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World's largest automotive interiors supplier adopts Lectra’s agile high-volume fabric-cutting solution (c) Lectra
17.05.2018

World's largest automotive interiors supplier adopts Lectra’s agile high-volume fabric-cutting solution

  • China-based Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors improves cutting precision with Lectra’s Vector® iX6

Paris – Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather, is pleased to announce that Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors (YFAI), the world’s largest supplier of vehicle interior components, has adopted the Vector iX6® advanced fabric-cutting solution to stay apace of evolving production needs.

YFAI supplies a broad range of products spanning instrument panels, cockpit systems, door panels, floor consoles and overhead consoles—the majority of which incorporate vinyl and laminated woven fabric pieces.

Growing consumer demand for personalization and customization is contributing to an overall increase in soft trim content in vehicle interior components. The Vector iX6 provided by Lectra is intended to help YFAI increase the capacity and fabric-cutting efficiency of its new vehicle program in Anting.

  • China-based Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors improves cutting precision with Lectra’s Vector® iX6

Paris – Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather, is pleased to announce that Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors (YFAI), the world’s largest supplier of vehicle interior components, has adopted the Vector iX6® advanced fabric-cutting solution to stay apace of evolving production needs.

YFAI supplies a broad range of products spanning instrument panels, cockpit systems, door panels, floor consoles and overhead consoles—the majority of which incorporate vinyl and laminated woven fabric pieces.

Growing consumer demand for personalization and customization is contributing to an overall increase in soft trim content in vehicle interior components. The Vector iX6 provided by Lectra is intended to help YFAI increase the capacity and fabric-cutting efficiency of its new vehicle program in Anting.

In the manufacturing of vehicle interiors, cutting level precision is of the utmost importance because pieces must fit into door panel designs with a high degree of accuracy. Equipped with a special cutting blade, Vector iX6’s ultra-precise cutting improves material utilization by minimizing buffer between parts. The solution’s superior cutting control software and high-frequency vibration cutting also enable a considerable improvement in productivity.

“As vehicle interior designs become increasingly complex, process requirements change accordingly,” remarks Guan Qinghua, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, YFAI. “The ability to achieve greater productivity and precision for the smaller fabric and vinyl pieces becomes particularly critical. Lectra’s Vector iX6 satisfies this need while also improving fabric utilization and cutting efficiency.”

“Understanding evolving market trends lies at the heart of what we do,” states Javier Garcia, Senior Vice-President, Automotive Sales, Lectra. “Since its launch, Vector iX6 has been quickly adopted by interior component suppliers like YFAI. VectorAuto iX6 contributes to a drastic reduction in the manufacturing cost per set, especially for small parts produced using vinyl and other materials complex to cut.

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Lectra Headquarters / Press Department

Lectra ESCP Europe (c) Lectra
27.02.2018

Technology propelled by Industry 4.0 brings new opportunities for the fashion industry

  • Lectra – ESCP Europe ‘Fashion & Technology’ Chair round-table event hears panelists emphasize the need for fashion companies to embrace Industry 4.0.

Paris, February 27, 2018 – Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather, the French business school ESCP Europe and their joint ‘Fashion & Technology’ Chair explored the impact of Industry 4.0 on fashion’s value chain during a recent insightful round table discussion at ESCP Europe’s London campus.
For the participants Robert Diamond, Founder and CEO, Fernbrook Partners; Dan Hartley, Global Head of Digital Commerce, AllSaints; Laëtitia Hugé, Vice-President, Product Marketing, Lectra; Pierre Mercier, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group; and Evelthon Vassilou, CEO, Alison Hayes, there was consensus. Industry 4.0 represents unparalleled opportunities to take the fashion industry forward.

  • Lectra – ESCP Europe ‘Fashion & Technology’ Chair round-table event hears panelists emphasize the need for fashion companies to embrace Industry 4.0.

Paris, February 27, 2018 – Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather, the French business school ESCP Europe and their joint ‘Fashion & Technology’ Chair explored the impact of Industry 4.0 on fashion’s value chain during a recent insightful round table discussion at ESCP Europe’s London campus.
For the participants Robert Diamond, Founder and CEO, Fernbrook Partners; Dan Hartley, Global Head of Digital Commerce, AllSaints; Laëtitia Hugé, Vice-President, Product Marketing, Lectra; Pierre Mercier, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group; and Evelthon Vassilou, CEO, Alison Hayes, there was consensus. Industry 4.0 represents unparalleled opportunities to take the fashion industry forward.

