Browzwear Launches ‘Headless’ Apparel Automation Engine, Optimized for Businesses to Automate, Integrate and Scale

Limitless use cases for a first-of-its-kind open solution includes e-commerce, virtual try-on, design iteration creation, sizing, digital asset management, and more.

 

NEW YORK (PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2020

Browzwear, a leader in 3D technology for the apparel industry, today announced the launch of its “Headless” End-to-End Apparel Automation Engine. This new solution enables organizations to use Browzwear’s pioneering 3D garment creation engine capabilities to power existing front-end applications and processes, to facilitate automation and support scale throughout the entire apparel production workflow.

The latest innovation from Browzwear, whose advanced technologies have been driving efficiency and sustainability in the apparel industry for over 20 years, builds on the integration-forward approach of the company’s Open Platform. Headless, a technology method in which the back-end is decoupled from the user interface side, enabling companies to develop customized solutions on top of Browzwear’s advanced technology to fit business and production needs.

Since the headless solution can be integrated with a host of technologies and automation functions, there are limitless internal and customer-facing use cases for the apparel industry such as: e-commerce, virtual try-ons, design iteration and creation, sizing, digital asset management, and more. To ensure the solution delivers on customers’ business goals, Browzwear will partner closely with each organization, and help educate and consult about optimized implementation to maximize the value impact.

Key benefits of the solution for integration and automation include:

  • Integrates with nearly any front-end application or framework
  • Can be Built into a private cloud setup enabling top optimization and max privacy
  • Can be customized to meet the specific needs of each organization
  • Speeds/streamlines processes
  • Facilitates demand and data-driven supply chain production
  • Optimized for unprecedented scale
  • Gives the power to incorporate automation throughout the product development lifecycle

Additionally, the Headless Engine frees employees from time-consuming and rote tasks so they can focus on their core competencies, from product conceptualization to final production, and even merchandising.

“With Headless, processes across the entire organization can be driven by script and code so they are completed automatically,” said Noam Nevo, Browzwear’s Co-Founder and CTO. “After implementing the technology on the back end, designers are empowered to do things such as instantly create an endless number of colorways and generate true-to-life 3D renderings that can be used for design and line review, merchandise planning and other GTM strategies such as e-commerce.”

“Improving sales tools and shopping experiences is another example of a capability, long since on the fashion industry’s wish list, that is made possible by headless,” added Avihay Feld, co-founder of Browzwear. “By making everything faster, more accurate, and seamlessly executable, the technology holds immense potential for new direct to consumer sales tools and shopping experience based solely on digital samples and an automated digital pipeline for the digital creation”

For more information about Browzwear’s Headless End-to-End Fashion Automation Engine, please visit https://go.browzwear.com/Headless_engine.

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Browzwear Updates Digital Solutions to Focus on the Fashion Designers’ Role in the 3D Apparel Workflow

NEW YORK (PRWEB) JUNE 02, 2020

Browzwear, a global leader in 3D technology for the apparel industry, today announced the new “designer forward” features and functionality now available with VStitcher and Lotta. In a continuation of their goal to help businesses drive efficiencies, reduce sample production and speed time to market leveraging 3D design, the May Edition focuses on capabilities that make it faster and easier for designers to create and collaborate using 3D tools.

Highlights of the many powerful new capabilities included in the product update are:

Hyper-realistic visualizations: The native integration of Substance by Adobe brings the most realistic visualization of materials, and enables full freedom to design and visualize print executions down to the finest 3D surface details, powered by vector-based fabric

imaging that supports scaling and manipulating without degrading quality.

One-click, cloud-based V-Ray rendering: Browzwear now offers designers fully cloud-based rendering, powered by V-Ray, straight from VStitcher and Lotta, enabling fast creation of photo-realistic renderings without burden to the personal workstation.

Sketching in 3D: Designers can leave notes and add sketched details using any image editor or drawing tool directly on the 3D style and Avatar. This capability streamlines communication and collaboration with pattern makers and other team members across disparate locations.

Prebuilt library of SmartDesign ready-to-use blocks: With access to a library of basic garment templates, designers at any skill level can quickly and easily create new designs without needing to first create the basic garment block.

