# Tianyuan Garments to open automated apparel factory with Sewbots in Arkansas

Chinese clothing manufacturer Tianyuan Garments Company announced plans to open an apparel factory in Little Rock, Arkansas, fitted with 21 fully automated T-shirt production lines using Sewbot robots from SoftWear Automation. The factory will produce 800,000 T-shirts per day and employ 400 staff.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-28
- Where: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 800,000 T-shirts per day
- Products: T-shirts, Sewbot robots, automated sewing systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Tianyuan Garments Company](https://endata.com/companies/17564.md)
- [SoftWear Automation](https://endata.com/companies/17565.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [fashionunited.com](https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/new-autonomous-factory-with-sewbots-set-to-open-in-us/2017082817079), 2017-08-28: "When fully operational, the system will make one T-shirt every 22 seconds. We will produce 800,000 T-shirts a day."
- [therobotreport.com](https://www.therobotreport.com/chinese-factory-sets-arkansas-make-t-shirts-using-u-s-robots/), 2017-09-25: "Chinese apparel company Tianyuan Garments Co. plans to open a $20 million factory in Little Rock, using 330 robots from U.S.-based robotics company Softwear Automation."

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