Um fabricante de roupas, suportado pela Made mais inteligente, tem como objetivo o crescimento verde através do estilo sustentável com uma eco-fábrica inteligente inovadora. Máquinas inteligentes, vinculando a produção a seus clientes e cadeia de suprimentos. £ 20.000 Grant para um projeto de integração de dados e sistemas que automatizará e acelerará o processo de recebimento de pedidos até o gerenciamento e a expedição da produção. A parceria com a Made Made mais inteligente também inclui aproveitar seu esquema de estágio digital, que combina com estudantes de graduação, mestrado e doutorado com fabricantes para trabalhar em projetos ao vivo. Acredita que colocar a tecnologia no coração dos planos de crescimento aumentará a rotatividade de quatro vezes em cinco anos e criará 50 novos empregos de alto valor.
Creative Apparel is set to open the new state-of-the-art facility in Stockport, a mile away from its current base, in 2022.
It is investing in full factory digitalisation where a central IT system drives and measures smart machinery, linking production through to its customers and supply chain.
Renewable energy sources including rainwater harvesting, solar power, wind turbines, air-source heating and eco fans will support the introduction of modern, high-tech machinery to enable a more sustainable approach to production.
Made Smarter, the government-led industry-backed technology adoption programme, has supported Creative Apparel with a £20,000 grant for a data and systems integration project that will automate and speed up the process of receiving orders right through to production management and dispatch.
Meanwhile, the business has secured a further £20,000 for a project which uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to collect fashion data from social media influencers and other sources, enabling designers to respond quicker and more effectively to trends.
The business’s ongoing partnership with Made Smarter also includes taking advantage of its digital internship scheme, which matches undergraduates, master’s and PhD students with manufacturers to work on live projects across.
Established in 1988 as a two-person screen printing operation, Creative Apparel now employs over 80 people and produces around 50,000 items of clothing each week for the fast fashion industry, specialising in screen printing and embroidery.
Managing Director Phil Millar believes putting technology at the heart of growth plans will increase turnover fourfold within five years and create 50 new high value jobs.
A produtividade está prevista para aumentar em 30%, e o desperdício deve reduzir em 20%, mas, crucialmente, os negócios diminuirão o impacto ambiental e social das roupas que eles fazem. Ajude a abordar isso, tornando -se um líder para mudanças no setor, colocando a sustentabilidade no coração de nossos processos de produção.
Phil said: “The fast fashion industry suffers from a reputation as one of the most damaging to the environment due to the amount of waste generated during the production process and the throw-away nature of many of the products.
“We want to help address that by becoming a leader for change in the sector by putting sustainability at the heart of our production processes.
"Ao introduzir a tecnologia e as ferramentas digitais que reduzem o desperdício e consomem menos energia, queremos provar que você pode ajudar a salvar o planeta e economizar dinheiro. Setor têxtil, oferecendo especialista, conselhos de tecnologia imparcial, oficinas de transformação digital para ajudar os fabricantes a dar seus primeiros passos, um programa de liderança e financiar estágios de tecnologia digital.
“Accessing support from Made Smarter is helping us accelerate faster towards our vision.”
Since its launch in 2019 Made Smarter’s Adoption Programme in the North West has worked with more than 1,200 businesses, including many in the textile sector, offering expert, impartial technology advice, digital transformation workshops to help manufacturers take their first steps, a leadership programme, and funded digital technology internships.
O programa apoiou mais de 200 projetos de tecnologia que prevêem oferecer um £ 176 milhões adicionais em GVA para a economia do noroeste nos próximos três anos, criar mais de 920 novos empregos e upsekill 1.764 papéis existentes.
Alain Dilworth, gerente do programa de adoção do noroeste da MAKER MATER SMAR, disse: “Como a Conferência de Mudança Climática das Nações Unidas da COP26 se prepara para se reunir em Glasgow em novembro, o foco do mundo está em como vivemos mais sustentáveis. Emissões. Objetivos. Eu realmente mal posso esperar para ver isso ganhar vida e espero que isso incentive outros fabricantes a considerar o que o digital pode fazer por eles. ” Para mais informações, visite
“As one of the biggest greenhouse gas-emitting sectors of the UK economy, the manufacturing industry has a vital role in reducing emissions.
“Digitalisation offers a huge opportunity for manufacturers to deliver operational efficiencies, decarbonise heat and power, optimise design and materials, and improve logistics and transport, benefitting their business, their bottom line and the environment.
“Creative Apparel is a fantastic example of a Made Smarter-supported business which has found the sustainability sweet spot between these economic, social, and environmental goals.
“Creative Apparel are keen to demonstrate what a future factory will look like and the breadth and scope of the entire project is visionary, bringing imaginative solutions to everyday problems. I genuinely cannot wait to see this come to life and I hope this encourages other manufacturers to consider what digital can do for them.” For more information visit https: //www.madesmarter.uk
