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With the power and precision of the innovative vision system, team uniform manufacturers and distributors can automate even the most complex emblem sewing operations to help reduce costs, increase productivity, speed production cycles, improve quality, and eliminate the business risks of traditional manual processes. HELP REDUCE COSTS & INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY While float and template sewing methods are commonly held as efficient methods of attaching emblems to uniforms, they are part of a manual process that presents significant cost and productivity challenges for today's uniform manufacturers. When all costs, including requirements for highly-skilled sewing operators, specialized tooling, errors and rework, and other key factors are considered, VSS will deliver a measurable and rapid return on your investment (ROI). ACCELERATE PRODUCTION TIMES Manual emblem sewing operations and processes are very labor intensive and time-consuming. Sewing a team logo to a jersey, for example, can be the costliest operation in the product. Inconsistencies in emblem size, shape, and orientation can cause costly errors and rework. Retooling for various emblem types are costly and cause production delays. Absenteeism and off-standard events of required highly skilled operators can significantly impact department output, putting on-time deliveries at risk. Use of embroidery machines to attach emblems can also be time-consuming requiring the digitizing of pattern files for attaching the emblem, manual hooping of the garment, positioning and alignment of the emblem to the garment, and speed of the machine. By leveraging VSS to automate emblem sewing, you will simplify the entire process and help significantly reduce overall production time. Managing absenteeism and production line imbalances becomes much easier when high skill level requirements are eliminated. Time wasted on errors and rework is also largely eliminated in the automated environment. AUTOMATE & DESKILL OPERATIONS Attaching emblems is among the highest skilled operations in the entire team uniform and gear production process. Learning curves to reach proficiency in this operation are among the longest. The impact of these factors is multi- plied today as skilled operators are so difficult and costly to find, train, and retain. With VSS, you can transform the complex emblem sewing operation into a straightforward and simple to manage process. Because machine operation requires only loading, activating, and unloading of the components, VSS requires no special sewing experience or skillset. VSS will reduce the business risk associated with your current dependence on skilled sewing labor. IMPROVE QUALITY & PRODUCT VALUE The visual appeal of sewn-on emblems clearly plays a significant role in the perceived quality of team uniforms and gear. Manual processes of sewing emblems to garments not only add costs and risks (as identified above), it directly impacts product quality. Quality issues most often associated with manual sewing of emblems include inaccurate emblem placement, off-target stitch placement, inconsistent stitch pattern, and others. With its intelligent vision technology, VSS automatically creates the perfect placement and stitching pattern for each individual emblem. It ensures that you will always achieve optimum quality; even when emblems vary in size, shape or orientation. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF VISION SEWING?

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