26/10/2026
If digital approval still requires a physical sample, what is actually being approved digitally?
Introducing 3D into product development does not automatically create a digital workflow.
A garment can be created, reviewed and adjusted digitally – while the real decision still happens only after the physical sample arrives.
That is where an important distinction appears:
Using digital tools is not the same as moving decisions into the digital environment.
The real value of 3D begins when teams can make certain decisions earlier, with enough confidence to avoid unnecessary physical iterations.
Less duplication.
Earlier decisions.
Fewer unnecessary samples.
Digital transformation is not about adding another tool to the process.
It is about changing the process itself.
– Sonya Monina Lab