Shapeshifter - resource optimisation

Shapeshift is another business that is operating under the Canterbury Innovation Incubator

This kind of technology may be handy for optimising the amount of resources we wish to use if we were considering cutting frames from a single piece of material. It may also be handy for Kate as far as safety clothing goes.

Have a look at www.shapeshifter.net.nz

Blurb from CII site:
Shapeshifter provides optimisation software for manufacturers in the apparel industry. The founder, Dr. Hamish Dean graduated from the University of Canterbury with a PhD in mechanical engineering, having developed a mathematical optimisation algorithm capable of manipulating 2-Dimensional objects in software such that they can be rearranged in a more closely packed formation.

This technology allows savings in raw materials of 1%, converting to an impressive 10% increase of profit for apparel manufacturers. This kind of improvement can save large sewn-goods manufacturers millions of dollars in raw materials each year. Furthermore, new opportunities in diamond cutting and 3-dimensional object manipulation have been trialled with impressive results