The fashion industry has increasingly embraced 3D design and digital “virtual twins” to speed up the manufacturing process, replace physical samples and save money. But the technology hasn’t always delivered when it comes to solving the industry’s biggest pain points.

 One serial entrepreneur who’s been reducing manufacturing costs in the automotive, aerospace and electronics industries for 40 years recently applied his expertise to the fashion industry. The resulting company is Clothing Tech LLC, and its patented product is called the Garment Digital Twin™.

In this Fireside Chat, Bill Wilcox, president and founder of Clothing Tech LLC, sits down with Kate Nishimura, features editor of Sourcing Journal, to discuss the software and its many advantages, namely speed and precision.

Watch the fireside chat to learn: 

·      The difference between designing in 3D and visualizing in 3D and why it matters

·      How Clothing Tech’s Garment Digital Twin™ creates a digital definition that is instantly readable by a computer

·      How more precision design significantly reduces the return rate for garments ordered via e-commerce

·      How Clothing Tech’s Garment Digital Twin™ embeds the tech pack right into the pattern

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