Digital Textile Design
What does "digital design" mean in the traditional sewing industry?
The answer is in this photo:
A client operating in highly technical fields wants to develop an electronic assembly and protect it from shocks and the elements, regulate its temperature, carry it on a person’s back, and avoid making it excessively heavy.
After several unsuccessful attempts with plastic, he turns to our group without much hope.
We ask them to send us the DFN files for their electronic components, and what happens next is... magical—just like our industrial organization:
Our industrial sheet metal design office (a major subsidiary of Sagaert) creates a 3D design for a metal panel that will house all of the customer’s electronic components, and this same digital design of the panel is then used by the design office that constructs—entirely on a computer—the entire assembly of foam and foam, and straps that will form an enclosure precisely tailored to the requirements...
All that's left is to cut and sew the bag's components, build a prototype, and pass all the tests. Development time is reduced to one-third compared to the traditional trial-and-error approach: we deliver the bag and the pattern to the client at the same time, and... the entire project is a complete success!
We propose implementing this comprehensive, smart, and effective approach for each of your projects—of course, with a level of detail tailored to your needs—so as not to unnecessarily complicate a simple project!
Our Step-by-Step Method
It all starts with the digital definition (DFN) of your components—not just a simple sketch. This file serves as the common foundation for our engineering teams to design the solution.
Our industrial sheet metal design office uses 3D to design the metal structure that will support your technical or electronic components.
This digital definition of the structure is taken up by our textile design office, which— —also uses computer modeling to design the entire assembly of fabric, foam, and straps that will form a envelope rigorously tailored to the project’s requirements.
Once the digital design has been approved, we begin cutting and sewing the components, produce a prototype, and then validate all tests prior to mass production.
Because the structure and its envelope are designed together, based on the same digital model— —rather than one after the other, development time is reduced to one-third of what it would be with a traditional, empirical approach —and the bag and the base are delivered at the same time.
Un projet technique à protéger ou transporter ?
Envoyez-nous la définition numérique (DFN) de vos composants : nos bureaux d'étude métal et textile conçoivent ensemble la solution, du prototype à la série.
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C'est une méthode de co-conception assistée par ordinateur : à partir de la définition numérique (DFN) de vos composants, notre bureau d'étude dessine en 3D la structure (métal, par exemple), puis l'enveloppe textile — toile, mousse, sangles — qui l'accueille, avant de lancer la coupe et la couture.
Le DFN (définition numérique) de vos composants suffit pour démarrer. C'est à partir de ce fichier que nos bureaux d'étude métal et textile travaillent ensemble, sur la même définition numérique.
Oui, très concrètement : le temps de développement est divisé par trois par rapport à une approche empirique traditionnelle, puisque le sac et la structure interne sont conçus, puis livrés, ensemble.
Oui, une fois la définition numérique de l'ensemble validée, nous lançons la coupe et la couture d'un prototype, qui est testé avant validation finale du projet.
Elle convient particulièrement aux équipements techniques à protéger — un ensemble électronique, par exemple — quand la résistance aux chocs et aux intempéries, la régulation thermique et le poids (transport à dos d'homme) sont des contraintes fortes.
Oui, c'est justement l'objectif : une précision qui corresponde à votre besoin, pour ne pas complexifier inutilement un projet simple.
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