Posted April 1, 2020
LOS ANGELES – With the number of COVID-19 cases growing, businesses are faced with the decision to either close or ask employees to work remotely.
Tukatech remains dedicated to helping apparel businesses so they can stay up and running through this pandemic. Many apparel manufacturers are shifting to production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and working from home.
Tukatech’s cloud-based CAD solutions enable workers to work anywhere, anytime. The fashion technology company continues to offer custom pattern making and marker making services, with dedicated staff to assist 24/7 while observing “Stay Safer at Home” recommendations.
Tukatech partners from the United States, Italy, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and many other countries have manufactured more than 5 million units of PPE supplies for their local communities.
“We are inspired by the apparel manufacturers who are pivoting their business to produce medical products. Tukatech is here to help by providing patterns for sewn medical products like face masks, hospital gowns, shoe covers, coveralls, blankets or any other equipment that could help medical professionals in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Chris Walia, chief operating officer for Tukatech, Inc.
“The technology innovations from Tukatech have given our staff more freedom to be able to achieve more work from home than we knew we could, as teams can work remotely through the program but still check each other’s work. Tukatech equipment such as the TUKAcut Laser cutting machine, allows us to practice social distancing on the physical job site by giving us tools to allow less people to do the job than usually needed,” added Bada Kim of Drifter/Moa Moa.
Many Tukatech partners are now working with local hospitals, doctors, nurses and other essential service providers.
“I have worked diligently with many of our partners around the world who have converted their manufacturing facilities into emergency medical suppliers,” said Ram Sareen, founder and CEO for Tukatech Inc. “This industry is so about the NOW, people don’t think about the future. I want to thank many of our customers, TUKAcenters and our team members who are working to help make patterns, markers, and support factories making medical and survival products.”
“Medical clothes and equipment have become the most important items in this prevailing situation. I hope all who have big hearts will contribute in whichever possible ways to the uprising demands. This initiative is greatly appreciated and will lead the manufacturing industry to HELP the need,” said Nuwan Bandra, director of Global – Technical & Systems for Indochine Group.
“Tukatech has been a wonderful supportive strategic partner. Currently we are working on a hazmat suit and are using TUKA3D to approve it with the hospitals, as time is of the essence. We need to move fast and with TUKA3D we have the ability to approve and modify immediately,” said Marta Miller, co-founder for Lefty Production Co.
At the request of the California Fashion Association (CFA), Tukatech is partnering with Ilse Metchek, founder of CFA, to provide California apparel businesses with cloud-based CAD solutions, including training and support, at no cost. This is available to current Tukatech customers and those using competitive solutions. They have also loaned hundreds of CAD licenses to colleges and universities around the world, so students can continue to work remotely and to learn pattern making, grading and marker making.
Tukatech thanks all first responders, doctors, nurses, hospital workers and others on the front line. The team has made patterns for personal protective equipment so apparel manufacturers can start making these products, and are willing to make more if needed.
Email relief@tukatech.com if you need help transitioning your fashion business to manufacturing PPE.
Source: Tukatech
Tukatech offering cloud-based support to manufacture PPE
