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Recording the Run

Flextronic

Applicable Industries	Apparel
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Nike is looking for ways to reduce the amount of material and labor needed to make high-performance, customized footwear and speed the delivery of its products to all kinds of athletes. Laser-cutting could scale down the amount of equipment needed to create the 20 to 30 parts of a typical shoe. However, Laser-cutting always leaves burnt edges on soft fabrics. Read More
About Customer	Nike is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. Read More
Customer Name	Nike Read More
Solution	Engineers and chemists at Flex, a supply chain innovator specializing in manufacturing and computer hardware, invented a process whereby any material, soft or hard, can be neatly laser-cut into whatever pattern is needed, when it's needed, right on the factory floor. Solution Assessment - Type: IoT - Maturity: Cutting Edge (technology has been on the market for <2 years) Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Accuracy, Parts and material pricing, Parts Quality, Speed, Supply Chain Optimization Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Apparel

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Nike is looking for ways to reduce the amount of material and labor needed to make high-performance, customized footwear and speed the delivery of its products to all kinds of athletes. Laser-cutting could scale down the amount of equipment needed to create the 20 to 30 parts of a typical shoe. However, Laser-cutting always leaves burnt edges on soft fabrics.

About Customer

Nike is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services.

Customer Name

Nike

Solution

Engineers and chemists at Flex, a supply chain innovator specializing in manufacturing and computer hardware, invented a process whereby any material, soft or hard, can be neatly laser-cut into whatever pattern is needed, when it's needed, right on the factory floor. Solution Assessment - Type: IoT - Maturity: Cutting Edge (technology has been on the market for <2 years)

Data Collected

Accuracy, Parts and material pricing, Parts Quality, Speed, Supply Chain Optimization

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility] A new way to use a roboticized bolt holder is developed to automatically feeds the line based on a specific shoe model and size.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - R&D] Ongoing application development and improvements are relatively quick and inexpensive to implement due to the system's flexibility.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility]
A new way to use a roboticized bolt holder is developed to automatically feeds the line based on a specific shoe model and size.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - R&D]
Ongoing application development and improvements are relatively quick and inexpensive to implement due to the system's flexibility.

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Recording the Run

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