Product Development
Technical Centre
Strategically and conveniently situated just a stone’s throw away from our main office in Shenzhen, the CFL Technical Center offers state-of-the-art services including Fit Technical Service, Sample Making and Computer Aid Design / Pattern Making facilities, all under one roof.
It is the one-stop integrated technical hub of CFL overseeing the company’s pattern development, garment engineering, fit and workmanship analysis needs. It underlines CFL’s understanding of the strategic imperative to address development and “speed-to-market” requisites in today’s fast moving fashion industry.
Technical Centre provides:
- On-site technical design and fitting support
- Blocks development for customers to enhance quality and fit consistency
- Pattern development from prototype to fit approval
- Computer aided grading, plotting and lay planning
- Experienced sewers specializing in different categories of sample making
- Sampling quality control by experienced quality control professionals
- Flexible sampling schedule to suit market demands
- Technical training and support for partner manufacturers
Development Support
- Full range of development capabilities across all areas of garments, fashion accessories and trim components
- Offers global market intelligence, including fashion trend forecasts in terms of silhouettes, seasonal color direction, story boards and innovative fabrics
- Supported by technical design team on constructions for production feasibility and efficiency
- Supplemented with wet / dry processing design and techniques
- Expertise in branded and private label development
Fabric & Color
- Maintains an updated fabric and trim library both physically and online for inspiration and insights ready for development
- Develops exclusive fabric & prints for customers upon requests
- Manages raw material sourcing from development stage through to production
- Works with mills, laundries and in-house Wet Processing Department to conduct both in-house and third party testing, to meet customers’ requirements and expectations
- Regular evaluation of new and existing mills’ performance to ensure the effectiveness and quality of our raw material sourcing network
- Equipped with color spectrometer for online color evaluations and approvals by our in-house certified Colorists
Wet & Dry Processes
- In-house specialized wet processing team to work closely with designated laundry, fabric mills and chemical suppliers to achieve customer development requirement
- Experienced on-site staff both in HK and in USA with strong knowledge in wet processing to support and enhance buyer's design and development
- Constantly explore and update our business partners with latest techniques in wet & dry processing applications
- Stays on top of market trends in latest manufacturing processes and chemical product technologies
- Liaison with vendor technical support teams to assist them in refining their wet processing skills as well sharing information on equipment upgrades