I'm an industrial machine knitter and knitwear designer. No it's actually not a 3D printer , although it makes 3D items. The technology has been in existance before 3D printing. In fact jacquad weaving loom and knitting are the basis for original computer card programming. Rubio is incorrect , this machine prints nothing it does however fabricate loops that create a garment. The whole link to 3D printing is a marketing ploy. The disruption? I get that, however there are hardly any hand machine factories in existence any more and most knitwear is produced on state-of-the-art electronic machines. The amchines are opeerated by highly trained people and even in China , they get paid more sustainable living wage. Actually these machines are very inexpensive and will probably end up in factories all over India and Africa, so sthe " labor abuse" angle can be exploited. In the ned Rubio makes a case for poorly designed knitwear produced by non-knitwear designers who actually understand the technology. The garments aren't very sophisticated. Good for home useers just like Brother and Passap amchines , which have had the ability to be motorized for more than a decade. PR spin is my take.
I'm an industrial machine knitter and knitwear designer. No it's actually not a 3D printer , although it makes 3D items. The technology has been in existance before 3D printing. In fact jacquad weaving loom and knitting are the basis for original computer card programming. Rubio is incorrect , this machine prints nothing it does however fabricate loops that create a garment. The whole link to 3D printing is a marketing ploy. The disruption? I get that, however there are hardly any hand machine factories in existence any more and most knitwear is produced on state-of-the-art electronic machines. The amchines are opeerated by highly trained people and even in China , they get paid more sustainable living wage. Actually these machines are very inexpensive and will probably end up in factories all over India and Africa, so sthe " labor abuse" angle can be exploited. In the ned Rubio makes a case for poorly designed knitwear produced by non-knitwear designers who actually understand the technology. The garments aren't very sophisticated. Good for home useers just like Brother and Passap amchines , which have had the ability to be motorized for more than a decade. PR spin is my take.
plz uplode the making of 3d printing in textile field and there manufacturing of textile product.
Loom have been considered some of the earliest types of computers after all.
Computers were based on looms, not teh otehr way around.
So a computer driven loom is considered a 3d printer, makes sense in a weird way
This is where 3D printing stops being a technology and becomes a concept-ish.
Great observation by the way.
LOL that's a fuck ton of work to make a shirt. Leave it to the experts.