Automation of easily deformable materials such as textiles with Physical AI, Computer Vision, and Robotics.

sewts GmbH

Flößergasse 2, 81369 MünchenNew on Amplifa

2019Founded (EXIST funding)

MunichLocation

600 towels/hourVELUM system performance

HRB 248952Commercial register Munich

About sewts

sewts GmbH was founded in Munich in 2019 and develops automation solutions for the handling of easily deformable materials such as textiles, rubber, cable harnesses, and food. At the core are the sewts.VELUM system for automated textile handling and sorting, which processes up to 600 towels per hour in industrial laundries, and the software platform sewts.JUPITER, which generates simulation-based designs for robot cells including control code from project parameters. The systems use 2D and 3D computer vision as well as AI algorithms that translate sensor data into precise robot actions; FE material simulations provide synthetic training data to shorten development cycles. Customers come from industries such as industrial laundries, the textile and sewing industry, returns processing, rubber parts assembly, and food processing. The headquarters with office and development is located in Munich (HRB 248952).

Site: München
Processes: Automated textile handling and sorting (textile handling with AI and 2D/3D vision), Dry handling of laundry (VELUM system for industrial laundries), Sewing - automation, Returns handling - automation, Assembly of rubber parts - automation, Cable harnesses - handling/automation, Food picking & processing - automation, Simulation-based design of robot cells including control code (sewts.JUPITER)
Materials: Textiles, easily deformable materials, Rubber, Food, Cables/Wires, FE material simulation
Founded: 2019
Industries: Industrial laundries, Textile industry, Sewing industry, Returns processing, Rubber parts assembly, Cable harnesses

01
Material analysis and FE simulation
02
Generation of synthetic training data
03
AI and 2D/3D vision development
04
Simulation-based design of the robot cell (sewts.JUPITER)
05
Delivery and commissioning of the system (e.g. sewts.VELUM)

Materials & Processes

TXT

Textiles

Handling and sorting of textiles and laundry with AI-supported 2D/3D vision.

RUB

Rubber

Automated assembly of rubber parts with industrial high-reliability components.

CBL

Cables/Wires

Automated handling of cable harnesses.

FDM

Food

Automated food picking and processing.

SIM

FE material simulation

Simulation of deformable materials to generate synthetic training data for AI.

Locations

Munich

Office, headquarters, development

Materials: Textiles, easily deformable materials

sewts.VELUM (robot cell for textile handling)
sewts.JUPITER (software platform)

Industries

Industrial laundriesTextile industrySewing industryReturns processingRubber parts assemblyCable harnessesFood processing

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Automated textile handling and sorting (textile handling with AI and 2D/3D vision)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Textiles, easily deformable materials
Dry handling of laundry (VELUM system for industrial laundries)Assembly	–	–	–	600 towels per hour	Textiles, cloths/towels
Sewing - automationJoining	–	–	–	–	Textiles
Returns handling - automationAssembly	–	–	–	–	Textiles
Assembly of rubber parts - automationAssembly	–	–	–	–	Rubber
Cable harnesses - handling/automationAssembly	–	–	–	–	Cables/Wires
Food picking & processing - automationAssembly	–	–	–	–	Food
Engineering	–	–	–	–	Textiles
Simulation-based design of robot cells including control code (sewts.JUPITER)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–

2 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Automation system/robot cell (VELUM) for textile handling	sewts sewts.VELUM	–	–	–	Munich
Software platform for the automation of robot cells	sewts sewts.JUPITER	–	–	–	Munich

Additional services

Automation of handling of easily deformable materials (textiles)Robot software (sewts.JUPITER): simulation-based design of robot cells and control codeAI and computer vision systems (2D/3D)Material simulations (FE) for training data generationTextile handling/sorting (sewts.VELUM, e.g. 600 towels/hour)

History

2019
Founded in April, enabled by EXIST funding
2019
June: first public presentation of a prototype
2019
December: preseed financing
2021
April: seed financing round completed
2021
August: end of prototype tests in an industrial laundry
2022
July: start of development of the second use case VESTIS
2022
October: delivery of the first production-ready VELUM system