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Best uses for AI
September 1st, 2025
Artificial intelligence touchpoints in the textile industry include order entry automation, trend-based design suggestions, production forecasting, supply chain alerts, inventory optimization and maintenance predictions. This graphic was created using ChatGPT. Image: Infopine/Todd Morgan Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping the textile industry—not with flashy headlines but with practical improvements in planning, sourcing and execution. Manufacturers […]
AI’s potential in saving manufacturers time and money
June 1st, 2024
Smartex, an automation company in Porto, Portugal, produces AI-enabled products for textile factories, such as the Smartex CORE pictured here. Smartex CORE is designed for circular knitting machines and uses cameras and sensors to scan the fabric for irregularities and faults. It also uses light analysis to catch defects not visible to the human eye. […]
AI saves businesses time, but it needs to learn physics
April 1st, 2024
In October 2023, Rick Collins, ATA’s IT director, conducted a series of experiments with Midjourney to explore its potential. Using GPT-4, he created descriptions to feed to Midjourney, instructing the latter to generate images of the ideal event tent for hosting 200 attendees Although computers have been working with large amounts of data since their […]