CreateMe replaces sewing with adhesive-based robotic assembly to automate apparel manufacturing

CreateMe, founded by CEO Campbell Myers, is redesigning garment production around robotics, intelligent material handling, and adhesive-based assembly techniques rather than automating conventional sewing processes.

The company uses adhesive bonding (including thermoreversible adhesives for future disassembly), intelligent grippers, and single-sided access to handle fabric's unpredictable behavior—stretching, wrinkling, draping, and shifting—which traditional automation systems designed for rigid geometry cannot manage reliably.

Myers states that automated apparel manufacturing could realistically return garment production to higher-cost economies such as the US or Europe by reducing labor content and dependence on overseas supply chains, addressing apparel's chronic supply-demand mismatch that leads to excess inventory, markdowns, and long lead times.