A graphic listing contributors to a report titled 'Advancing Automation and Robotics for Sustainable Manufacturing: Strategic Pathways for the UK Fashion and Textile Industry.' The listed individuals include Susan Postlethwaite (Professor of Fashion Technologies, Director RoLL), Kat Thiel (Senior Research Associate, RoLL), Dr. Douglas Atkinson (Reader in Fashion Technologies, MFI/RoLL), Dr. Caitlin McCall (Senior Research Engineer, MTC), and Dr. Zsofia Tuplinovskaja-Omovie (Lecturer MMU/SODA). This image also functions as a link to the full report.

Advancing Automation and Robotics for Sustainable Manufacturing – Strategic Pathways for the UK Fashion and Textile Industry is a new report jointly published by RoLL, CFIN, UKFT and MTC.

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Cover page of a report titled 'Reshoring UK Garment Manufacturing with Automation: Recommendations for Government.' The report is presented by the Royal College of Art, Innovate UK KTN, and Made Smarter. Authors listed include Susan Postlethwaite (Manchester Metropolitan University), Kat Thiel (Royal College of Art), and Douglas Atkinson (London College of Fashion & UCL Knowledge Lab). Logos at the bottom represent UK Research and Innovation, Royal College of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, London College of Fashion, UCL Knowledge Lab, and Made Smarter. This image also serves as a link to the full report.

This report maps a structure for the development of agile, small-scale, re-shored garment manufacturing systems, the design of new business models and a newly trained, highly skilled workforce to enable the
crucial triangulation of manufacturing, automation and design to support an industry of the future.

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