Digital Product Development

Digital Product Development means to develop the entire product digitally. Everything there is to know and do about the product is created, stored and used digitally. The term has been used for many years now in other industries, such as the automotive, and it’s time to bring it to the fashion industry too.

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THE CAD FILE, NOW

In today’s understanding, being “digital” in fashion means to use CAD (Computer Aided Design) to draw patterns, to do grading and to add basic information such as seam allowance or notches. The result of this creative process is a “CAD file” that contains only the patterns and minimal information needed in the following steps, such as nesting and cutting. But, the benefits stop there: we have the patterns, and we can do the nesting and cutting.

 
But there is so much more about a fashion product, beyond patterns. And, there are so many other people involved in the creation process, besides the patternmaker. Their work is done today using other tools, not integrated and often not digital. There is not one single place of reference to put and find everything there is to be known about that product.

GEMINI APPROACH:
FROM RICH DIGITAL ASSETS TO PATTERNS AND BEYOND

Gemini’s new generation of desktop and cloud apps is based on creating a complete Digital Product as the digital twin of the physical product, that includes (beside patterns) the Product Data Sheet, detailed description of all the fabrics, trimmings and accessories, all the elements needed for costing, sourcing and procurement, step-by-step manufacturing flowchart, labeling information, all data needed to publish the product to e-commerce and enable the interaction with the buyer including customization, etc. 

 

You will find apps and features in Gemini’s offer to automate and speed-up the work of all the contributors to the garment lifecycle, from the pattern maker to product developers, fabric researchers and print designers, manufacturing teams, packaging teams, costing and procurement specialists, various data analysts, merchandisers and e-commerce publishers, etc.

You don’t start from scratch in creating these complex digital products. Gemini provides you with rich digital assets which are twins of the real resources, including raw materials, industrial equipment, industry data and standards, etc., enabling you to assembly them LEGO®-style while manifesting your creativity.

What Does a Digital Product Contain?

  • Data to facilitate communication among contributors and stakeholders
  • Data to be used in planning, costing, sourcing, cutting & manufacturing
  • Data to be used in marketing and e-commerce
  • Data to be used for customization
  • Data to be used for traceability, compliance, labeling, recycling

Complete digital product description

Digital Assets   

Collaborative platform

Enabling later process automation from the development phase

DIGITAL INFO Sheet

Now you can embed any information you want in the piece cartridge by customizing all displayed information and layout. Select any default data or define your own; simply create templates for your entire organization or for specific product types. Now you’re in full control of your cartridge information. 

STYLE CUSTOMIZATION DIALOGUES

Avoid the middleman – the web programmer – when you want your new customizable shirt to be published online. You can define the entire set of customization questions by yourself, set-up the options referring to the style, as well as the actions that need to be triggered.

DIGITAL BARCODES 

Embed specific information for anyone involved in product manufacturing, sale and even delivery process, using a smart barcode. Add it to any piece or product, link it to specific information so the person behind the barcode reader receives a precise indication. Coordinate every step of the products’ manufacturing process by scanning one simple barcode.

ON-DEMAND AUTOMATIC MANUFACTURING DATA  

Leverage a true automatic On-Demand manufacturing and deployment process by eliminating any non-digital data exchange and embed all there is to know in the model file, from fabric allocation to labeling, packaging and delivery.

RAW MATERIALS INVENTORY AND CONSUMPTIONS 

Once used in a product, each digital fabric, button, zipper, thread and other raw materials will automatically trigger a spectacular flow of consequences in the workflow, finally impacting the procurement activity and adding to the total cost calculation.

DIGITAL BULLETS

Edit them as you like since bullets are now visible everywhere – from screen to plotted patterns and to the PDF TechPack we made sure your bullets are now visible across all environments, regardless of their size or positioning.

KANBAN BOARD MATURITY STAGE  

Enjoy this complete and customizable tool, in order to map all the steps and statuses in the lifecycle of your products and to get a detailed overview of your collections, breakdown by season and beneficiary. Integrate the Kanban Board with your other systems like ERPs, HRMs and PLMs, to better manage your priorities and deadlines, for full transparency and agility.

