Innovating near-zero-waste 3D woven apparel components towards whole garment manufacturing

Weffan旨在通过将零浪费图案设计原则应用于3D编织技术，将服装编织到织物中，从而减少裁剪和缝纫制造技术的浪费。将服装3D编织到面料中，将浪费的生产步骤压缩到一个近乎零浪费的过程中。Weffan将两个重要的制造步骤合并为一个流程，消除了供应链中效率低下的步骤。通过降低服装生产的复杂性及其对环境的影响，3D编织可以使英国纺织业在气候变化、去全球化和资源稀缺的世界中保持弹性。Weffan使用当前的英国织机技术，使用3D整件服装织造进行资源效率设计，以减少生产时间，步骤和投入，实现最小的材料浪费，透明，高质量和弹性的陆上服装制造。Weffan与利兹大学的3D织造创新中心（3DWIC）合作，将专注于有梭织机引纬的可行性，以优化接近零浪费的服装。该项目旨在验证3D编织服装组件和整体编织形式的零浪费方面和织物耐用性，扩展服装形状，功能和设计，为当前浪费的裁剪和缝纫制造提供有竞争力的替代方案。这是一个合作伙伴关系，以创造一个可持续的，有竞争力的，有弹性的替代浪费裁剪和缝纫服装生产在工业规模。

Weffan aims to reduce waste from cut-and-sew manufacturing techniques by weaving garments into the fabric using zero-waste pattern design principles applied to 3D weaving techniques. 3D weaving a garment into the fabric condenses wasteful production steps into one near zero-waste process. Weffan's merging of two significant manufacturing steps into one process eliminates inefficient steps in the supply chain. By decreasing garment production complexity and its environmental impact, 3D weaving can position the UK textile industry for resiliency in a world of climate change, de-globalisation, and resource scarcity. Using current UK loom technology, Weffan designs for resource efficiency using 3D whole garment weaving to reduce production time, steps, and inputs for minimal material waste, transparent, high-quality, and resilient onshore garment manufacturing. Weffan, in partnership with the University of Leeds' 3D Weaving Innovation Centre (3DWIC), will focus on the feasibility of shuttle loom weft insertion to optimise near-zero-waste garments. The project aims to validate the zero-waste aspects and fabric durability of 3D woven garment components & whole woven forms, expanding garment shapes, features, and designs to offer a competitive alternative to current wasteful cut & sew manufacturing. It's a partnership to create a sustainable, competitive, and resilient alternative to wasteful cut & sew garment production at an industrial scale.