MannyAI, a fashion tech start-up that uses AI to help clothing brands and suppliers make products on demand, announces the 17th July beta launch of Seamstream, a new AI tool that will assist apparel manufacturers in producing Bills of Materials (BOM) and Operation Breakdowns (OB) instantaneously, facilitating a quicker price alignment between factories and brands.
Seamstream is a First-Pass Cost Estimator powered by AI that is automatically created from a tech bundle. It computes a bottom-up BOM, which includes labels, trims, interfacing, fabrics and lining, along with an operation breakdown, which estimates the Standard Minute Value (SMV) for each construction step according to the type of garment.
This shortens the time it takes for suppliers and brands to negotiate by providing a realistic price range in a matter of seconds. Currently, Seamstream supports shirts, joggers, sweatshirts and hoodies; further categories will be added in response to partner demand.
In the near future, factories will be able to list available machinery, tailoring the construction sequence to their actual line setup and input their own trims, fabrics and prices, so costing reflects real stock availability.
In order to identify construction details from uploaded photographs and tech packs, MannyAI’s proprietary engine is based on a database of more than 11,000 items and combines expert knowledge with image-based reasoning.
GSD (General Sewing Data) has long been used by large factories, but onboarding is lengthy, requires video analysis and has high license fees. From microfactories to multinational corporations, Seamstream provides a quicker, easier-to-use and AI-native substitute.
MannyAI has developed a suite of solutions, the first of which is Seamstream, to help the fashion supply chain meet customer-driven demand manufacturing. MannyAI is intended to become a co-pilot for teams involved in sourcing, purchasing and manufacturing, beginning with the most demanding and urgent task of all—costing.
The apparel manufacturing sector is under tremendous strain on a number of fronts. Even as the expense of the specialised industrial engineering knowledge needed for accurate BOM calculations rises, factories are under increasing pressure to speed up costing procedures without sacrificing accuracy. Traditional manual costing techniques are no longer economically viable due to the simultaneous emergence of quick fashion and customised clothing, which has resulted in reduced order quantities and explosive SKU proliferation.
“The convergence of these challenges has created more pressure for manufacturers,” said Shruti Grover, CEO at Seamstream. “Factories that once relied on experienced industrial engineers to manually calculate costs for large, standardized orders now must process hundreds of unique variations with shrinking expert resources.”
With the support of top investors worldwide, such as Plug and Play Tech Centre and PDS Ltd, MannyAI creates solutions that make manufacturing drastically more agile, which lowers overheads, speeds up time to market, and gets rid of overproduction.
Join the Beta
MannyAI is now accepting beta testers — factories, costing teams, and sourcing offices — who want to shape the future of AI-assisted production. Early testers have already contributed feedback such as enabling the AI to auto-generate questions and emails to customers when details are missing — saving back-and-forth for both sides. Attend the upcoming webinar to see the product in action and learn how you can get early access — Register here.
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