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Evolution St. Louis is re-energising domestic knit manufacturing. Throughout the pandemic, the company has helped American fashion brands and retailers rebound production. Evolution St. Louis is a high-tech knitting facility using cutting-edge 3D and seamless knitting technology to create the manufacturing facility and supply chain of the future.
Prior to COVID-19, over 95 per cent of clothes sold in the US were imported from overseas. The pandemic disrupted production and shipping overseas, with billions of dollars of clothing orders cancelled and countless brick-and-mortar stores closed in the past 12 months. Evolution St. Louis’ industry-leading flatbed knitting machines can produce whole garments, knit-to-shape, fully fashioned knits and complex shapes, as well as footwear, smart and technical textiles. The company also offers full-package services, including raw material sourcing, merchandising, technical design and product engineering. Linking, sewing, finishing, and on-site inventory, logistics, packing, and shipping are available, according to a press release by the company.
“The dynamic shift in consumer buying patterns and long lead times associated with offshore manufacturing were already leading brands toward domestic manufacturing. The supply chain issues fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year have accelerated those decisions. By creating more responsive supply chains and locating production in the United States with companies like Evolution St. Louis, brands and retailers have a better opportunity to react to demand in a world forever changed by the pandemic,” John Elmuccio, co-founder of Evolution St. Louis said in a statement.
“There are so many risks and barriers with foreign manufacturing. We’ve seen huge delays and fashion manufacturing companies overseas simply going under and never shipping the product as promised. By working with Evolution St. Louis, we’re able to keep a closer watch on our products and the process, from start to finish. They’re nimble and collaborative, and our partnership with Evolution St. Louis allows us to react to real-time consumer demand,” Timo Weiland, co-founder and creative director of the Timo Weiland brand said.
Evolution St. Louis’ technology serves a variety of industries including apparel and footwear, automotive, lifestyle, sports, health and wellness, medical, and police and fire, creating products for Fortune 500 companies, major brands, boutique designers, and direct-to-consumer entrepreneurs.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)
Evolution St. Louis is re-energising domestic knit manufacturing. Throughout the pandemic, the company has helped American fashion brands and retailers rebound production. Evolution St. Louis is a high-tech knitting facility using cutting-edge 3D and seamless knitting technology to create the manufacturing facility and supply chain of the future.