Fashion
These Hi-Tech Knitting Machines Will Soon Be Making Car Parts
- Shima Seiki plans to adapt its knitting machine technology
- Japan firm’s whole-garment machines create seamless products
This Machine Can Make Your Sweater From Scratch
Building a machine to construct high-end Prada sweaters was just the start.
Now Mitsuhiro Shima, who took over his dad’s knitting-machine firm three months ago, is setting his sights on -- of all places -- the car industry. The 56-year-old president of Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd. is in talks with auto-parts makers to use its technology to develop lighter, non-steel components, and plans to sign a deal next fiscal year.