Let's take a look at the collection of experts' opinions on "digital sewing"

In the context of the continuous evolution of the global industrial structure and the accelerated penetration of the digital economy, the sewing machinery industry, as an important part of our country's light industry, is facing a key node of transformation and upgrading. As the core engine to promote the high-quality development of the industry, "digital sewing" has attracted much attention for its development status and future trends. Recently, a number of industry experts expressed their opinions on topics such as technological breakthroughs, application value and development bottlenecks of "digital sewing", providing wisdom guidance for the development of the industry.

Technology is integrated into the core path, and production efficiency has achieved a qualitative leap

Li Jianguo, director of the Technical Committee of China Sewing Machinery Association, pointed out that the essence of digital sewing is the deep integration of information technology and sewing technology, which has achieved breakthroughs in many links. "In the past, it took skilled workers hours to debug the equipment parameters, but now the intelligent electronic control system can be accurately matched in a few minutes; The mature application of automatic threading, machine vision inspection and other technologies not only liberates workers from repetitive labor, but also increases the product qualification rate from about 95% of the traditional model to more than 99%. He took the practice of a large garment company as an example, after the introduction of a digital sewing production line, the daily output of a single production line increased by 30%, and the raw material loss rate decreased by 15%, fully demonstrating the empowering value of digital technology.

Wang Hao, a professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering of Zhejiang University, emphasized that the intervention of the Internet of Things and big data technology has enabled sewing equipment to achieve "interconnection". "By installing sensors on the equipment, data such as speed, stitch spacing, and energy consumption in the production process can be uploaded to the cloud platform in real time, and enterprise managers can remotely monitor production progress and predict equipment failures. The 'sewing industry brain' built by a leading sewing equipment company has provided digital services for thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises, helping them increase their production efficiency by an average of 20% and reduce operating costs by 18%. ”

Market demand drives innovation, and personalization and greening are new directions

In response to the changes in current market demand, Chen Juan, vice president of the China Garment Association, proposed that digital sewing provides a feasible path to meet the needs of personalized customization. "Consumers' demand for customized clothing styles and sizes is growing, and the traditional large-scale production model is difficult to adapt. The customized clothing business of an e-commerce platform has shortened the order delivery cycle from 15 days to 3 days with the help of digital sewing technology, and customer satisfaction has increased by 40%. ”

In terms of green development, Zhao Yang, a researcher at the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that digital sewing is an important starting point for promoting the low-carbon transformation of the industry. "The total energy consumption of the global sewing machinery industry exceeds 8 million tons of standard coal per year, of which 1/3 is in China. Digital technology can reduce energy consumption by optimizing the production process and developing low-energy equipment, and the intelligent energy-saving sewing machine developed by an enterprise can reduce the energy consumption of 30% compared with traditional equipment, and can reduce standard coal consumption by 21,000 tons per year based on the calculation of 10,000 units of equipment in the country. She also pointed out that digital technology can also promote the recycling of waste equipment and build a green supply system for the whole industry chain.

face up to the bottleneck of development and work together to solve industry problems

Despite the promising development prospects of digital sewing, the industry still faces many challenges. Luo Wenbo, a professor at the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Information Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (author of "Analysis and Prospect of Key Technologies for Intelligent Intelligence in the Field of Sewing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing"), bluntly said that the lack of core technology reserves is the most prominent problem at present. "In key technology fields such as intelligent integrated control and robot control, we still have shortcomings, and the problem of data islands in equipment interconnection has not been completely solved; At the same time, the industry standard system is not perfect, and the data interfaces of different brands of devices are not uniform, which restricts the promotion of digital transformation. ”

The shortage of talents cannot be ignored either. Liu Min, director of the Vocational Training Committee of the China Vocational and Technical Education Society, said that digital sewing requires compound talents who understand both sewing technology and information technology. "At present, there is a talent gap of more than 100,000 people with relevant skills in the industry, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which are difficult to attract high-end digital technology talents. This requires enterprises to strengthen cooperation with universities, establish targeted training mechanisms, and improve the digital skills of existing practitioners through vocational training. ”

Many parties have made efforts to promote development, and the future prospects of the industry are broad

Experts are generally optimistic about the future development of the industry. According to industry research reports, the global smart sewing market size is about $15 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $50 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 18.3%, of which the Asia-Pacific region will be the largest market, accounting for more than 40%.

Li Jianguo suggested that the government should increase support for core technology research and development and establish an industry collaborative innovation platform; Enterprises need to increase R&D investment, strengthen cooperation with upstream and downstream enterprises, and build a complete industrial chain ecology; Colleges and universities should optimize their professional settings and cultivate compound talents that meet the needs of the industry. "With the in-depth implementation of the 'Made in China 2025' strategy and the continuous iteration of digital technology, our country's sewing machinery industry will surely realize the transformation from a 'big country' to a 'strong country', and digital sewing will also become the core driving force for the development of the global sewing industry."