“Pinch-and-pull” pattern adjustments: Simplifies and speeds the process of adjusting specific garment areas without inadvertently impacting other simulated pattern pieces.

Flexible garment snapshots: Designers can readily transfer designs to new avatars without re-simulating the entire garment.

“The past few months have proven that digital transformation is not a choice, it’s imperative for fashion-related businesses,” said Avihay Feld, co-founder of Browzwear. “With the latest updates to our solutions, we’re lowering the barriers to entry, both for making the transition and getting to ROI.”

A replay of the webinar showcasing the latest updates to Browzwear’s 3D design solutions can be viewed at https://bit.ly/36SNWsF

Users of VStitcher and Lotta can download the new version here. For more information about Browzwear, please visit: login.browzwear.com

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Browzwear Collaborates with Adobe to Enable Garment Design with Hyper-Realistic Substance Materials, Trims and Print Executions

Apply print execution

NEW YORK (PRWEB) MAY 20, 2020

Browzwear, a global leader in 3D technology for the apparel industry, today announced a collaboration with Adobe to integrate its Substance 3D texturing and materials authoring technology. As a native part of Browzwear’s VStitcher and Lotta 3D design solutions, designers can access the Substance’s powerful capabilities, enabling them to quickly and easily create and visualize hyper-realistic print executions, and other ready-for-production visual effects.

The collaboration with Adobe is part of Browzwear’s ongoing commitment to facilitating apparel businesses’ ability to benefit from best-of-breed technologies at every step of their workflows, from concept to commerce. This extends the application of Substance’s technology, a must-have for the video games and motion picture special effects world, into fashion, an industry where adoption of 3D is increasingly imperative.

With Browzwear’s May Edition update, designers using VStitcher and Lotta will have the freedom to upload Substance’s SBSAR-format files, whether created in Substance Designer, modified in Substance Alchemist, or downloaded from Substance Source or another platform to use in Browzwear. Designers can customize their prints’ executions, in real time, adding from a selection of visualization parameters including emboss, embroidery, foil print, vintage, and more. Within each parameter, there are many intricate editing functionalities that enable the designer to achieve the exact result they’re looking for, without any special knowledge of graphic design or 3D mapping. This true-to-life visualization result enables the entire apparel workflow to be optimized, making decisions over print execution that is an accurate representation of the physical end result.

The May Edition release marks the start of the Adobe and Browzwear collaboration, with more features and capabilities expected to roll out throughout the year.

“Once a novelty in the domain of VFX and gaming, 3D technology is now core to a business’ ability to compete. Fashion is no different,” said Francois Cottin of Substance. “By collaborating with Browzwear, Substance is helping free designers from the limitations of physical prototyping while addressing the fashion industry’s priorities of saving time, reducing costs and eliminating waste. We look forward to working together to provide organizations with the tools they need to thrive during challenging times.”

“The integration of Substance by Adobe in our 3D design solutions is just the first initiative in what we envision as a long and impactful relationship,” said Avihay Feld, Co-Founder and CPO of Browzwear. “As we strive to eliminate unnecessary physical processes, we are committed to an on-par digital alternative which has to be realistic, accurate and ready for physical production, for this cause working with Adobe is ideal. Together, we can accelerate the industry’s digital transformation and help businesses to increase creativity, efficiency, and of course, revenue.”

Browzwear will be showcasing the latest updates to their 3D design solutions in a Webinar on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 10 am PST. To attend, please visit: https://bit.ly/2ZfwFIh

For more information about Browzwear, please visit: https://browzwear.com/

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Browzwear Partners with the STITCH Accelerator Program to Prepare 3D Designers for Fashion’s Digital Transformation

 

NEW YORK (PRWEB) APRIL 14, 2020

Browzwear, a leader of 3D technology for the apparel industry, and STITCH, the tech incubator originated from PVH Europe, today announced that Browzwear will be working closely with the new STITCH Accelerator Program to create the most efficient 3D design workflows and tools. Leveraging Browzwear’s 3D solutions, already an essential part of STITCH’s unique digital apparel workflows, the unique training and certification program will ensure designers, pattern makers and product developers have hands-on experience with the technologies powering digital transformation throughout the industry.

