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For the Indian footwear industry to hit the government's target of $30 billion in exports by 2030 (currently ~$4 billion), they must move from "cheap labor" to Shoemaster is the vector for that transformation.

Using Shoemaster’s flattening technology, Agra-based vendors now host Zoom calls with Italian designers. The designer sends a sketch. The Agra engineer pulls a last from the digital library, wraps the 3D upper, and sends back a rendered image with a tension map (showing where the leather will pull or wrinkle). shoemaster india

For decades, the global footwear industry has operated on a binary map: Design in Italy or the USA, Mass-produce in China or Vietnam. India, despite being the second-largest footwear producer in the world (after China), was largely relegated to the "budget leather" and "sandals" corner. For the Indian footwear industry to hit the

Shoemaster India deployed a specific solution: The Agra engineer pulls a last from the