FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lectra Announces Diamino(®) V6
Lectra goes beyond material quality issues to achieve better cost control
Paris, April 30, 2013 - Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology
solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials-fabrics, leather,
technical textiles and composite materials-is pleased to announce Diamino(®) V6,
the latest release of its pre-costing and marker-making solution.
"Today, consumers want fresh, new, quality products at a reasonable cost.
Companies in the fashion, automotive, and furniture industries must therefore
continuously improve the way they work to better achieve this goal. As raw
materials contribute significantly to the cost of consumer products, reducing
material consumption has a strong impact on cost and therefore on price," says
Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO. "Our latest release of Diamino addresses this very
issue."
"Over the past year, we have rolled out our most recent version of Diamino to a
core group of users around the world," explains Antoine Mercier, product
manager, Lectra. "We are pleased to say that over 50 Lectra customers across
many industries, apparel and fashion, furniture, automotive and composites, have
been using this new version for 12 months. These early adopter customers have
wholeheartedly embraced it."
The marker-making phase, where pieces are laid out on fabric, leather or another
material before cutting, is a sensitive and critical step for manufacturers,
because it involves evaluating many different "what-if" scenarios in order to
maximize material consumption. Often, schedules are tight and this is when
material issues make themselves known.
"Marker making in a fashion context is even more complex, given the quantity of
garments being produced and the many variables that come into play during
development. Diamino minimizes non-value-added tasks to put emphasis on speed
and efficiency, making it particularly advantageous under fashion conditions,"
adds Anastasia Charbin, fashion marketing director, Lectra. "This new release
significantly increases the number of markers that can be processed
automatically, which cuts order processing time in half while reducing material
waste, human error and manpower costs."
Better ergonomics and automatic markers for increased usability and speed
The design, management and post-treatment of markers has been overhauled, to
make the overall marker development and management process faster and easier to
carry out. "We have experienced a 0.3% increase in material savings as compared
to the previous version of Diamino," confirms Francisco Carlos Tomazoni, cutting
room manager of Brazilian casualwear company Malwee.
In addition, non-specialist profiles like product managers, cutting room
managers, research departments and product development teams can now have access
to this information. Fabrics can also be visualized in the marker layout to
enhance the impact of fabric choices on cost, while providing clear visual
instructions on repeat placement and orientation. "We now better control
material consumption and cost and have improved our ability to foresee
problems," says Davide Lunardon, CAD manager, Staff International, part of the
Diesel Group.
Fabric quality has always been a tedious issue for manufacturers, and enhanced
algorithms save an enormous amount of time when automatically processing
specific fabric constraints. Diamino now also supports production constraints
such as tubular fabrics and shading so that users can quickly neutralize
potential issues that could slow production. "With the new capacity to control
for tubular fabrics, we've observed a 30% reduction in processing time and a 5%
increase in fabric savings," says Geovane Rech, owner of Brazilian casualwear
manufacturer Abrange.
® Diamino is a registered trademark of Lectra.
About Lectra
Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate,
streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing
processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced
specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a
broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear),
automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide
variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries,
wind power, and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in
more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in 2012 revenues.
The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.
For more information, please visit www.lectra.com
Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol
E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com
Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 64 42 37 - Fax: +33 (0)1 53 64 43 40
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