LECTRA: Manufacturers value Lectra's fabric cutting room: 3000 Vector® sold in 10 years
March 14 2017 - 12:51PM
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Manufacturers value Lectra's fabric cutting
room: 3000 Vector® sold in 10 years
Lectra is proud about customers' continued
passion for the company's flagship solution Vector®, which
guarantees customers operational excellence and prepares them for
Industry 4.0
Paris, March 14, 2017 - Lectra,
the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to
industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite
materials, announces the recent sale of its 3000th Vector in 10
years The Vector range has revolutionized the automatic cutting
room for fabric, enjoying immediate success with fashion,
automotive and furniture manufacturers. Today, Vector is the
undisputed reference for the fabric cutting room, reflected by the
15% rise in sales for Vector in 2016.
Manufacturers' enthusiasm for Vector, in both
developed countries and emerging economies, is due to a range of
competitive advantages. Vector's record machine availability-over
98%-plus its overall performance minimizes the cost per piece,
bringing profitability to operations for Lectra customers. In
addition, Vector's cutting precision and the capacity to produce
pieces without spaces equates to significant gains in materials,
saving hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for
manufacturers.
A series of decisive innovations for Vector have
ensured that Lectra continues to help customers reach their
increasingly ambitious objectives for operational excellence. Since
2007, Vector has made true technological leaps, pushing the
boundaries for speed, quality and reliability. The new generation
of Vector, launched in 2012, established new standards for
productivity and controlling performance which remain unrivalled
today. At the end of 2016, two new models joined the Vector family:
Vector iQ, whose cutting device enables a 10% rise in productivity,
and VectorAuto iX6, which specializes in synthetic fabric cutting
for seats and car interiors.
Vector owes its reliability to the multiple
sensors with which it is equipped. Launched with 120 sensors, today
Vector has 180 sensors to implement preventive and predictive
maintenance. Vectors installed across the world communicate in real
time with Lectra's five international call centers, where experts
can immediately intervene remotely.
"A pioneering solution in the Internet of
Things, Vector was the first cutting solution on the market
connected to the Internet and which used a system of predictive
maintenance. The Vector range fully answers Industry 4.0 concepts
and its innovative services are a major asset for the cutting room
of the future," underlines Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO.
® Vector is a registered trademark of Lectra.
About Lectra
Lectra is the world leader in integrated
technology solutions (software, automated cutting equipment, and
associated services) specifically designed for industries using
fabrics, leather, technical textiles, and composite materials to
manufacture their products. It serves major world markets: fashion
and apparel, automotive, and furniture as well as a broad array of
other industries. Lectra's solutions, specific to each market,
enable customers to automate and optimize product design,
development, and manufacturing. With more than 1,550 employees,
Lectra has developed privileged relationships with prestigious
customers in more than 100 countries, contributing to their
operational excellence. Lectra registered revenues of $288 million
in 2016 and is listed on Euronext.
For more information, please visit
www.lectra.com
Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.:
Nathalie Fournier-ChristolE-mail:
n.fournier-christol@lectra.comTel.: +33 (0)1 53 64 42 37 - Fax: +33
(0)1 53 64 43 40
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