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New EFI Optitex Release Keeps Users Ahead of Demand with its Powerful Automation Tools and Revolutionary Print & Cut Solution
Tuesday 14. May 2019 - Software premiering at Texprocess gives apparel manufacturers the power to produce small mixed orders on a single roll, better address market trends and offer increased sustainability in fashion design and development
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) has released the newest version of the EFI Optitex 2D/3D CAD platform, creating a more powerful end-to-end digital solution. The new software version delivers key enhancements to Optitexs industry-leading end-to-end solution capabilities for fashion, apparel and textile, including a new and innovative Print & Cut solution that enables printing of all garment patterns on a single roll. The new release also features several innovative technology breakthroughs and strengthens its position as a full and sustainable end-to-end solution that helps brands and retailers get products to market faster.
The new software version release will make its worldwide debut at Texprocess 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany, May 14-17, in hall 4, stand B41.
“In order to respond to the fast pace of fashion and changing buying behaviors today, implementing end-to-end digital workflows is no longer a nice-to-have; it is survival. With this new Optitex release, full design-to-production preparation can be automated, enabling customers to focus on creativity, to quicken execution, and allow for the customization required in todays demanding market,” said Amir Lehr, general manager, EFI Optitex. “As on-demand manufacturing of fashion and apparel continues to gain traction around the world, this new release offers the necessary efficiencies required to meet market requirements for faster time to market, accuracy, customization and personalization, as well as profitable and timely production of small mixed orders.”
EFI Optitex solutions support the fashion industrys rapid development pace and consumer demand in the digital and mobile-driven “see now, buy now” era. The technology addresses retailers and brands urgent need to bring new products to market faster than ever before. It offers features such as advanced automation tools including true-to-life fabric simulation, cross-size simulation and multi-colorway-multi-angle rendering; new power tools to simplify complex stitching; improved grading; ease of design for bags & pockets; an expanded library of 150 commonly used fabrics; an all-in-one avatar solution; and an improved user interface.
The new Optitex versions industry-changing Print & Cut solution for complete garment printing on a single roll enables significant savings in fabric roll inventory, with typically 15%-40% greater efficiency compared to traditional methods.
Fashion and apparel manufacturers also benefit from an improved nesting algorithm that increases fabric utilization by up to 4%.