FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4th March 2024

SHIMA SEIKI to Exhibit at FIMEC 2024
Leading flat knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together
with its Brazilian representative BRASTEMA TECNOLOGIA TEXTIL LTDA., will participate in the
FIMEC 2024 47th International Fair of Leather, Chemicals, Components, Machines andEquipment for Footwear and Tanneries in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil this month.
As Brazil’s largest footwear exhibition, FIMEC offers the opportunity to reach out to the Brazilian
shoe manufacturing industry with proposals for flat knitted fabrics as an alternative to conventional
leather. Since participating in FIMEC over the years, SHIMA SEIKI has steadily expanded its
market for shoe-upper knitting machines in Brazil. It will be showcasing its latest computerized flat
knitting technology to demonstrate how they apply to footwear and other sportswear as well.
As pioneer of WHOLEGARMENT® knitting technology whereby the knitted product can be producedin one entire piece without linking or sewing, the company is showing its new SWG-XR®
WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine for the first time in Brazil. SWG-XR® features 4 needle beds
and SHIMA SEIKI’s original SlideNeedle™, capable of producing high-quality fine gauge
WHOLEGARMENT® products in all needles, and will be knitting WHOLEGARMENT® sportswear atFIMEC. For conventional shaped knitting, the compact SVR®093 machine with a short knitting
width is specially developed for knitting shoe uppers, while the workhorse N.SSR®112 shaping
machine features the latest garment knitting technology in an economical yet reliable package.
Both SVR®093 and N.SSR®112 will be knitting shoe uppers at FIMEC while utilizing
industry-leading innovations such as the R2CARRIAGE®, WideGauge® knitting, spring-type
moveable sinker, DSCS® Digital Stitch Control System, stitch presser, yarn gripper and cutter, andtakedown comb. Made-in-Japan quality, reliability, productivity, user-friendliness andcost-performance combine to satisfy the high expectations placed on exports to the world’sfashion and footwear markets, as well as goods for domestic consumption. The classic SFG®
seamless glove knitting machine will be knitting safety-oriented work gloves to round out SHIMASEIKI’s multi-faceted display.
SHIMA SEIKI’s SDS®-ONE APEX4 3D design system will also be available for demonstrations indesign and simulation suited to shoe production. Of particular interest is its ultra-realistic simulation
capability that realizes virtual sampling through digital product creation (DPC). When countless
variations must be evaluated before arriving at a final design, virtual product samples can be used
to streamline the decision-making process by minimizing the enormous amount of time and costnormally associated with producing actual samples for each variation. The sustainability factor isalso undeniable considering the tremendous amount of material normally gone to waste in thesampling stage. APEXFiz® is the same design software installed on SDS®-ONE APEX4, butavailable as subscription software that can be installed on personal computers. APEXFiz® Design
supports the creative side of fashion from planning and design to colorway evaluation, realistic
fabric simulation and 3D virtual sampling, helping to realize sustainability and digitally transformthe fashion supply chain.
Exhibition Details
Exhibition:
Date:
Hours:FIMEC 2024
47th International Fair of Leather, Chemicals, Components, Machinesand Equipment for Footwear and Tanneries
Tuesday, 12th - Thursday, 14th March 2024
1:00PM - 8:00PM

Location:

Organizer:
Booth No.:

Fenac
Av. Nações Unidas, 3825 - Bairro Ideal
Novo Hamburgo - Rio Grande do Sul, 93334-000 Brazil
Tel: +55 51 3584 7200
Fenac
Hall 5, Booth 5059

Exhibited Technology
SWG-XR®154 15L
N.SSR®112 V14G
SVR®093-SV 14G
SFG® 7GSDS®-ONE APEX4APEXFiz®

WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machine
Computerized flat knitting machine
Computerized flat knitting machine
Automatic seamless glove knitting machine
3D design system
Design subscription software

For more information please contact:
BRASTEMA TECNOLOGIA TEXTIL LTDA.
Tel: +55-54-3022-7400
Email: brastema@brastema.com.br