From brand to manufacturer, panelists from across the value chain emphasized the necessity for the industry to embrace the alliance between man and machines to leverage massive benefits, from quicker decision-making to cost-reduction.
Exploring the advantages of Industry 4.0 technology, Evelthon Vassilou commented: “Interpreting the data of what is, and isn’t, selling should help to speed up decisions. You can react very quickly across the entire supply chain, and either stop producing something unsuccessful or ramp up production if successful. Data and data analytics is not sufficient, to succeed this also requires a high degree of trust and integration between retailers and suppliers.”

“It’s about using technology to deliver continuous improvement in everyday business,” said Robert Diamond. “People are not good at making a large volume of repeatable decisions with many different data inputs”. Identifying where machines, and where people, bring value is an important part of embracing Industry 4.0. “If the business decision, or the outcome of the resolution tomorrow, is pretty much the same as what happened yesterday, then there is a chance for machine learning to help improve the situation.”
For Pierre Mercier, technology propelled by Industry 4.0 is disrupting former sources of competitive advantage, “forcing companies to rethink how they want to compete in their respective industries, and how to use data to compete differently. The common denominator in the fashion ecosystem is that everyone is facing the opportunity for a step change and need to figure out where to double down and accelerate their transformation.”

“Agility and flexibility are increasingly important for fashion players. Cutting-edge technology is supporting the fashion industry as it steps into the 4.0 era, ensuring businesses have the right solutions in their own ecosystems, to effectively harness the right data to make the right decisions,” stated Laëtitia Hugé.

At UK fashion brand AllSaints, valuable data harnessed from the net promoter score is paramount for their business. “We take customer feedback very seriously and we use it as a framework for our internal roadmap - from a tech and development point of view, through to design and fit, the customer is at the heart of everything we do,” stated Dan Hartley. In addition, he underlined that using technology across communications “will be huge going forward for AllSaints. From supply chain to store teams, we aim to use a cloud-based system that works within our own eco-system, complementing our agile model.”
The round table was moderated by the co-director of Lectra-ESCP Europe ‘Fashion and Technology’ Chair Valérie Moatti.
 

Weitere Informationen:
Lectra-ESCP Europe Industry 4.0
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Lectra, Nathalie Fournier-Christol

Evolution of fashion professions at heart of Lectra’s 8th education congress © Lectra
Industry experts and fashion schools discussing at Lectra's 8th education congress
13.12.2017

Lectra: 8. Ausbildungskongress zur Zukunft der Modeberufe

Modeschulen und Branchenexperten diskutieren über den Wandel der Industrie und die Auswirkungen
auf Ausbildungsprogramme

Lectra, weltweit führend in integrierten Lösungen, die speziell ausgerichtet sind auf die Stoff-, Leder-,
Textil- und Verbundwerkstoffindustrie, hat seine Partner aus dem Ausbildungsbereich zum
8. Ausbildungskongress auf dem Firmengelände in Bordeaux-Cestas begrüßt. Im Fokus standen die
Megatrends der Modebranche, die sowohl die Industrie als auch ihre Berufe prägen – vom
Design bis zur Produktion. An dem halbjährlichen Treffen nahmen mehr als fünfzig
Branchenexperten sowie Lehrkräfte aus Modeschulen weltweit teil – darunter Deutschland, Kanada, China,
USA, Frankreich, Hongkong, Italien, Niederlande, Polen, Großbritannien, Schweiz und Schweden.

Modeschulen und Branchenexperten diskutieren über den Wandel der Industrie und die Auswirkungen
auf Ausbildungsprogramme

Lectra, weltweit führend in integrierten Lösungen, die speziell ausgerichtet sind auf die Stoff-, Leder-,
Textil- und Verbundwerkstoffindustrie, hat seine Partner aus dem Ausbildungsbereich zum
8. Ausbildungskongress auf dem Firmengelände in Bordeaux-Cestas begrüßt. Im Fokus standen die
Megatrends der Modebranche, die sowohl die Industrie als auch ihre Berufe prägen – vom
Design bis zur Produktion. An dem halbjährlichen Treffen nahmen mehr als fünfzig
Branchenexperten sowie Lehrkräfte aus Modeschulen weltweit teil – darunter Deutschland, Kanada, China,
USA, Frankreich, Hongkong, Italien, Niederlande, Polen, Großbritannien, Schweiz und Schweden.

