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Voxel8, a Boston-area multi-material digital manufacturing company, has joined hands with Eddy Ricami, an Italian manufacturer of the fashion industry, in an exclusive arrangement enabling Eddy Ricami to produce and sell high-fashion accessories using Voxel8 technology. The agreement facilitates Eddy Ricami create high-quality, custom-designed products.
Voxel8's ActiveLab system offers a complete turnkey solution, including hardware, software and materials, for printing functional features on textiles. ActiveLab lets manufacturers offer unique design embellishments to customers with shorter design cycle and manufacturing lead times. It fundamentally transforms how footwear, apparel and accessories are developed and produced.
"Our technology fundamentally transforms how fashion footwear, apparel and accessories are developed and produced," said Percy Chinoy, director of Business Development at Voxel8. "It enables manufacturers to offer unique design embellishments to their customers with shorter design cycle times, reduced manufacturing lead times and inventory costs, and lowers costs associated with tooling, freight and tariffs."
By establishing the ActiveLab capabilities at their manufacturing facility in Montecosaro, Italy, Eddy Ricami can respond rapidly to the demands of their high fashion customers — creating high-quality, custom-designed products while eliminating supply chain risks associated with overseas production. In the future, Eddy Ricami customers will be able to realise the potential of personalised designs at virtually no incremental cost.
"Through our purchase of the ActiveLab system we look to bring new, customised design elements to our customers, leveraging the latest in additive manufacturing technology," said Gianluca Bordoni, CEO and owner of Eddy Ricami. "In our evaluation of 3D printing offerings, we found Voxel8's technology was uniquely positioned for printing on textiles. This is an example of our continued commitment to implement innovative technical solutions to provide our customers with distinctive products."
"Voxel8 technology has gained global commercial traction in athletic and leisure footwear, and we are delighted to expand our reach into the European high fashion market with a distinguished partner such as Eddy Ricami who have built a reputation for innovation and quality," said Friedrich von Gottberg, CEO of Voxel8. "We look forward to collaborating with our partner to bring the benefits of Voxel8 technology to the fashion industry."
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (SV)
Voxel8, a Boston-area multi-material digital manufacturing company, has joined hands with Eddy Ricami, an Italian manufacturer of the fashion industry, in an exclusive arrangement enabling Eddy Ricami to produce and sell high-fashion accessories using Voxel8 technology. The agreement facilitates Eddy Ricami create high-quality, custom-designed products.