WHO DID WHAT & WHEN?

ZERO manual work to get full traceability on the products’ lifecycle, from design idea to delivery. All the data about who did what and when is automatically collected from the contributors’ workstations and can be filtered, sorted and exported. No more time spent on reports and discussions, no more mistakes or missed information.

PUBLISHABLE DIMENSIONS & MEASUREMENTS  

Ensure the products’ fitting quality and reduce the return rates caused by bad fitting, using the dimensions’ values and the measurements made on the garments, both for developing the product and informing the client.

3D SIMULATION ASSETS  

They refer to photorealistic images in adequate environments, catwalk sequences or a closeup on a hem detail to see the stitch type. They are all available to fuel internal manufacturing needs or to be published for your clients.

MTM DIALOGUES  

You can reduce returns and have happier clients by defining the entire online shopping and customization experience, from the product development stage up to the last detail.

AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT

Your clients will be amazed by this next level in interactivity and realism. AR content is generated, stored inside the model and published through various media.

MANUFACTURING FLOWCHART

Provide the highest level of clarity to all the people involved in manufacturing, while keeping this information in perfect sync with design, or reusing it for any similar products.

CUTTING RULES & RESTRICTIONS

Automate your entire flow in the cutting room including planning, nesting and cutting, by embedding in the model file all there is to know about the product you have prepared and the fabrics to be used.

AVAILABLE SIZE SETS

Reduce time and effort to merchandise new products online or in brick & mortar stores by embedding and publishing available sizes, fits and body conformations, all accompanied by their respective dimensions.

DIGITAL PRINTS, EMBROIDERIES, ENGRAVINGS

Fuel all auxiliary manufacturing processes with native machine files, emerging from the design process and ready to be used on your printer, embroidery machine or laser engraver. See first and execute accordingly.

PRODUCT MESSAGING LOG

Keep everybody involved and updated by embedding the feedback loop history, stakeholder interventions, requests, approvals and all other relevant dialogues during the entire product lifecycle.

FABRIC MATCHING RULES

Provide a simple and clear output about matching fabrics cutting and sewing, in both a visual way and as CNC data.

TechPack

Automatically translate any declared CAD data into a beautiful, fully customizable and accurate TechPack. It comes as a PDF and is easy to edit, share and store as a company digital asset. Even most complex patterns are now automatically converted into logic, visually appealing TechPacks without the need of using other tools outside your CAD system. Now it’s a breeze to create easy-to-follow TechPacks even when all your products are customizable. 

DIGITAL SMART DYNAMIC LABELS  

Create beautiful labels that automatically display information using variable data, such as Product Name, Size, product Care Info, etc. Forget about 3rd party applications just to add this little must-have detail to your patterns/products. Keep your technical and visual data communication streamlined, using our automated dynamic labeling system. Setup piece/product’s label once and watch it work for you automatically.

Now you can embed any information you want in the piece cartridge by customizing all displayed information and layout. Select any default data or define your own; simply create templates for your entire organization or for specific product types. Now you’re in full control of your cartridge information. 

Avoid the middleman - the web programmer - when you want your new customizable shirt to be published online. You can define the entire set of customization questions by yourself, set-up the options referring to the style, as well as the actions that need to be triggered.

Embed specific information for anyone involved in product manufacturing, sale and even delivery process, using a smart barcode. Add it to any piece or product, link it to specific information so the person behind the barcode reader receives a precise indication. Coordinate every step of the products’ manufacturing process by scanning one simple barcode.

Leverage a true automatic On-Demand manufacturing and deployment process by eliminating any non-digital data exchange and embed all there is to know in the model file, from fabric allocation to labeling, packaging and delivery.

Once used in a product, each digital fabric, button, zipper, thread and other raw materials will automatically trigger a spectacular flow of consequences in the workflow, finally impacting the procurement activity and adding to the total cost calculation.

Edit them as you like since bullets are now visible everywhere - from screen to plotted patterns and to the PDF TechPack we made sure your bullets are now visible across all environments, regardless of their size or positioning.