SHIMA SEIKI Releases New APEXFiz Design Software To Aid In The Digital Transformation Of The Fashion Industry

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SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its Hong Kong subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI (HONG KONG) LTD., will participate in the 36th Session of SPINEXPO in Shanghai, China in April.

At SPINEXPO, SHIMA SEIKI will introduce its new "APEXFiz" subscription-based design software.

APEXFiz is the latest addition to SHIMA SEIKI's proven SDS-ONE APEX series design system lineup, but with an unprecedented twist.

Whereas previous APEX-series design systems were offered as an all-in-one proprietary hardware/software package, for the first time in its nearly 40 years of design system development, SHIMA SEIKI has released its new APEXFiz as subscription-based design software that can be installed on customers' individual computers.

Maintaining proven functions that have made the APEX series so popular with fashion designers, with APEXFiz those strengths are now enhanced with the added versatility to adapt to different work styles and business environments of the "new normal," including teleworking and telecommuting.

APEXFiz software supports the creative side of fashion from planning and design to colorway evaluation, realistic fabric simulation and 3D virtual sampling.

Otherwise known as "digital twins," virtual samples are a digitized version of sample making that are accurate enough to be used effectively as prototypes, replacing physical sampling and consequently reducing time, cost and material that otherwise go to waste.

APEXFiz thereby helps to realize sustainability and digitally transform the fashion supply chain.

APEXFiz is the latest addition to SHIMA SEIKI's proven SDS-ONE APEX series design system lineup, but with an unprecedented twist.

.APEXFiz is furthermore available in 5 different product variations that can be selected according to the customer's needs, from APEXFiz Design Jr. to APEXFiz Design Pro.

Virtual sampling on APEXFiz is also a communication tool that is not only an accurate representation of the product, but it also digitally bridges the gap between the studio and the factory.

By sending data to the manufacturer it can be converted to machine programming data, shortening lead times and allowing the production of items faithful to their design as originally intended by the designer.

This accuracy allows virtual samples on APEXFiz to be used effectively as prototypes, replacing physical sampling and consequently reducing time, cost and material that are otherwise wasted.

APEXFiz thereby helps to realize sustainability and digitally transform the fashion supply chain.