Systems and Methods for Automated and Remote Fabrication of Fabric Awnings

A system for automating the processes of fabric awning design and fabrication supporting remotely located customers, the system comprising:

• a wide area network portal for allowing remotely located customers to provide information and data to the design and fabrication processes;
• an automated frame design processor module for generating framing shop drawings according to the information and data provided by the remotely located customers;
• an automated fabric patterning design processor module for generating fabric patterns according to the information and data provided by the remotely located customers;
• an automated data processor operable in conjunction with a materials pricing database for generating a bill of framing materials according to the generated framing shop drawings and a bill of fabric materials according to the generated fabric patterns;
• an automated data processor operable in conjunction with a materials catalog database for defining, selecting, and ordering materials according to the generated framing shop drawings and the generated fabric patterns;
• a frame production system for cutting, laying out, and assembling framing materials according to the generated framing shop drawings;
• a fabric production system for cutting, laying out, and assembling fabric materials according to the generated fabric patterns;
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• an automated shipment processor for packaging and directing the delivery of the produced framing materials and the produced fabric materials.