Digital Materials Archives

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Future Fashion Disrupters – The Interline Report

byBen Hanson
April 22, 2022
1.0K views

How far has the vision for end-to-end digital transformation been realised? And how prepared are the next generation of fashion talent? We put together a unique event, in partnership with The University Of Manchester and a panel of forward-thinking technology vendors, to find out.

3 minute read

FFashion Technology News

Swatchbook Partners With Centric Software® For Next Generation PLM Integration To Materials Marketplace

byThe Interline
March 16, 2022
508 views

Swatchbook to integrate with Centric PLM™ solutions to provide seamless access to 100,000+ materials for their fashion clients.

2 minute read

EEvents

Join Us At ‘Digital Futures: Disruptive Tech & Innovation Industry Summit 2022’

byThe Interline
February 23, 2022
1.0K views

The Interline and The University of Manchester unite for a festival of technology, celebrating the return of in-person events with a full-spectrum look at the future of fashion technology.

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WWorkshops and Events

The Interline Speaks At 2021 World Digital Textile Forum

byThe Interline
November 8, 2021
760 views

Across a keynote presentation and panel discussion, The Interline will help articulate the value of digital materials to an industry that has made digital product creation a priority.

2 minute read

DDigital Materials

Overcoming The Bottlenecks In Digital Product Creation With Machine Learning-Assisted Material Digitisation

byThe Interline X Frontier
July 27, 2021
1.8K views

While digital product creation promises rapid turnarounds, and revolutionary ways to shorten product lifecycles, significant bottlenecks exist in the material digitisation process. Machine learning could offer new ways to automate and accelerate the creation of digital materials at scale.

11 minute read

DDigital Materials

How Digital Product Creation Helped New Balance Prepare For The Pandemic, And Pull Ahead Afterwards

byThe Interline X Swatchbook
June 23, 2021
4.4K views

COVID turned digital materials & 3D assets into survival tools, but the Boston footwear giant could be a guiding light towards what's going to be possible with digital product creation post-pandemic.

6 minute read

33D - Technical

From Render To Real: Delivering On The Promise Of Digital Design To On-Demand Production

byGerber Technology, a Lectra company
June 7, 2021
3.7K views

Why the right 3D environment could be the key to unlocking the potential of end-to-end digital workflows, and to powering on-demand production.

8 minute read

MMaterial Innovation

Machine Learning: The Secret to Getting Started with Digital Materials

byThe Interline X Unity
April 7, 2021
3.0K views

As fashion moves further into digital product creation, digital materials are increasingly in the spotlight. But creating them has been a more complex, time-consuming process than most designers can afford. Machine learning could be about to change all that.

7 minute read

MMaterial Innovation

How Virtual Fabric Sourcing Is Opening Doors For Emerging Designers and Micro-Brands

byAasia D'Vaz-Sterling
March 11, 2021
2.5K views

The digitisation of material sourcing is a matter of efficiency and business continuity for large enterprises. For micro-brands and emerging designers, it's a door to a whole new world.

3 minute read

OOpinion

Six Trends In Fashion Tech for 2021

byThe Interline
January 6, 2021
42 views

Dakota Murphey explores some possible trends in fashion technology for this year. Dakota has more than a decade of experience in business growth, working independently as a business consultant for a number of years.

6 minute read

TThe New Era Of Sustainability

Push Performance Without Pushing The Planet

byWayne Fan
October 7, 2020
1.9K views

Combined, digital materials and machine learning could offer a route to more sustainable research and development. Provided the playing field is kept even.

8 minute read

DDigital Materials

Creating Digital Materials With Designers In Mind

byNicolas Paulhac
August 28, 2020
4.9K views

Digital materials are essential to digital product creation, which means it's vital they're built with creative designers in mind. But what does that actually mean?

6 minute read

DDigital Materials

Are Digital Materials Headed For Their Own Streaming Wars?

byWayne Fan
August 20, 2020
2.6K views

As the popularity of digital materials explodes, competing commercial interests could get in the way of realising their true benefits. This article considers a different, more democratic approach to digitisation.

4 minute read

DDigital Materials

Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way

byBen Hanson
August 6, 2020
2.8K views

Building a digital product creation workflow relies on digital materials that behave identically to their physical counterparts. The technologies are in place to make this happen, but as an industry we still need to slot the pieces together.

Digital Materials

Future Fashion Disrupters – The Interline Report

Swatchbook Partners With Centric Software® For Next Generation PLM Integration To Materials Marketplace

Join Us At ‘Digital Futures: Disruptive Tech & Innovation Industry Summit 2022’

The Interline Speaks At 2021 World Digital Textile Forum

Overcoming The Bottlenecks In Digital Product Creation With Machine Learning-Assisted Material Digitisation

How Digital Product Creation Helped New Balance Prepare For The Pandemic, And Pull Ahead Afterwards

From Render To Real: Delivering On The Promise Of Digital Design To On-Demand Production

Machine Learning: The Secret to Getting Started with Digital Materials

How Virtual Fabric Sourcing Is Opening Doors For Emerging Designers and Micro-Brands

Six Trends In Fashion Tech for 2021

Push Performance Without Pushing The Planet

Creating Digital Materials With Designers In Mind

Are Digital Materials Headed For Their Own Streaming Wars?

Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way

The Interline Podcast: Championing Change

The Interline Podcast: The Data-Driven Supply Chain

Why Digitisation Will Define The Future Of Fashion – The Interline Speaks At Première Vision Paris

Top Textiles (China) Selects Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan As The Cornerstone Solution Of Its Digital Transformation Programme

A Possible Setback For Attempts To Substantiate Sustainability

The End Of Growth For The Gratification Economy?

Vertical Knits Adopts Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan to Meet Increased Volume and Order Complexities Due to Rapidly Changing Consumer Demands

Beyond The Metaverse: Shopping In The Alternative Reality

Redefining Digital Try-On

Undefined: The Missed Potential Of Digital Product Creation