The initiative, which follows Tommy Hilfiger’s announced plans to have a 100 percent digital design workflow by 2022, will accelerate delivery on those goals by growing the pool of fashion designers and pattern makers with expertise in the technologies fueling the industry’s future. The program will prepare participants for the fully-digital apparel development workflow created by STITCH and implemented recently by PVH Europe, including practical training with VStitcher, Browzwear’s 3D apparel development software, enabling them to thrive in an industry increasingly powered by 3D technology. Participants of the STITCH Accelerator program will be able to work for the brands interested in scaling up their 3D operations, like STITCH’s first client PVH Amsterdam.

With their industry-changing emphasis on 3D-powered design, STITCH is demonstrating how technology can help fashion companies to operate more efficiently and sustainably. For example, Browzwear’s true-to-life 3D prototypes can accurately replace physical samples for both designers and pattern makers throughout the design, prototyping, fitting and sales processes.

As part of their ongoing relationship, Browzwear will continue to build solutions in partnership with STITCH to accelerate their ability to automate and optimize design and merchandising workflows, reduce waste of physical resources and drive a faster time to market for PVH’s brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.

Stitch 3D training location, Amsterdam

Stitch 3D training location, Amsterdam

“Browzwear’s long-standing relationship with STITCH is part of our commitment to partnering with stakeholders throughout the apparel development process to bring to market solutions that will make their organizations and the entire industry more efficient, sustainable and profitable,” said Sharon Lim, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Browzwear. “We know from our vast experience that adopting 3D solutions brings companies competitive advantage in a challenging business environment. To maximize that advantage, it’s imperative that we work together to re-design the product-life-cycle of the future.”

“3D design is picking up speed in the fashion industry and with STITCH we are pushing to build the scalable digital value chain. With the STITCH Accelerator program we develop 3D Design talent to support the 3D value chain for our clients and offer them instant 3D firepower while they transform in their organization and talent” said Dominic Sluiter, Head of STITCH3D. “Browzwear enables us to develop the best talent and build the fastest and most scalable 3D workflow possible. STITCH and Browzwear have a long friendship working very closely helping the fashion industry go digital and we are glad to be strengthening our relationship through this collaboration.”

Candidates interested in the STITCH Accelerator Program can apply for consideration here: http://www.stitchaccelerator.com.

For additional information about Browzwear, please visit http://www.browzwear.com. For additional information about STITCH, please visit http://www.stitchdesignlab.com.

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Browzwear Releases Enhanced Capabilities for 3D Visualization, Avatar Customization and More

January fashion design software release brings new tools and features to facilitate workflows from concept to commerce

NEW YORK (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 06, 2020

Browzwear, a leader in 3D technology for the fashion industry, today announced the latest additions to its design and workflow solutions. The January update includes significant enhancements to Browzwear’s 3D visualization capabilities, giving designers and businesses greater flexibility to leverage 3D to increase efficiency, reduce sample production, and speed time to market.

Among the empowering additions to Browzwear’s solutions is 16-bit support for displacement maps, which are what give two-dimensional objects the depth and detail that make them look three-dimensional. By incorporating 16-bit maps in the update, Browzwear is offering the most realistic 3D visualizations possible, achieving photorealistic display of details, textures and lighting effects.

The January update also brings to the solutions suite one of the most in-demand features: customizable avatar poses. Designers and merchandisers can now create, collaborate on and display designs on 3D avatars in the poses and with the parameters they want, enabling them to showcase garments in the most dynamic and appealing way.

Additional enhancements to Browzwear’s solutions, created specifically to meet the needs of industry stakeholders such as fashion and technical designers, include:

3D Seam Effects: Designers can import 2D vector files into VStitcher and Lotta, where they are automatically turned into fully-adjustable 3D objects. This helps designers, even those without 3D expertise, work with their creations more as they would with a physical item, while benefiting from real-time feedback and vastly faster workflows.

