PI Apparel 2019 | Sponsors

DeSL is a global company delivering integrated web based, end-to-end solutions for the Fashion, Apparel, Textile and Footwear sectors. Applications include PLM, PIM, ERP, SRM and E-Commerce modules.

With a well-established and rapidly growing global customer base including Retail, E-Tail, Wholesale and Manufacturing companies, DeSL’s software has been proven to be one of the most scalable and technologically advanced solutions in the market place today, capable of supporting many hundreds or thousands of users via the Cloud or locally hosted.  

The company is rapidly pushing back the boundaries of technology for the fashion sector and is leading the pack in many key business process areas including:

• Color Lifecycle Management
• Visual Planning and Merchandising
• Interactive, web based 3D Design
• Virtual/Augmented Reality and how HoloLens technology can transform design, merchandising and selling processes

Lectra is a world leader in high-tech solutions designed to empower fashion apparel companies to stay one step ahead in an ever-changing global industry. From design to production, Lectra helps fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers transform digitally in order to address customer needs, increase efficiency and speed-to-market, and achieve overall operational excellence. 

The Lectra fashion & apparel portfolio addresses the entire product lifecycle. From ensuring newness and increased creativity while respecting cost constraints and volume fluctuations, to pattern-making, grading and 3D prototyping, Lectra design and product development solutions facilitate and accelerate the collection development cycle and build a better product. In the cutting room, Lectra customers rely on innovative lean and smart solutions designed for both fabric and leather to help them predict and control costs, optimise time to market , and reduce material consumption and labor costs. 

In addition to innovation technologies propelled by far-reaching investments in R&D, Lectra's premium offer includes in-house expertise and customer support rooted in deep industry knowledge and best practices. Close collaboration between R&D, production, and call center teams means Lectra not only reacts to customer needs, but also anticipates them. 

For more information on how Lectra can help your fashion and apparel company, please visit https://www.lectra.com/en/fashion-apparel

Without blushing, we are an awesome cloud-based quality and compliance platform designed to help brands collaborate with their suppliers. We ensure quality and compliance processes are standardized and controls are automated to provide our users with instant access to all inspection data in real-time. Here’s how we create awesomeness, in order of importance:

• Trust: Build a collaborative approach between brands, suppliers and retailers.
• Digitize at source: Standardize quality (read excellence) and compliance processes with machine learning algorithm.
• Real-time data: Take the right decision, fast.
• Social audit: Guarantee transparency to allow CSR compliance at all stages of the value chain.
• Rapid deployment: Up and running in less than 3 weeks.
• Close the loop: From start to finish, we monitor each step in the quality lifecycle of the product.

Side Effects of Pivot88:

• 163% improvement in transparency
• 99% Pass Rate on inspected items
• 46% improvement in inspection efficiency
• 43% reduction in defect rate
• 22% improvement in OTIF (On Time In Full)
• 20% reduction in retailer chargebacks

(NASDAQ: PTC) PTC helps companies around the world reinvent the way they design, manufacture, operate, and service products in and for a smart, connected world. In 1986 we revolutionized digital 3D design, and in 1998 were first to market with Internet-based product lifecycle management. Today, our leading industrial innovation platform and field-proven solutions enable you to unlock value at the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. With PTC, manufacturers and an ecosystem of partners and developers can capitalize on the promise of the Internet of Things and augmented reality technology today and drive the future of innovation.

3dMD develops and markets the most widely used static-3D and temporal-3D (motion) camera systems for human subject input applications that demand anatomical image precision including healthcare, wearable technologies, apparel, anthropometrics, human factors, and security. Combining subject workflow efficiency with the ability to generate a progressive 3D sequence of high-quality motion images of the face, head, hand, foot, or full body, 3dMD supports many innovations from clinical findings and facial recognition to the creation of new wearable technologies, clothing, accessories, and footwear that precisely adapt and fit to a person’s unique shape and enhance performance. And in today’s disruptive world, when many consumers are driven to spend money on memorable experiences that provide notable content for their social media scrapbooks, 3dMD can also provide a unique bricks-and-mortar consumer experience that builds brand excitement.

Alvanon was founded in 2001 when it developed a unique and innovative data-driven approach to solving the challenges of sizing and fit inherent in the apparel industry. Since that time, it has evolved into a global company using the latest innovations and technologies to shape the future of fit. Advising the world's leading apparel organizations on how to align their internal teams, processes and supply chains; more intimately engage their existing and target customers; and innovate to optimize profitability and achieve their growth objectives. It has amassed a wealth of expertise across every key industry discipline including consumer analytics, concept and technical design, product development, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, planning, merchandising, distribution, marketing, e-commerce and professional development. Alvanon has attracted and nurtured top-tier data analyst, 3D modelers and apparel experts. The Group now operates in 89 countries and has evolved into an innovations company reinventing the way fashion works.  It operates from its head office in New York, European headquarters in London, and Asia office in Hong Kong. Alvanon also has research, development and manufacturing facilities in Dongguan, China. 

ArcherGrey is a consulting services company specializing in PLM.  Based in North America, we have worked with over 200 clients on more than 400 significant projects.  PLM consulting services include strategy, implementations, migrations, upgrades, integrations, enhancements, staff augmentation, training and on-going support.  Our market leading customer satisfaction and reputation of delivering quality on mission critical projects is made possible by combining top-tier talent and value based pricing.  For more information visit us at our booth and on-line at www.ArcherGrey.com.

Bamboo Rose provides  a product  innovation  platform  that connects the B2B retail community through  design, development  and delivery. We simplify the  product  creation and delivery process from  start to  finish, helping companies bring great products  to market.  Our collaborative B2B marketplace  is powered  by  proven  Trade Engines, our  intelligent product lifecycle management (PLM), that  helps retailers discover great products  virtually,  develop faster, and deliver  products  to global markets  more  efficiently and at higher margins.

