterns， are capable of presenting very realistic three-dimensional simulation results. With this device， the customers cannot only make any required patterns through such units to cover the selected clothing pieces， but also see what the ready-made clothes look like， thus saving sample making and shortening the design process.

In a word， the transformation from “Made in China” to “Chinese Design& Intelligent Manufacturing” is in line with the inherent requirements of the development of textile and garment industry in China， also an inevitable choice to achieve the transformation and upgrading of textile and garment industry in China. The establishment of Nuoyi Fashion Technology Center proves that Shanghai Nuoyi Fashion Design & Technology Co.， Ltd. has taken a solid step forward so as to make their own efforts to the changes of knitting industry for one-stop integration of knitting industry.