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Based in Porto, Portugal, Rodrigo Siza will focus on nurturing new regional collaborations to benefit the needs of Lectra’s customers, and faciliate their success in the Industry 4.0 era. Rodrigo will rely on Lectra’s highly experienced teams located in the region.
“Rodrigo has very effectively established long-term partnerships with our fashion and apparel, automotive and furniture customers in Portugal. He has helped our customers to emerge stronger from the world crisis which heavily impacted them. After 10 successful years as head of Lectra Portgual, Rodrigo is now also in charge of meeting the expectations of our Spanish customers,” stated Daniel Harari, Lectra Chairman and CEO.

Players in the region are witnessing a strong dynamic, notably fashion brands in Spain and fashion and automotive industrialists with heightened added-value in Portugal. With the recent announcement of a new strategy to focus on Industry 4.0, Lectra is in a strong position to support these businesses in the digitalization of their processes.
For industries faced with more demanding consumers and ever-shorter product development and manufacturing cycles, integrating all steps along the extended supply chain, from design to cutting, is now a top priority. This is particularly apparent in Spain and Portugal, two countries positioned, in their own way, at the heart of Europe’s fashion and automotive industries.
Rodrigo started his career at Tradetex, a trading company of textiles for clothing, as a textile designer. From 1991 to 1999, he was an associate of V-Sistemas Informatica, specialized in the development and distribution of technical solutions for the textile industry. In 2000, he joined Lectra Portugal as a design and merchandising manager, and then evolved into the position of international consultant in 2004. He left Lectra in 2005 to take the position of Sales Director of RPB Têxteis e Vestuario, a company that makes clothes, before returning to Lectra in 2007 to take over the management of the Portuguese subsidiary. Rodrigo has a masters in marketing from Minho University and a degree in design and communication from Porto University, both located in Portugal.

PrimaLoft, Inc., geht seinen Weg in Sachen Umweltschutz und Nachhaltigkeit konsequent weiter. Der weltweit führende Anbieter von Komfortlösungen aus leistungsstarken Isolationsmaterialien, Funktionstextilien und Garnen, hat seinen ehrgeizigen 5-Jahres-Nachhaltigkeitsplan aktualisiert. Demnach sollen innerhalb der nächsten drei Jahren 90% der gesamten Isolationspalette einen Anteil von mindestens 50% an recycelten Fasern beinhalten – bisher war das Ziel 35% – ohne Kompromisse in Performance oder Komfort zu machen.

Jochen Lagemann, Managing Director Europe & Asia von PrimaLoft dazu: „Nachhaltigkeit und soziale Verantwortung sind fest in unseren Unternehmenswerten verwurzelt. Wir versuchen bestmögliche Produkt-Performance mit möglichst minimalen Umwelteinwirkungen und gleichzeitiger Wirtschaftlichkeit zu verbinden. Das beginnt mit dem konsequenten Fokussieren auf leistungsstarke und haltbare Produkte mit langem Lebenszyklus, hört aber noch lange nicht bei einem möglichst hohen Anteil an recycelten Fasern bei mindestens gleichbleibender Leistung auf. Denn wir setzen unter anderem auf einen effizienten und verantwortungsvollen Produktionsprozess über die gesamte Lieferkette hinweg, der sich nach führenden Industrie- Zertifizierungsstandards richtet.“

On June 28th, at Sala Riunioni Area Monumentale (1st floor), Filpucci is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the press conference: “Fifty years of Filpucci - History tells the future”.
An enduring vocation for pioneering values and reliable manufacturing processes, both traceable and transparent, as shown by Re.VersoTM supply chain, a circular economy model, of which it is a member and exclusive reference point in the framework of high-end/low impact yarns for knitwear with the Collection Ninetyfive, now available in stock service, for an innovation available on request, thus marking a further breakthrough. From Stella McCartney to Eileen Fisher, from Filippa K to Patagonia, the fashion system’s big labels have opted for the regenerated yarns Re.VersoTM by Filpucci, thus sharing a new business philosophy: an environment-conscious and responsible approach, with does not relinquish style, but elevates it far forward style & trends. Filpucci, true Italian excellence for 50 years, has widened its range of smart Re.Verso™ products thus encompassing:
• The yarn Baby Camel Re.VersoTM produced with Re.Verso™ baby camel and mixed with 50% extra-fine Merino Wool comes in two yarn counts (1:13000nm and 2:13000 nm twisted). A delicate, rich and super soft yarn, with indescribable touch, which preserves its natural proprieties and comes in a selection of refined shades.
• The new Divette item, coming in two yarn counts (1:15000nm, 2:26000 nm twisted), yet again sheds light on the pioneering attitude of a manufacturer aiming to offer soft and creative combed and twisted yarns, that are unmistakably innovative and come in different degrees of thinness. Sophisticated, exceptionally soft and warm yarns, made with cashmere Re.Verso™ fibres mixed with extra fine wools.

