Contract sewing is one of the essential industries that makes up the fabric of American manufacturing and innovation. With millions of workers and innovators working tirelessly behind the scenes to produce items that improve the quality of life and, in many cases, are directly responsible for prolonging it, we’re using National Contract Sewing Month to shine the spotlight on them and appreciate their talent, work, and dedication.
Perhaps more so this year than in year’s past, we’ve seen the industry make a massive pivot towards reshoring production to America, as the global pandemic of COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and caused unprecedented shortages of goods. To help mitigate the virus, many soft goods, and contract manufacturing companies quickly pivoted battalions of their production teams to creating facemasks to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Companies that were known for making t-shirts, shoes, or even purses all turned their machinery to manufacturing fabric masks.
Likewise, companies such as CustomFab USA, which have specialized equipment and divisions dedicated to manufacturing more high-tech medical, military, and aerospace products, also shifted production momentum. As part of this shift, CustomFab USA has sourced the medically graded materials with electrostatic components and the industrialized machinery to turn these materials into large quantities of 3 Ply masks and respirators for frontline workers needing increased protection.
This year as we take a moment to celebrate the industry we at CustomFab USA hold so near and dear, we’ve developed a riveting series of articles and informative content around the people, production processes, trends, and technologies that make contract sewing, sew great!
To kick things off, we will start with an all-too-common scenario that most people have experienced at one point or another in their lives: You’ve come up with a great idea, now all you need to do is get it mass-produced. But the steps and information it takes to bring your passion project into a reality is a stepping stone towards success that eludes most people. To help demystify the process, we’ve reached out to a soft-goods company that’s recently been through the journey and gave a seemingly played out industry like wallets, a run for its money!