More Flexibility to Work With and Share 3D garments: Compatibility with GL Transmission Format (glTFTM) allows 3D garments to be exported and viewed across the web as well as in VR and AR applications. The new file format also makes the 3D object itself clearer and easier to manipulate, expanding its utility throughout the product pipeline.

Options for Local V-Ray Rendering: Designers can choose to render the 3D image in the cloud and/or locally. For the latter, they can also opt to use GPU or CPU, which lessens the strain on computing performance. Further, designers can select the quality level for the rendering (low/medium/high/best), allowing them to render faster when the end use is internal.

On-Avatar Measuring Tape: Pattern makers can take measurements directly on the avatar, which they can choose to store or keep on display.

The 2020 January Edition also includes asset integrations with partners Jeanologia and YKK, which facilitate design and production using sustainable denim finishes and popular fastener styles when creating with Browzwear’s solutions.

“Browzwear was the first company to bring 3D technologies that were common in automotive and consumer electronic product development to the fashion industry. Since then, these tools have become even more critical for businesses looking to drive efficiencies and operate more sustainably,” said Uri Tzadikevitch, VP of Product at Browzwear. “We’re proud to remain at the forefront of solution development for the apparel industry, and will continue developing our technology so creatives can make incredible garments while reducing fashion’s environmental footprint.”

Users of VStitcher and Lotta can download the new version and watch a walkthrough of the new edition key elements here.

Watch the VStitcher and Lotta 2020 January Webinar here.

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Browzwear Collaborates with Sketchfab To Bring True-To-Life 3D Visualization to Any Web Platform

Power to view, interact with and present true-to-life 3D designs across applications opens new opportunities for sustainable, efficient fashion business operations

NEW YORK, JANUARY 23, 2020

Browzwear, a global leader in 3D technology for the apparel industry, today announced the collaboration with Sketchfab, a leading online platform for displaying and sharing 3D content over the internet. The two companies are working together to bring new 3D experiences to the online fashion and apparel market, facilitating the export of true-to-life 3D garments from Browzwear’s VStitcher to Sketchfab’s high-performance embedded HTML 3D viewer. The new capability opens a variety of opportunities for apparel companies to showcase 3D garments across the web.

The new capabilities, available in Browzwear’s January product update, are enabled by the addition of GL Transmission Format (glTF) compatibility, which facilitates the import and export of 3D files to different applications without loss of quality. Now, glTF files created with Browzwear can be delivered seamlessly and rendered perfectly in Sketchfab’s embedded viewer without requiring additional adjustments.

“In giving the apparel industry the most realistic, accurate 3D models, we’re enabling a future in which businesses produce fewer physical samples, yet sell more items,” said Uri Tzadikevitch, VP of Product at Browzwear. “Every tool we create in partnership with innovators like Sketchfab adds to our customers’ ability to increase creativity with efficiency, reduce waste and grow revenue. Combined, this leads to more sustainable businesses, both economically and ecologically.”

“Sketchfab has become the de facto standard for publishing and sharing 3D content among a broad swath of the creative community. Partnering with Browzwear enables us to extend our reach into the apparel market as well,” said Alban Denoyel, co-founder & CEO of Sketchfab. “We look forward to replicating the success we’ve had with independent designers and small and medium business in the enterprise market.”

Browzwear will be showcasing the latest updates to their 3D design solutions in a Webinar on Thursday, January 30th. To attend, please visit: http://bit.ly/2EstEbT

About Browzwear
Founded in 1999, Browzwear is a pioneer of 3D digital solutions for the fashion industry, driving seamless processes from concept to commerce. For designers, Browzwear accelerates collection development, opening limitless opportunities to create iterations of styles. For technical designers and pattern makers, Browzwear rapidly fits graded garments to any body model with accurate, true-motion material replication. For manufacturers, Browzwear’s Tech Pack delivers everything needed to produce physical garments perfectly the first time, and at every step from design to production. Worldwide, more than 350 organizations such as Columbia Sportswear, PVH Group and VF Corporation leverage Browzwear’s open platform to streamline processes, collaborate and pursue data-driven production strategies so they can sell more while manufacturing less, which increases both ecologic and economic sustainability. For more information, visit http://www.browzwear.com.