Offering continuous process improvement for automated leather cutting, Versalis LeatherSuite V6 is a step toward an Industry 4.0-ready cutting room for makers of leather vehicle seating and interiors and leather furnishings. The new version of Versalis LeatherSuite enables companies to boost productivity, achieve exceptional cut quality and expand data monitoring capabilities. With Versalis LeatherSuite V6, furniture manufacturers can increase productivity by up to 6%, while automotive suppliers can increase theirs from 8% to 15%.
Versalis LeatherSuite V6 delivers greater precision than ever before for superior leather cutting quality. For that purpose, the new software suite embeds enhanced cutting algorithm addressing latest challenges faced by furniture and automotive customers.
The latest Versalis LeatherSuite’s expanded capabilities also enable manufacturers to manage a wider range of production indicators throughout the cutting process. Developed with the input of Lectra’s automotive and furniture customers, the latest version of the Versalis software suite offers enriched data for process optimization and streamlined execution, enabling manufacturers to reach operational excellence objectives and monitor production. LeatherSuite also empowers manufacturers with decision support, through customizable reports highlighting key performance indicators. Accurate and reliable analyses can be viewed at a glance thanks to the suite’s built-in data modeling.
“With this release, Lectra marks a milestone in terms of customer experience and productivity,” states Céline Choussy Bedouet, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Lectra. “Versalis LeatherSuite V6 is the technology enabler that allows producers of cut leather parts to leverage maximum performance from the Versalis cutting room solution.”

The session will explore what the digital revolution means for business, and how innovations in manufacturing are the new reality that help create sustainable products that last and can be scaled to suit each actor through smart customization.
IMPRIMA S.p.a. is the global holding company dedicated to research, development and innovation in the textile printing and finishing arena. It is the first Fully Digital Industrial Platform, that today can offer a fully digitalized process in every step of its manufacture. Thanks to the acquisition of 100% of the German finishing and textile printing company KBC and 100% the Italian company GUARISCO by WISE SGR, Imprima is enriched by an international outlook that makes it extremely competitive in the market, which will be reinforced in the coming months with additional acquisitions in Italy and abroad, taking care to maintain best practices in terms of quality and service and the business identity of each company. In this way, Imprima represents a preferred partner for the fashion retailers.
IMPRIMA boasts a Total Water Management guarantee through its own chemical/physical process of water depuration technologies able to reduce the consumption of water up to 90%, avoiding effluents, by circulating it in a virtuous recycling process, for example now needing only 1 liter of water compared to traditionally 12 liters needed in the past.

Zwei wie Licht und Schatten geben in dieser Saison den Ton an: Schwarz-Weiß ist als lässige Trend-Farbkombi einfach unzertrennlich.

Die inspirierenden Einrichtungsideen der Living-Kunden zeigen, dass die beiden Nichtfarben jeden Stil von edel bis cool mitmachen und in Kombination mit Mustern, Farbakzenten und verschiedenen Materialien ein starkes Kontrastprogramm aufstellen.

Mutige Farbpuristen setzen auf das großflächige Tapetenmuster von Farrow & Ball oder wählen eine ausdrucksstarke Farb-Kombination zwischen All White und Pitch Black. Unaufdringlicher wirkt Schwarz-Weiß wenn sie akzentuiert als Vasen oder Geschirr in den eigenen vier Wänden Platz finden. Lambert beweist mit seinen Home-Accessoires zeitlose Interieur-Raffinesse, die vielseitig in jedem Zuhause eingesetzt werden kann.

