The Right People & Tools for Your Job: Soft Goods Manufacturing at its Best
As a custom sewing contractor, you expect that we have the people and equipment to do the job. And we do. As do our competitors. What is unique about LJ Design & Manufacturing’s capabilities isn’t one person or machine, rather, it is the diversity of our team combined with the best equipment and technology. As heavy-duty sewing contractors with industrial fabric cutting capabilities, we are continually investing in this area to ensure that we are staying on the cutting edge (pun intended).
What this means for you is that we aren’t pushing one particular method of manufacturing. We have flexibility and skill which makes us one of the best large sewing project contractors. Each project is evaluated on its own merits and our engineers will select the most efficient, cost-effective method that meets your specifications.
Our Brookfield, WI location is our only location, which means we proudly provide made in the USA contract sewing. This ensures top-notch quality and meticulous attention to detail.
In-house Design & Engineering Team
Our team of engineers specializes in technical soft goods product development. We collaborate with your product development team, and you’ll discover:
- We’re expert problem solvers. From issues regarding textile selection, construction, durability, and more, they will put their creativity to use for you.
- We offer strategies that focus on scalability, manufacturability, improved customer experiences and increased ROI.
- Before mass production, we’ll develop a first article of inspection for your approval to ensure a shared vision.
A Stitch for Every Need
While our sewing equipment is impressive, what’s more impressive is the people. Their years of experience, creativity, and problem solving make us more than just your average custom sewing contractor. We are the product manufacturer of choice for industries nationwide. Common stitch types we use in the manufacturing of soft goods products include:
- Bar Tack
- Box X
- Computerized Pattern Sewing
- Cover Stitch
- Cylinder Bed Lockstitch
- Double Needle Lockstitch
- Double Needle Chain Stitch
- Overlock Serger
- Post Bed Single
- Needle Lockstitch
- Post Bed Double Needle Lockstitch
- Single Needle Lockstitch
- Walking Foot
- Zig-Zag
Textile Gurus
We have relationships with textile mills globally and source a variety of materials, textiles, and hardware to meet your project’s specs. A short list includes:
- Reinforced coated, laminated and expanded vinyl
- PVC coated polyester, urethane coated nylon
- Silicone coated fiberglass
- Leather
- Silicon, Kevlar®, Nomex®
- Knit fabrics
- Nylons
- Hypalon
- All types of foam
- High temperature materials
CNC Fabric Cutting
CNC fabric cutting (aka programmable fabric cutting) maximizes the material yield by using an algorithm to nest the shapes in the most efficient way possible, reducing material waste. Resulting in quicker lead times and increased ROI. Other advantages include:
- Wide load fabric
- Easily fit standard fabric roll sizes or sheet widths up to 88″
- Interior cutouts
- Programs intricate interior cutouts.
- Drills different hole sizes and notches to mark the location of grommets, snaps or folds
Fabric Die Cutting
Fabric die cutting allows for virtually any shape to be cut with consistency and accuracy. Our presses are a particularly good fit for natural textiles, such as leathers, or for extra thick materials. We can use your existing dies, or our team can create a custom die.
Hot Knife & Cold Knife Cutting
These are great semiautomatic solutions for cutting webbing, binding material, straps, hook-and-loop (such as Velcro®), and more, while preventing the ends from fraying.
Upholstery
We have many customers who rely on our expert upholstery skills for industrial seating, benches, consoles and wall and column padding.