Unternehmen gehen die ersten Schritte Richtung Industrie 4.0, setzen 3D-Lösungen ein und entwerfen ihre
Kollektionen digital und dank Product Lifecycle Management-Lösungen effizienter – Modeberufe entwickeln
sich entsprechend mit. Auf Lectras Kongress diskutierten Modeschulen über die veränderten Rollen von
Designern und Modellmachern, und welche neuen Elemente in Ausbildungsprogramme integriert werden
müssen. „Es ist fundamental, Innovationsexperten der Branche und Modeschulen zusammenzubringen, da
Schüler die Entwicklung der Branche vorantreiben werden“, erklärt Pascal Denizart, Geschäftsführer des
European Centre for Innovative Textile (CETI).

Die Zusammenarbeit mit Modeschulen steht im Zentrum von Lectras Ausbildungsprogramm, um Kurse zu
entwickeln, die den Bedürfnissen der Modeunternehmen entsprechen. Auf dem Kongress zeigte Lectra die
neuesten Fortschritte in der Modeentwicklung und sprach über die Erfahrung in der Zusammenarbeit von
Partnerschulen und Modemarken. Die Teilnehmer blickten zurück auf Wettbewerbe, die Lectra in Italien mit
Missoni, Balenciaga und Armani, in China mit Peacebird und in den Vereinigten Staaten mit JC Penney
organisiert hat.

In Großbritannien richtete Lectra gemeinsam mit COS (H&M-Konzern) und der Arts University Bournemouth
(AUB) einen Wettbewerb zum abfalllosen Design einer Kollektion aus. „Der Prozess lief vollständig digital
ab – vom Design bis zum Erstellen eines virtuellen 3D-Prototypen. Unsere Schüler lernen, jeden
Entwicklungsschritt zu optimieren“, berichtete Penny Norman, Dozent an der AUB. „Die Zusammenarbeit
zwischen AUB, COS und Lectra ist genau die Art von Projekt, die unsere Schüler enorm motiviert.
Anwendungsbeispiele der Lösungen Kaledo, Modaris und Diamino, gemeinsam entwickelt mit führenden
Modemarken und Lectra, vermitteln den Studenten die notwenigen Fähigkeiten für den Arbeitsmarkt.”

Li Min, Vize-Dekan der Fakultät für Mode und Design an der Donghua Universität in Shanghai sprach über
das von Lectra organisierte Treffen von chinesischen Unternehmen, Experten und Vertretern der größten
Modeschulen in China. „Ein Austausch über die Auswirkungen der Initiative ‚Made in China 2025’ bereitet
unsere Schüler besser auf ihre zukünftigen Berufe vor, in denen Digitalisierung und Automatisierung eine
viel zentralere Rolle spielen werden als heute“, sagt Li Min.

„Die Modebranche entwickelt sich so schnell, dass der Austausch über Erkenntnisse und Best Practices mit
Experten und anderen Modeschulen unerlässlich ist, um zu gewährleisten, dass unsere Studenten über die
beste Ausbildung und die besten Technologie-Werkzeuge verfügen“, sagt Dr. Trevor J. Little, Dozent für
Textilien und Bekleidung, Technologie und Management am College of Textiles der New Yorker State
University.

„Lectras 8. Ausbildungskongress unterstreicht das Engagement des Unternehmens mit unseren
Partnerschulen“, sagt Céline Choussy Bedouet, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer bei Lectra.
„Wir teilen nicht nur unsere Marktanalysen und Erfahrungen zur Digitalisierung des Ökosystems oder zeigen,
wie die Prinzipien der Industrie 4.0 in der Modebranche umgesetzt aussehen, sondern sprechen auch über
die kundenindividuelle Massenproduktion und die Rolle von PLM. Während für unsere Kunden das bereits
wichtige Themen sind, nähern sich viele Modeschulen ihnen erst jetzt. Mit Blick auf die Zukunft unterstützt
Lectra seine Kunden und Modeschulen auf ihrem Weg.“

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© Lectra

Lectra and Faurecia renew their partnership agreement ©lectra
Faurecia Cadillac
26.09.2017

Lectra and Faurecia renew their partnership agreement

  • Lectra contributes to Faurecia Seating Business Group Industry 4.0 readiness and “digital enterprise” transformation initiative

Paris, September 26, 2017 – Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Faurecia through the signing of a global agreement for its Seating Business Group.