About Sketchfab, Inc.
Sketchfab is the leading technology for 3D visualization for the web, making it easy for anyone to publish and find 3D content online, from individual artists to the world’s most iconic brands. With a community of millions of creators who have published millions of models, we are the largest platform for immersive and interactive 3D. The technology integrates with every major 3D creation tool and publishing platform and supports almost every 3D format directly through sketchfab.com or using an official exporter. Using a universal 3D player, your 3D content can be embedded on any web page or publishing platform, from eCommerce to social media.

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YKK Partners with Browzwear 3D Design Solutions to Bring Digital Innovation to the Fashion Industry

The digital platform allows designers to create new designs incorporating YKK® fasteners and send error-free instructions to production, reducing waste and speeding time to market.

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 10, 2019 – Browzwear and YKK Corporation today announced that YKK’s fastening products will be integrated with Browzwear’s pioneering 3D solutions for the fashion industry. The integration will enable designers to easily incorporate 3D models of YKK® products into their designs, freely moving and visualizing them in photo-realistic 3D as they create. Additionally, the specifications for the fasteners will be included in Browzwear’s Tech Pack with the rest of the manufacturing instructions, making the production process faster and error free.

YKK, a global leader in fastening solutions, including zippers, plastic hardware, hook and loop fasteners, webbing tapes, and snaps and buttons, is among the growing number of prominent companies in the industry to partner with Browzwear to facilitate creative design and speed time to market. Both companies also share a commitment to driving innovations for more sustainable processes and practices for apparel businesses.

“At Browzwear, we are constantly building partnerships and developing new solutions that will streamline the design process for our clients from concept to commerce,” said Sharon Lim, co-founder and CEO of Browzwear. “A zipper may seem simple, but designing and manufacturing with that zipper is actually complex. With YKK’s products available in our platform in true-to-life 3D, we’re changing that, and we feel confident that our customers will benefit from the ability to work faster and smarter.”

“Browzwear, which shares YKK’s vision for a more innovative, sustainable and efficient fashion industry, is an ideal partner for us. We look forward to working closely with the company to build pioneering solutions that will achieve those goals.” said Takashi Tsukumo, Vice President, Global Marketing Group, YKK Corporation.

The first stage of the YKK integration will be available in the January product update. The YKK catalogue will be incorporated in phases, with new products added in each of Browzwear’s software updates.

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Browzwear and Vizoo Standardize Digital Materials with New Open Material Format

(Singapore and Munich, Germany, October 10, 2018) — Browzwear, a pioneer of 3D solutions for apparel design, development and merchandising, together with Vizoo, developers of advanced material digitization technology, announce today the release of Unified 3D Material (U3M). This new open source format will help to standardize digital materials and serve as a bridge between software applications in the apparel industry.

The goal for u3m is to create real alignment of visual appearance between applications. “U3M leverages a physically-based rendering (PBR) shading model,” explains Martin Semsch, Managing Director at Vizoo. “Therefore applications supporting PBR achieve a very similar look.”

Until now, each vendor output digital materials in a proprietary format or embedded it directly in their styles. U3M will streamline this process, allowing digital asset suppliers to rely on one fabric format serving their customers, regardless of which 3D applications are used. Eventually, it will be more efficient to move fabric information between vendors and suppliers.

“We are pleased with the unique method we’ve created to easily store visual and custom physical data in one file,” said Sharon Lim, CEO at Browzwear. “U3M is the first digital material format in the industry to combine digital components together in a consistent manner, thus allowing industry standardization of digital material libraries.”

Vizoo’s upcoming release, xTex 181, will support reading and writing of the U3M format and 2019 will see the first integrations in 3D CAD and 3D rendering applications.

For more information visit www.u3m.info.

Contact

Browzwear

51 Middle Road #05-01
Singapore
188959
Phone: +65 6338 4005
Email: sales@browzwear-global.com

Vizoo GmbH

Johann-Karg-Str. 30
85540 Haar (Munich)
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 89 37917647
Email: info@vizoo3d.com

 

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