Leading technology provider for apparel and fashion industry, Gerber Technology is participating at the ongoing IACDE World Convention 2017 in Milan, Italy. The theme of this year’s convention is “Mega-trends and their influence on the fashion industry”. The convention includes factory visits, speeches and workshops, panel discussions and will feature an innovation marketplace where world-leading apparel suppliers exhibit the latest innovations.
Bill Brewster, Gerber’s representative at the event and Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Software Solutions at the company will speak on ‘the intersection of technology and fashion’ during the convention.
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He will discuss how mainstream technology and fashion intersect and the opportunities that technology provides now and for the near future. Topics covered would be the influence of cloud computing – aids efficient supply chain processes and collaboration for customers and partners around the globe; 3D imaging – accelerating design and development, enhancing communication and reducing samples allowing decreased time to market; IoT – enables connectivity to ensure data flow from process to process without error from a garment design to the store shelf; Digital printing – allows for mass customization and fast fashion, bringing concept to consumer in a matter of days; and Mobile devices – enabling inspiration anywhere, ensuring production quality and socialization of concepts before they hit the stores.
“There are so many shifts in fashion occurring right now, and as a result of those shifts, there is a real ‘need-for-speed’ to stay on trend in the fashion world. Digitization has had a tremendous impact on the way that garments are designed, developed and produced,” says Brewster.