The cutting process for the production of seat covers, headrests and interiors is an increasingly strategic part of Faurecia’s Seating activity. Faurecia Seating supplies vehicle complete seats, frames, mechanisms and trim covers to major carmakers worldwide, whose manufacturing processes are gradually evolving toward Industry 4.0.

Faurecia Seating aims to double the production of its existing manufacturing facilities by reinforcing operations with advanced manufacturing technologies. The company’s extended partnership with Lectra entails focusing on operational excellence initiatives across its automotive seating division.

  • Lectra contributes to Faurecia Seating Business Group Industry 4.0 readiness and “digital enterprise” transformation initiative

Paris, September 26, 2017 – Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Faurecia through the signing of a global agreement for its Seating Business Group.

The cutting process for the production of seat covers, headrests and interiors is an increasingly strategic part of Faurecia’s Seating activity. Faurecia Seating supplies vehicle complete seats, frames, mechanisms and trim covers to major carmakers worldwide, whose manufacturing processes are gradually evolving toward Industry 4.0.

Faurecia Seating aims to double the production of its existing manufacturing facilities by reinforcing operations with advanced manufacturing technologies. The company’s extended partnership with Lectra entails focusing on operational excellence initiatives across its automotive seating division.

Standardization of the Vector® fabric-cutting solution—endowed with preventive and predictive maintenance capabilities and the highest-performance cutting system available on the market to date—will be instrumental to the implementation of these initiatives throughout the division’s fabric cutting facilities. Faurecia currently has more than 60 Vector fabric cutting solutions in production worldwide.

“More than ever, we face major challenges in terms of flexibility, agility and productivity—producing more while reducing costs,” observes Hagen Wiesner, Executive Vice President, Faurecia Seating. “Our cutting processes have become strategic in reaching these goals. Faurecia’s ‘digital enterprise’ project aims to achieve operational excellence in virtually every aspect of our organization. Together with Lectra, we will make this a reality in the cutting room, with smart automation and predictive maintenance”.

“Given the profound transformations gripping manufacturing, helping our customers ready their operations for the Fourth Industrial Revolution has become without question our core mission,” remarks Daniel Harari, Lectra Chairman and CEO. “Faurecia is among the automotive suppliers at the forefront of this movement. Digital technologies and industry expertise are the business enablers that will allow manufacturers to connect inside and outside the value chain in the near future.”

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Lectra Headquarters / Press Department
 

Lectra and Armani Lectra
Lectra and Armani
11.07.2017

Lectra and Armani nurture young pattern-making talent

Lectra has developed partnerships with over 850 fashion schools across the world, providing them with solutions and expertise to help the teachers prepare students with the skills they require for the workplace. Working with leading education partners, Lectra organises regular student competitions in association with customers. The latest competition with Istituto Secoli, renowned for its pattern-making savoir-faire, and organized with Armani, is a clear example of industry and education working hand-in-hand to nurture young fashion designers.
Students at Istituto Secoli developed their collections using Lectra’s Modaris® and Diamino® solutions to create their patterns, prototypes and markers. In addition, students from the master’s program in menswear cut their creations with Vector®, Lectra’s state-of-the-art fabric cutting solution.

Lectra has developed partnerships with over 850 fashion schools across the world, providing them with solutions and expertise to help the teachers prepare students with the skills they require for the workplace. Working with leading education partners, Lectra organises regular student competitions in association with customers. The latest competition with Istituto Secoli, renowned for its pattern-making savoir-faire, and organized with Armani, is a clear example of industry and education working hand-in-hand to nurture young fashion designers.
Students at Istituto Secoli developed their collections using Lectra’s Modaris® and Diamino® solutions to create their patterns, prototypes and markers. In addition, students from the master’s program in menswear cut their creations with Vector®, Lectra’s state-of-the-art fabric cutting solution.


Thanks to the trusted relationship that Lectra has with its customer G.A. Operations of the Giorgio Armani group, one of the winning students, graduating in menswear, has the opportunity to take up an internship in the collection development department. "We were very pleased with Lectra's initiative and were delighted to offer educational internships at G.A. Operations. We chose the winning student for his creative skills and for his training on Modaris and Diamino. This gives us the important advantage of bringing somebody with proven technical skills into our team," stated Giorgio Ferremi, industrial director G.A. Operations at Trento.

