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Creality seems to have developed an entirely new application for 3D printing, this time in the fashion industry.
The company reports that they partnered with an Australian fashion label, AMISS. AMISS was founded by siblings Vanessa and Josh, who have discovered ways to use 3D printing in their busy fashion operation.
Specifically, they made unique use of 3D printing at a recent fashion event, the WINGS Independent Fashion Festival that took place in Sydney in early May.
Preparation for a big fashion event is a big deal and consumes an enormous amount of time and effort. Here, however, Vanessa and Josh were able to dramatically cut down on their preparation time through the use of digital technologies.
Shell-inspired designs were printed to become fashion accessories, for example. These were printed and then carefully painted to bring them to life.
Other items were printed that were worn directly by the models, such as this 3D-printed bustier. It’s a large, thin piece that fits the model perfectly.
How did they do it? By using the technology to perform rapid prototyping. They were able to create a fashion design and print it immediately, rather than sending it out for production elsewhere. This allowed for immediate re-prints if anything went sideways in the design. Evidently, this approach saved an enormous amount of time for the team.
The team used Creality’s 3D printers to produce the fashion elements they required. The low cost of the equipment allowed them to take this approach, while in the past, they would have required devices far more costly. Today’s 3D printers are not only low cost but also provide exceptionally good quality output in record time.
And it wasn’t just 3D printing. The AMISS team also made use of Creality’s Falcon laser systems to quickly cut fabric to the required shapes. This approach is much more accurate than manual fabric cutting and faster, too.
You might be thinking, “this is the same as prototyping mechanical parts”, and you’d be correct. Rapid prototyping using 3D printing has been a thing in the industrial world for two decades now; it’s not a new thing.
But it is new in the fashion world. While we’ve heard of fashion projects using the technology, I haven’t heard of using them in such a systematic manner to speed up normal operations. This is indeed the same result as the mechanical engineers have seen, but here it’s the “fashion engineers”.
This demonstrates the ability for 3D print technology to introduce fundamental changes to an industry. This time it was the fashion industry, but what will be next?
Via Creality
