How far is the road to smart manufacturing in the apparel industry
In the past two years, the voice of smart manufacturing in the apparel industry has become louder and louder, and the construction of smart factories in the industry has been frequent.
The so-called high-tech software and hardware that have spent huge investments are only getting smart, but they are far from achieving the goal of smart manufacturing.
Some people say that the clothing industry belongs to the "low-end manufacturing industry", and I will not refute this; because it is meaningless, because any industry overcapacity will become a "low-end manufacturing industry."
A piece of clothing has to go through the requirements design, plate making, cutting, sewing, finishing, packaging, needle detection, and storage; each link is relatively cumbersome, and achieving intelligence is not easy; although CAD/CAM technology is now more popular , Automation design capabilities are also very mature; but these are only the realization of basic "manufacturing automation".
The popularity of automated cutting machines has reached its peak in the past two years, especially the popularization of technology; it is not difficult for any company with the conditions to do it, but the competition has also intensified; this reminds me of the CAM machinery ten years ago In the processing industry, the CNC technology at that time can be said to be all the rage; after more than ten years of development, I look back and see that there is no so-called breakthrough in the mechanical processing field, or the original model and technology;
When it comes to smart manufacturing, I am very interested, but it is not what I think; more than ten years ago, I came into contact with a Spanish company that makes automobile coupler connecting rods, although I have never had the opportunity to see their production workshop; The person at told me that they only have more than 30 employees in the company; I am curious about the annual output value of over 100 million yuan; she explained to me very seriously that the environment in which people grow up in the West and the Europeans are different, and the labor costs are not discussed. The cost is extremely high; therefore, in their concept, “manufacturing automation” does not want to cause unnecessary trouble in management costs; rather, they would rather invest in high equipment costs; so they invested hundreds of millions of yuan in manufacturing automation equipment to achieve Finished product; only 3 people are needed for the whole process; and these processes involve grinding, cutting, machining, heat treatment, welding, polishing, and packaging; are these manufacturing processes simpler than garment manufacturing? In fact, there is not much difference.
The big guys in the clothing equipment industry have been talking about smart manufacturing; you can build a sewing machine and install a touch screen to blow into the universe; build an automatic template machine and think it’s great; don’t you know that these may be smart, but they can’t make the enterprise smart .
The shortage of low-end traditional manufacturing talents is a well-known problem. The realization of industrial upgrading is a must for every entrepreneur to continue the life of the enterprise; the clothing industry is also an exception. Let me talk about what China's smart manufacturing really lacks.
First of all, the intelligent solution is the breakthrough of the existing technology. The purpose of intelligent manufacturing is to solve the future innovative technology; the two themselves are not conflicting; the real meaning of intelligent intelligent manufacturing is to use existing technology to make innovative breakthroughs. This is what I think of.
But the reality is that intelligence requires a combination of software and hardware; smart manufacturing requires innovation and process creativity; and the clothing manufacturing industry and even other traditional industries are walking on the old road several years ago to achieve intelligence; how many years ago the old road to achieve smart manufacturing ；
Those who are eliminated from the traditional IT industry go to the clothing industry to develop software that is high-tech, and half a bucket of water from the traditional manufacturing industry is mixed into the clothing industry to act as high-tech; and these are not my favorite opinions, nor the industry’s happy opinions. Arrived.
It is not easy to upgrade the clothing industry; if there is a possibility, there may be a possibility that human clothing will undergo a qualitative change without fancy styles; there is no need for luxury and cheapness, clothing is pure clothing ; Just satisfy human beings to keep warm, shame, and fashion. At this time, clothing intelligence can be made intelligently.
Songdo Intelligent focuses on the intelligent upgrading and transformation of the clothing and textile industries; provides comprehensive and urgently needed solution consultation; this includes automatic cutting machines, automatic scanning needle detection and storage; automatic packing line; unmanned chemical factory implementation suggestions, etc. advisory. www.mtc-sz.com
The so-called high-tech software and hardware that have spent huge investments are only getting smart, but they are far from achieving the goal of smart manufacturing.
Some people say that the clothing industry belongs to the "low-end manufacturing industry", and I will not refute this; because it is meaningless, because any industry overcapacity will become a "low-end manufacturing industry."
A piece of clothing has to go through the requirements design, plate making, cutting, sewing, finishing, packaging, needle detection, and storage; each link is relatively cumbersome, and achieving intelligence is not easy; although CAD/CAM technology is now more popular , Automation design capabilities are also very mature; but these are only the realization of basic "manufacturing automation".
The popularity of automated cutting machines has reached its peak in the past two years, especially the popularization of technology; it is not difficult for any company with the conditions to do it, but the competition has also intensified; this reminds me of the CAM machinery ten years ago In the processing industry, the CNC technology at that time can be said to be all the rage; after more than ten years of development, I look back and see that there is no so-called breakthrough in the mechanical processing field, or the original model and technology;
When it comes to smart manufacturing, I am very interested, but it is not what I think; more than ten years ago, I came into contact with a Spanish company that makes automobile coupler connecting rods, although I have never had the opportunity to see their production workshop; The person at told me that they only have more than 30 employees in the company; I am curious about the annual output value of over 100 million yuan; she explained to me very seriously that the environment in which people grow up in the West and the Europeans are different, and the labor costs are not discussed. The cost is extremely high; therefore, in their concept, “manufacturing automation” does not want to cause unnecessary trouble in management costs; rather, they would rather invest in high equipment costs; so they invested hundreds of millions of yuan in manufacturing automation equipment to achieve Finished product; only 3 people are needed for the whole process; and these processes involve grinding, cutting, machining, heat treatment, welding, polishing, and packaging; are these manufacturing processes simpler than garment manufacturing? In fact, there is not much difference.
The big guys in the clothing equipment industry have been talking about smart manufacturing; you can build a sewing machine and install a touch screen to blow into the universe; build an automatic template machine and think it’s great; don’t you know that these may be smart, but they can’t make the enterprise smart .
The shortage of low-end traditional manufacturing talents is a well-known problem. The realization of industrial upgrading is a must for every entrepreneur to continue the life of the enterprise; the clothing industry is also an exception. Let me talk about what China's smart manufacturing really lacks.
First of all, the intelligent solution is the breakthrough of the existing technology. The purpose of intelligent manufacturing is to solve the future innovative technology; the two themselves are not conflicting; the real meaning of intelligent intelligent manufacturing is to use existing technology to make innovative breakthroughs. This is what I think of.
But the reality is that intelligence requires a combination of software and hardware; smart manufacturing requires innovation and process creativity; and the clothing manufacturing industry and even other traditional industries are walking on the old road several years ago to achieve intelligence; how many years ago the old road to achieve smart manufacturing ；
Those who are eliminated from the traditional IT industry go to the clothing industry to develop software that is high-tech, and half a bucket of water from the traditional manufacturing industry is mixed into the clothing industry to act as high-tech; and these are not my favorite opinions, nor the industry’s happy opinions. Arrived.
It is not easy to upgrade the clothing industry; if there is a possibility, there may be a possibility that human clothing will undergo a qualitative change without fancy styles; there is no need for luxury and cheapness, clothing is pure clothing ; Just satisfy human beings to keep warm, shame, and fashion. At this time, clothing intelligence can be made intelligently.
Songdo Intelligent focuses on the intelligent upgrading and transformation of the clothing and textile industries; provides comprehensive and urgently needed solution consultation; this includes automatic cutting machines, automatic scanning needle detection and storage; automatic packing line; unmanned chemical factory implementation suggestions, etc. advisory. www.mtc-sz.com
