There is still such a machine: as long as you turn off the switch, you can make clothes by hand.

On the morning of October 21st, at the 2nd China Fashion Intelligent Manufacturing Summit Forum, experts from all over the world talked about the prospects for the development of garment intelligent manufacturing.

What is gratifying is that in the No. 5 pavilion of the Expo, a group of unique and practical local clothing and intelligent equipment made a stunning appearance. The products cover almost everything from plate making, cutting, loading, sewing, ironing and printing. Waiting for all aspects of garments, and sought after by domestic and foreign merchants.

Cixi private enterprise made the country's first automatic ironing machine

At the service fair site, before the ironing machine displayed by Hangzhou Bay Enterprise Ningbo Zhiteng Knitting Technology Co., Ltd., surrounded by many domestic and foreign merchants, the company's general manager, 57-year-old Yan Huayong is patiently introducing this national first. Automatic ironing machine.

This ironing machine has won a number of national invention patents. It is the first ironing machine in China that integrates ironing, drying and folding, and fills the blank of domestic garment machinery in this field.

It is understood that the ironing machine is the last process used in the production of sweaters. When the sweaters are woven, they need to be ironed to shape and shape, and then dried, folded and packaged. Previously, these processes were manual.

"In the past manufacturing equipment, we are engaged in export manufacturing sweater, usually foreign customers order at the beginning, it is necessary before August delivery, tight deadlines. Ironing workers wore more than 30 ℃ high temperature, Guangzhuobangzi operation. Because it is too bitter, few people are willing to do it, and the clothes that are manually dried are not thorough. In addition, it is always rainy in summer, and the clothes will be wet when delivered, resulting in unqualified quality being returned or fined.” Yan Huayong said.

Although the problem is obvious, since the ironing is a small proportion in the overall process of garment manufacturing, few companies are involved. Do what others can't do and don't want to do. As a result, the 53-year-old Yan Huayong embarked on the road of equipment research and development.

In the past 4 years, the old man burned tens of thousands of sweaters in the laboratory, and the sample model was finally released. He began to upgrade the equipment for the development of the latest information technology. At present, this model can recognize different styles of sweaters, adjust the working mode of the ironing machine, and its artificial intelligence system can learn new styles by itself. The number, style and size of the clothes ironed in each time period will be displayed in the human-computer interaction system in the form of data, which facilitates the overall management of the Internet of Things era.

"Handmade clothing" smart sewing machine big sale

Next to the Zhiteng booth, a sewing machine company named Kawei Automation Technology Co., Ltd. from Ji Shigang Town, Yinzhou District, has produced a big slogan of “hand-made garments”, and general manager Chen Xiaolong is busy with docking orders. .

The secret of how to make clothes is the template system developed by Chen Xiaolong. Based on the popular styles and production techniques on the market, he has developed hundreds of templates, placed the fabric in the template, and a motor switch. The sensor on the sewing machine is automatically made according to the shape of the template.

"We are developing a robotic arm system, and people who have even switched switches will save it in the future." Chen Xiaolong said.

What Chen Xiaolong did not think is that the customers who want to order this product have already reached the end of the year. In order to expand production capacity, he also moved the factory from Gulin Town, Zhangzhou to Jiushigang Town.

"I am now chased by the order and I am hiding, this is also a happy worry." He said with delight.

Breaking the key areas of technology monopoly, enterprises still need to work harder

The reporter found that Ningbo's local clothing intelligence equipment enterprises are rapidly emerging. Although these enterprises have small production capacity and belong to the "small ascending rules", the products are targeted at the intelligent enthusiasm.

The high-speed plate-making machine and cutting machine produced by Ningbo Zhongdao Machinery Co., Ltd. changed the traditional communication method and realized digitalization. The designer can remotely make plates through the network, and the line accuracy is up to 0.01 mm, which is almost invisible to the naked eye. In addition, the intelligent loading equipment and smart printing equipment produced by local enterprises have been well received by customers.

Of course, some key technical areas are still monopolized by foreign companies. Although the digital printing machine displayed by Ningbo Datian Technology has fast printing speed and bright color, it is very suitable for customized requirements, but the person in charge of the company admitted that these are also attributed to the nozzles imported from Japan.

"At present, the manufacturing technology of the nozzle is monopolized by Japan. A set of equipment only sells for 160,000 yuan, and the imported nozzles account for a large portion. Local companies actually only earn a little assembly fee," he said.

The relevant person in charge of the Ningbo Economic and Information Committee said that it is the key to whether Ningbo manufacturing can make great strides toward “ Made in China 2025” through independent research and development. Only in this way can the company truly move from the bottom of the “smile curve” to the upstream of the industrial chain. Transfer and complete the upgrade within the industry.