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Last updated February 17, 2026

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Knitted textile fabrication toolpath geometry: NikeRecent Research Landscape

Manual design iterations in footwear production lead to high prototyping costs and material waste. These systems automate the translation of digital design parameters into machine-executable textile structures to ensure manufacturing precision.

What technical problems is Nike addressing in Knitted textile fabrication toolpath geometry?

Manual design process bottlenecks

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Discrepancies between digital design intent and physical fabrication outputs lead to manufacturing errors. Automating the toolpath generation ensures structural integrity and repeatability across complex textile geometries.

Inconsistent yarn feed tension

(3)evidences

Mechanical instability and misalignment between knitting components and fabrication frames lead to geometric defects. Precise spatial constraint ensures structural integrity and dimensional accuracy of the final textile.