Active Clothing, a leading Indian "design-to-shelf" platform for flat-knitted sweaters, jackets, and circular-knitted apparel for global fashion brands, has announced a long-term strategic agreement with China’s Ningbo Cixing—the world’s largest producer of computerised flat knitting machines.

The partnership will lead to the creation of India’s first “KNIT TO SHAPE” Smart Knitting Factory, a next-gen facility combining advanced automation, precision engineering, and zero-waste technologies to revolutionise knitwear production. This initiative marks a major step towards transforming conventional knitwear manufacturing into a high-tech, sustainable, and digitally enabled process.

By adopting Ningbo Cixing’s cutting-edge 3D seamless knitting and intelligent design systems, Active Clothing aims to produce high-quality garments with greater efficiency, customisation, and reduced material waste. Key features of the facility include: 3D seamless knitting for enhanced durability and design flexibility, automation-driven production for improved precision and output zero-waste processes promoting sustainability.