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fabric. " For the industrial market, the
company combined different fibers into
nonwoven fabrics, creating a mat that
can absorb oil or other fluids/liquids.

Pace of change is accelerating

Designed for curtains, Matic's NYX line of automated sewing machines will automatically
sew the top tape and make lateral and bottom hems. These machines do not require
a skilled sewer and can be operated by any person, making finding labor to run the
machine easier. Photo: Matic.

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PIVOT,
EXPAND,
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Eva Osborne, the owner of New
Holland, Pa.-based company
Significant Difference LLC, an R&D
consulting company, and also a textile
specialist at Helixia LLC, where she
innovates new technology techniques,
believes the innovation now occurring
will drive new markets and new
technology, further accelerating the
rate of change, which will pick up
steam as emerging innovations are
rapidly embraced.
One innovation she devised is
a joining technique that allows for
the construction of 3D jacquard
compression garments on a loom.
The result is the Helixiabra, a woven
bra that has no seams or sewing other
than the band around the bottom.
" Helixia is the double helix used on
the fill yarns to cover the elastomeric, "

pportunities are everywhere, says Eva Osborne, owner of Significant Difference LLC,
an R&D consulting company located in New Holland, Pa. The hard part for sewing
shops thinking about adjusting their offerings is deciding what is best for their business.
" Shops have to understand their products are application-dependent, " she says.
" Everything-the fabrics, the techniques, the machines and equipment-will depend
on what they're going to make. "
Shops not only need to look at their expertise, they also must evaluate their equipment,
production capabilities, logistics, laws and regulations they might have to meet, and
inventory control requirements.
" For example, making load-carrying carriage for the military means your Berrycompliant shop is used to working on a billion small pieces, with accessory items that
all have to come together and be identified and quality checked, " Osborne explains.
" The equipment, the skill level, the inventory control, the logistics would lend themselves
to, say, medical devices, things that may contain electronics. "
It's also important for shops to consider who they know in the industry and how connected
these resources are since their help might be integral to opening up new markets, she adds.



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