Nikolaos Bilalis Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
CAD/CAM and manufacturing process modeling, Virtual Prototyping and Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling, Tools for Product development, New Product Development and Management
School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete Kounoupidiana, 73100 Chania, Greece
Dr. Nikolaos Bilalis. Professor, Director of CAD Lab. Professor Bilalis joined the Technical University of Crete in 1992 as an Associate professor and then as Professor. He worked for 2 years in the R&D department of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry responsible for CAD/CAM/CAPP developments and for 3 years as a director of Athens Innovation Centre, responsible for technical guidance of SME’s in CAD/CAM training and implementation.
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Author(s): Evridiki Papahristou and Nikolaos Bilalis
A scenario of an apparel industry without paper fashion drawings which become patterns and then cut and sewn fabric to end up to a prototype is too optimistic. A future scenario of a fashion designer comfortable enough with 3D technology to create from the beginning that initial fashion drawing in a three-dimensional space making quick decisions, trying out different fabrics, colors and contrasts, communicating his/her ideas with the pattern maker and the entire development team in true to life 3D and within hours instead of days or weeks, sounds exciting but for some, science fiction. Threedimensional (3D) technology - while well established in many other indus... view moreĀ»