Bring them together, and great people make great products. BeProduct is built for both. A new kind of fashion PLM platform, made by people passionate about product. And a smart social space, designed for creativity and collaboration.

About Browzwear

Browzwear’s pioneering 3D solutions for apparel design, development and merchandising are the key to a successful digital product life-cycle. Through the power of true-to-life 3D, designers, developers, and production and marketing teams collaborate effectively to deliver creative products to market faster than ever before. With Browzwear, brands and retailers around the world connect people and processes, reduce iterations and samples, and merchandise garments even before they are produced.

Leading the 3D Revolution

Until recently, the fashion industry followed a  traditional workflow that involved sketches, manual pattern design, and hand-sewn samples.  Today, thanks to a new generation of technology, leading fashion companies are doing it all in true-to-life 3D. Browzwear is proud to be leading the digital apparel revolution since 2000, with groundbreaking 3D products for garment developers, fashion designers, and merchandisers.

A Global Company for a Global Industry

With headquarters in Singapore, R&D in Israel, and customer service in the US, Asia Pacific & Europe, Browzwear is a trusted partner of brands and manufacturers worldwide. More than 400 apparel companies including Adidas, Nike, VF, and Li & Fong, and their supply chain collaborators use Browzwear technologies to bring creative products to market faster. Learn more at www.browzwear.com.

CLO Virtual Fashion creates true-to-life 3D garment visualization technologies. Utilized as an industry tool for improved communication, CLO software solutions have quickly become a standard for expressing a variety of design details and garment categories — from simple T-shirts to complex outerwear. With over 10 years of extensive research and development, and a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise clients, CLO continues to provide cutting-edge solutions to build a more efficient and creative 3D ecosystem for the fashion and apparel industries.

Inspectorio offers an unmatched quality inspection and compliance verification Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, empowering unparalleled, efficiency, transparency, and accuracy.

Inspectorio's network dynamic capabilities empower organizations to build a digital ecosystem around their global production chain. Inspectorio leverages cognitive computing to increase collaboration and connectivity between key stakeholders, promoting self-inspections, developing robust algorithms for automation and empowering organizations to build a digital ecosystem.

Inspectorio's features include real-time data sharing, predictive-recommended action plans, defect prediction algorithm, risk assessment, an adaptive inspection process, real-time supervision of inspection execution, process automation, customizable workflows, corrective action plans, and location-based action plans, among others. These key features create continuous and mutual value, secure operational efficiency and increase return on innovation investments.

Inspectorio accelerates the seamless transition of forward-thinking organizations to a digital, interconnected, and empowered production chain.

Kalypso is a global innovation consulting firm that works with organizations to deliver better results from innovation. Kalypso's Innovation Results Transformation approach is designed to help clients improve innovation performance for sustained, bottom-line growth – year over year.

Morgan Tecnica Spa based in Northern Italy, bringing the latest in Fashion TecnoInnovation for companies in all area’s of the industry. From Design and Creation (New 3Dress Solution) through the entire process of pattern creation, production and manufacturing, our company designs and manufacturers the latest in solutions of all types of software and machinery to optimize your Design, Production and Cutting Room Operation. Fully integrated “Fusion” solution as well as compatible technology in order to communicate with all companies, our products and solutions are the most versitile and successful solutions in the market today.

QIMA is a leading quality control and compliance solution provider that partners with international brands, retailers and importers to secure and improve their global supply chain. Our AI unique platform is used by more than 6,000 clients worldwide to book, monitor and analyze Product Inspections, Supplier Audit Programs and Laboratory Testing.

Texbase provides cloud software that tracks your R & D, manages testing from concept to compliance, and connects you to your suppliers and labs. Every step of the product development, testing and compliance processes needs to be tracked, measured, managed and reported. Our software gives you the power to manage and share thousands of data points associated with every product - from raw materials to finished products and from ideation through production. We understand the complexity of managing the disparate data sources associated with product development and supply chain management.  With our deep roots in materials development, Texbase is an end to end solution with the ability to integrate with current systems already in place.

Tukatech has been a driving force behind the apparel industry’s technology revolution, with constant momentum toward ground-breaking fashion technology.
Tukatech’s award-winning pattern-making, grading, and marker-making software maximizes design and creativity using next-level process engineering. Their virtual sample-making solution uses life-like 3D fit models and motion simulation, allowing for true assessment of fit, as well as design visualization.
Tukatech systems have made an enormous impact on the industry for over two decades, empowering their partners with measurable efficiencies, improved productivity, and increased profitability.
Tukatech systems for product development, cloud collaboration, and garment manufacturing are known industry-wide for their ease, simplicity, and flexibility. They continue to transform and propel the industry forward with advanced solutions for business of any size.

Founded in 1958, X-Rite Incorporated is a global leader in the science and technology of color and appearance.  With its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone, X-Rite employs more than 800 people in 11 countries. Experts in blending the art and science of color, we focus on providing complete end-to- end color management solutions for our clients in every industry where color matters. X-Rite Pantone, as global leader in color science and technology, has taken an ambitious step beyond color to tackle the more significant challenge of capturing and managing appearance. Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem, a solution that allows you to capture and virtualize materials that have the exact same visual characteristics as their physical counterparts, and enables an unmatched level of realism and efficiency in digital material capture and 3D design. The TAC™ Ecosystem is an award- winning appearance solution that brings product designs to life with digital material representations and consistently shared material appearance information across every step of the product development process to reduce design approval cycles and accelerate time to market. The company’s corporate headquarters are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with regional headquarters in Europe (Zurich) and Asia (Shanghai) and service centers across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. For further information, please visit www.xrite.com/TAC