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With a wealth of industry experience and a focus on customer service, Patternworks, Inc. has become one of the leading computer pattern services on the West Coast. A complete understanding of both garment design and manufacturing enables Patternworks, Inc. to provide a broad range of services including pattern design, grading, marking and detailed technical packages. In addition to its pattern services, Patternworks Inc. has coupled this expertise with its IT, research and development team to produce cutting edge productivity and organizational software for the Apparel Industry. Using its own tools on a day-to-day basis in a production environment has enabled Patternworks, Inc. to create streamlined systems to produce and manage technical packages through all phases of design and manufacturing.

When it comes to data entry, management, and reporting, Patternworks’ StyleFile excels in combining an easy to use interface with comprehensive tools to produce technical packages for the apparel industry.

StyleFile PLM (Product Lifecycle Management),by Patternworks Inc., is an organizational software tool which stores, tracks and documents details and information with reports starting from the initial concept through all phases of production. Traditionally, only large manufacturers could afford pricey PLM software but now, even start up companies can reduce the chaos of disorganization using built in processes and industry accepted standards.

Unlike software written by computer programmers without a sewing machine in sight, StyleFile was developed in the production environment at Patternworks, Inc. to manage the workflow of hundreds of clients. StyleFile was designed with the input of actual users such as designers, pattern makers, technical designers, graders, marker makers, quality control personnel and fabric purchasing agents. For several years, StyleFile has been used under the rigorous demands of a production environment with daily direct contact with our programming team. The proximity of programming to the sewn product development environment is the unparalleled advantage of StyleFile PLM software, having created the vast array of tools in a natural and holistic way.

StyleFile features:

• Ease of Use: Clean and user-friendly interface make StyleFile easy to learn.
• Customized Work Dock: Choose your own layout for the specific tasks you perform each day.
• Advanced Search Tools: Find styles by season, division, contractors, patterns, dates and more.
• Technical Packages: Combine reports to create professional tech packages
• Complete Costing Tool: Estimate and track project costs based on materials and services rendered.
• Inventory Management: Record fabric and trim inventory, and allocate styles based on current inventory and shrinkage.
• Quality Control Management: Maintain style quality by reporting on captured data using intuitive measurement entry tools.
• Flexible to Your Needs: StyleFile can be used for simple garments or complex apparel items.