No failure to launch here; Unspun ’s 3D yarn-to-garment platform is leaving the nest—or at least, the microfactory.

The California-based B Corp-certified fashion-tech firm announced Monday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Arvind Limited, one of India ’s largest textile and apparel manufacturers, to scale its OneWeave technology , formerly known as Vega, in a production environment for the first time.

Arne Arens, chair of Unspun ’s board of directors—and until recently, its CEO—said the company has been preparing for this moment like any parent would, with a mix of pride and trepidation.

“We’ve nurtured this baby for so long, and now it’s flying away,” he said.

But the deployment of two OneWeave machines at one of Arvind ’s facilities as soon as December—with more than 30 additional machines to follow over the next year—is also a milestone for the broader fashion industry, Arens said.

OneWeave uses circular weaving technology to create seamless garments directly from yarn in what he…