Wakayama - Shima Seiki has responded to a growing demand for its flat knitting technology in Vietnam by opening a wholly owned subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City.
With its economically advantageous wages and plentiful workforce combined with investments from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea in light of the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union going into effect in 2018, Vietnam is seeing a flourish in its textile industry with growing demand for Shima Seiki computerized knitting machines and computerized cutting machines. As a result, it has opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in November, 2016 to strengthen its sales, service and demonstration capacity for its product line.
The establishment of a subsidiary linked directly with Shima Seiki headquarters should also provide peace of mind for customers who are currently, or planning on, doing business in Vietnam.
For its open house event a private show will be held on its premises. On display will be SVR122, considered the industry benchmark for computerized flat knitting machines that features such Shima Seiki innovations as digital stitch control (DSCS) and spring-type moveable sinker system, the compact and economical SSR112 computerized flat knitting machine, P-CAM182 multi-ply computerized cutting machine suited to the automotive industry, and the SDS-ONE APEX3 3D design system capable of realistic simulation that allows for virtual sampling, minimizing the need for costly, time- and resource-consuming sample-making.
Additional exhibits taken from the ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 show held in October include Shima Seiki’s new web-based fashion archive service “staf,” Shima KnitPLM knit product lifecycle management software, as well as knitwear produced on the latest line of computerized knitting machines, including revolutionary seam-free WHOLEGARMENT knitwear that features superior fit, comfort and draping characteristics.
The subsidiary, Shima Seiki Vietnam Co., Ltd, will located at 1st/M Fl., 151 Tran Trong Cung St., Tan Thuan Dong Ward, Dist. 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The open house event takes place from 25 - 26 November, 2016.
