The SEVEN 5G Factory: The Digital Brain Revolutionizing Garment Manufacturing into “Smart”

PRESS RELEASE: Once entering Seven Brand Fashion Industrial Park, the empowerment of automation and digital technology is omnipresent. The “5G+Smart Factory” jointly developed by China Unicom Fujian, ZTE, and Fujian Seven Brand is founded on a 5G private network solution and furnished with an AI “smart brain” to empower clothing manufacturing enterprises to manufacture more intelligently and facilitate the digital transformation of traditional manufacturing industries.

The “1+1+N” integrated solution addresses the challenges by enabling intelligent manufacturing powered by 5G:

• 1 cloud-network foundation: 5G private networks + intelligent scheduling (AI in networks);
  • 1 platform: Industrial internet platform with 5G-enabled data connectivity throughout the production cycle;
  • N applications: End-to-end intelligent logistics, AI-driven production scheduling optimization, and AI-powered training system for operation evaluation and correction.

In the “5G + Smart Factory” of Seven Brand, the 5G + full-production intelligent logistics system ensures a seamless process from raw materials to production, distribution, and stores. The 5G + AI intelligent production scheduling application system enables real-time data input throughout the entire life cycle via 5G and relies on the integrated computing power of cloud and network to achieve visualization of production processes, optimization of scheduling, and intelligent decision-making. The 5G + mass customization system allows for the free selection of styles, fabrics, and other data, enabling free combinations to enjoy personalized services. The AI training evaluation and correction system realizes real-time AI guidance and evaluation correction of employee operations.

Following the implementation of the project, it assisted the factory in achieving quality improvement and efficiency enhancement in multiple respects. This included a 15% reduction in the product defect rate via full-process quality monitoring, a 50% decrease in material waste, a 70% lowering of labor costs, a 200% increase in handling efficiency, and a 20% improvement in the order punctuality rate. The application of 5G innovative technology has bestowed a new lease of life upon traditional clothing manufacturers.