Weitere Informationen:
Lectra, Armani, Parntership
Quelle:

Lectra

Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0 Source: www.lectra.com.
Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0
07.06.2017

The new Lectra Fashion PLM gears fashion companies up for the fourth industrial revolution

With digitalization transforming the way consumers shop, today’s fashion companies are playing a neverending game of catch-up, as they compete for the attention of a generation of connected, fickle-minded millennials who want it all: personalization, sustainability, quality and speed, accessible at all times, across multiple channels, and at the lowest price. Industry 4.0 is not only revolutionizing how manufacturers operate, but also how brands and retailers need to function, if they want to be fast and agile enough to meet the needs of this demanding new consumer. The stakes are high and how effectively companies harness technology to put the consumer at the heart of their process will be the deciding factor in who comes out ahead and who gets left behind.

With digitalization transforming the way consumers shop, today’s fashion companies are playing a neverending game of catch-up, as they compete for the attention of a generation of connected, fickle-minded millennials who want it all: personalization, sustainability, quality and speed, accessible at all times, across multiple channels, and at the lowest price. Industry 4.0 is not only revolutionizing how manufacturers operate, but also how brands and retailers need to function, if they want to be fast and agile enough to meet the needs of this demanding new consumer. The stakes are high and how effectively companies harness technology to put the consumer at the heart of their process will be the deciding factor in who comes out ahead and who gets left behind.



Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0 has undergone a drastic reboot to give fashion and apparel companies the speed and agility they need to tackle the challenges of Industry 4.0 head on. Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0, with the widest functional scope on the market, acts as an intelligent nerve center to the digital supply chain, from planning through design to production. This ensures a consistent flow of error-free data between processes, technologies and people. The system connects CAD, industry-standard software such as Adobe Illustrator, company IT systems (such as ERP) and external suppliers, so that actors across the supply chain can work on, save and share information on the platform, ensuring data integrity.
The solution also draws on best practices, fashion-business intelligence and real-world scenarios to automate administrative and repetitive tasks, with templates, standard libraries and shortcuts that allows more time for value-added activities. The final result is a fast, connected digital supply chain that helps fashion companies jump on trends quickly and deliver products that fulfill their customer’s expectations.

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Lectra

OVA und Lectra Lectra Deutschland GmbH
OVA und Lectra
27.04.2017

OVS setzt auf Lectra Fashion PLM

Lectra, weltweit führend in integrierten Lösungen, die speziell ausgerichtet sind auf die Stoff-, Leder-, Textil- und Verbundwerkstoffindustrie, konnte das Vertrauen von OVS gewinnen. Der führende italienische Modekonzern für Herren-, Damen- und Kinderbekleidung strukturiert mit Lectra Fashion PLM seinen gesamten Produktentwicklungsprozess um. 1972 gegründet setzt OVS auf ein vertikal integriertes Geschäftsmodell im Einzelhandel mit einem starken Fokus auf Design und einer Beschaffungsstrategie mit externen Lieferanten in den wichtigsten Zielmärkten. Von der Erfolgsgeschichte des Unternehmens zeugen die heute mehr als 1400 OVS-Geschäfte in Italien und weltweit.

Lectra, weltweit führend in integrierten Lösungen, die speziell ausgerichtet sind auf die Stoff-, Leder-, Textil- und Verbundwerkstoffindustrie, konnte das Vertrauen von OVS gewinnen. Der führende italienische Modekonzern für Herren-, Damen- und Kinderbekleidung strukturiert mit Lectra Fashion PLM seinen gesamten Produktentwicklungsprozess um. 1972 gegründet setzt OVS auf ein vertikal integriertes Geschäftsmodell im Einzelhandel mit einem starken Fokus auf Design und einer Beschaffungsstrategie mit externen Lieferanten in den wichtigsten Zielmärkten. Von der Erfolgsgeschichte des Unternehmens zeugen die heute mehr als 1400 OVS-Geschäfte in Italien und weltweit.


OVS integriert Lectra Fashion PLM in den gesamten Entwicklungsprozess, vom Design bis hin zur Beschaffung. Die Software-Lösung führt alle Daten und Prozesse der Produktlebenszyklen und Kollektionen in einer einzigen, zentralen Datenmanagement-Plattform zusammen. Alle Teams an unterschiedlichen Standorten arbeiten gemeinsam und in Echtzeit am gleichen Datenstamm. Die Fashion PLM verbessert die Teamarbeit, minimiert Fehler und Aufgabenüberschneidungen, und ermöglicht dadurch kürzere Markteinführungszeiten.

Weitere Informationen:
OVS, Lectra,
Quelle:

Lectra Deutschland GmbH