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SPESA Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference

April 2-3, 2025 | Austin, Texas

Sponsor Company Information

Learn more about the companies sponsoring the 2025 SPESA Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference.

​Aptean

Aptean brings cutting-edge fashion and apparel software solutions to companies and manufacturers hampered by inefficient legacy ERP systems, in need of efficient shop floor control (www.shopfloor.com) and looking for a modern PLM solution. It’s important to isolate data streams, manage/reduce spiraling costs and improve efficiencies & productivity in manufacturing. Aptean’s next-generation, cloud and local-based enterprise technology seamlessly helps businesses reach their full potential – accelerating and improving performance across the entire global supply chain.

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Aptean's Justin Hershoran and Anthony Mele will be speaking at the conference.  â€‹â€‹

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Frontier Distributors/Phillocraft 

Phillocraft is a leading American manufacturer of industrial tables, work tables, and ergonomic workstations. In addition, we manufacture a complete line of ergonomic seating. We also carry a wide variety of accessories for each of our products. Phillocraft is a major provider of cutting and material handling tables for the garment industry. 

 

The Phillocraft design and manufacturing process has two major points of emphasis: relationships and ergonomics. Our team, with many years of experience in the industry, understands the worker's task environment: what steps are involved in performing the task, what is the worker trying to do at each step, what is the physical relationship between the worker and the work surface, what tools will be needed and how to best make them available, etc. 

 

We also strive to make the worker as comfortable as possible with our ergonomic design of workstations, seating, and industrial tables. Our lighting accessories are designed to provide good illumination of the task area. Our concern about relationships extends well beyond the design and manufacturing processes – our relationships with new and returning customers are of prime importance to us. The Phillocraft reputation for a quality product comes not only from the attention to craftsmanship in the manufacturing process but extends backward into the innovation applied throughout the design process, and forward to the friendly customer service before and after the sale. Phillocraft products are sold exclusively through our network of over 600 Authorized Distributors.

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Thank you to Bert Feinberg and his team for helping to promote this event!

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Henderson Sewing Machine Co.

Global supplier of new and used industrial sewing machines, sewing machine parts, accessories, supplies, custom automated attachments, PPE face mask machines, metal and face recognition with thermography walk-through machines by Juki, Brother, Consew, Durkopp-Adler, Kansai, Matsuya, Merrow, Mitsubishi, Pegasus, Pfaff, Rehoo, Richpeace, Union Special, Yamato, AC Products, Albatross, American Niagara, Bimba, Clinton, Clippard, Cooper, Dandux, Dennison, Dremel, Eastlex, Eastman, EC Mitchell, Efka, Feedrail, Gold Seal, Golden Eagle, Groz-Beckert, Hashima, Hams, Hirose, Hi-Steam, Ho Hsing, Humphrey, Jack, Kessler, Kretzer, Lathem, Nissan, Organ, Panasonic, Phillocraft, Puritan, Qualitex, Racing, Reece, Reimers, Rimoldi, Schmetz, Seiko, Sheffield, Singer, Siruba, Sprayway, Tek-Matic, Templex, Trimmaster, US Blindstitch, Utica, Veit, Voight, Wiss, Zoje.

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Henderson Sewing's Frank Henderson will be speaking at the conference. â€‹

 

Lectra

Founded in 1973, Lectra is a world leader in integrated technology solutions—software, CAD/CAM hardware, and associated services—specifically designed for industries using textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, or composites to manufacture their products. It serves major world markets: fashion, automotive, furniture as well as a broad array of other industries including aeronautics, marine, wind turbine, etc. A transnational company, Lectra develops long-term relationships with its 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Lectra’s solutions, specific to each industry, enable customers to automate, streamline, and accelerate product design, development, and manufacturing. In the fashion industry, they make it possible to plan and manage the full life cycle of each collection while developing brands’ creative heritage.

In June 2021, Lectra acquired Gerber Technology, a USA-based company founded in 1968. Like Lectra, Gerber Technology develops software and automation solutions for fashion, automotive, furniture and other businesses across the globe. 

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Lectra's Lenny Marano will be speaking at the conference. 

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Leridge Corporation

Utilizing artificial intelligent and robotic technologies, Leridge Corporation has developed a smart manufacturing and supply chain management system for the fashion industry. The smart system has been deployed in global fashion brand retailers and manufacturers.

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Leridge's Yong Jin will be speaking at the conference. 

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Tukatech

Tukatech is the garment and apparel industry’s leading provider of fashion technology solutions. Founded in 1995 by garment-industry veteran Ram Sareen, Tukatech offers award-winning 2-D and 3-D pattern making, design, and manufacturing software designed specifically for garment makers of all sizes and skill levels, as well as garment plotters, and automatic cutters and spreaders for production. All systems include unlimited training, consulting, process engineering, and implementation of our technologies. The capabilities of Tukatech’s technology remains unparalleled in the fashion industry, and all of our products are offered at affordable prices.

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Tukatech's Geoff Taylor will be speaking at the conference. 

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