Bei #GibDirStoff kombinieren die Mitglieder der Initiative Textile Räume e.V. zu Heimtextilien in Schwarz-Weiß trendsicher Metallic-Effekte, die auf Kissen und Vorhängen dem monochromen Einrichtungsstil eine Extraportion Coolness verpassen. Die verschiedenen Hersteller der ITR wie Romo, Sahco und Zimmer+Rohde setzen in diesem Jahr voll und ganz auf diesen alten neuen Trend. Mustergültig zeigen sich die farblosen Kontrahenten bei The Rug Company. Kissen aus der Designer-Kollektion von Sue Timney gehen sogar noch einen Schritt weiter und bringen Farbe ins Spiel. Die britische Manufaktur für Boxspringbetten Savoir Beds bringt es mit seinem Modell Harlech auf den Punkt. Das filigrane Muster auf Kopfteil und Bettrahmen fügt sich harmonisch in den modernen Einrichtungsstil ein.

  The new cutting room will expand the German car parts maker’s airbag cutting capacity in Europe. This latest collaboration between Lectra and its longtime customer builds on a mutual relationship of trust reaching back to previous ZF TRW projects in Portugal, Poland, Mexico and China. Having recently devised a worldwide airbag growth strategy, the company turned once more to Lectra to help reinforce the capacity of its European manufacturing base.
Early in 2016, Lectra unveiled the revolutionary FocusQuantum range, leading to certification of the integrated airbag cutting solution by the customer’s cutting room managers across the globe. Later that year, ZF TRW also certified Lectra’s FocusQuantum Suite cutting preparation software. The stringent process carried out by ZF TRW bore out the productivity, performance and quality of the state-of-the-art airbag cutting solution and advanced software system.

“By evaluating the solution in accordance with established practices, we were able to confirm that FocusQuantum will help satisfy the projected output of our newest facility,” notes Victor Seoane, head of Global Manufacturing Engineering for Inflatable Restraint Systems, ZF TRW. "We were impressed by the innovation that Lectra’s FocusQuantum offers, enabling us to significantly reduce our cutting cost per bag."
“With this new collaboration, Lectra demonstrates yet again the added value built into the integrated design of FocusQuantum,” states Céline Choussy Bedouet, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Lectra. "The acquisition of two FocusQuantum will enable ZF TRW to meet short-term productivity objectives while also laying the foundation for future growth.”

Eindrucksvoll spiegelte die INDEX als Leitmesse der Nonwovensindustrie die Dynamik des immer anspruchsvolleren Vliesstoffmarktes wider: Mehr Besucher und Aussteller als je zuvor suchten auf diesem internationalen Fachforum in Genf vier Tage lang den intensiven Austausch. Großes Interesse der Fachbesucher galt den neuentwickelten gewebten Bändern für die Vliesformierung, - verfestigung und -trocknung der GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. Im Mittelpunkt des Messeauftritts der Gewebespezialisten standen das Formierband CONDUCTIVE® 7690 sowie beschichtete Glashybrid- Gewebe für den Einsatz in Ein- und Doppelbandtrocknern. Da sich diese Produkte bereits bei namhaften Referenzkunden in der Praxis bewähren, nutzten zahlreiche Besucher auf der Messe die Gelegenheit für vertiefende Gespräche. Die Bandbreite der ganzheitlichen Vliesstoffkompetenz von GKD verdeutlichten außerdem Filtermedien aus Metallgewebe für die Polymerfiltration sowie das neue Produktsegment Spiralgliederbänder aus eigener Fertigung. Mit einem neuen Standdesign, das die verschiedenen Anwendungsbereiche optisch gliederte, unterstrich der Weltmarktführer für Technische Gewebe seine Anziehungskraft.

Wie das Auetaler Unternehmen mitteilt, übernimmt Frank Schäfer mit Wirkung vom 01.04.2017 die technische Gesamtleitung der 5 Konfektionsbetriebe in Rumänien und der Ukraine. Schaefer (57) war nach seiner Ausbildung zum Dipl.-Ing. für Bekleidungstechnik in mehreren führenden Positionen in der Bekleidungsindustrie im In-und Ausland tätig, bevor er sich im Jahr 2000 als Consultant mit seiner Firma ‚Modern Engineering‘ selbständig machte. Bei dem Hosenspezialisten, der vornehmlich für europäische Brands fertigt, ist Schäfer in seiner Funktion auch Mitglied des erweiterten Vorstands. Er folgt auf Mehrheitsaktionär Dr. Dietrich Bock, der die Aufgabe zuletzt kommissarisch wahrgenommen hat und dem Unternehmen über einen Beratervertrag verbunden bleibt.