CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
23 April 2007
Product News
Lectra Launches its Newest Generation of VectorTechTex Automated Cutting Solutions, the Most High-Performance on the Market
Lectra has presented its newest range of VectorTechTex at the JEC Composite Show in Paris in April 3-5, 2007. This automated cutting solution is dedicated to the needs of users of carbon, glass fibers, honeycomb, Kevlar, canvas, vinyl and many other soft materials used in the industry. The VectorTechTex provides an intelligent response to the needs of industrial fabric manufacturers. These include the ability to improve flexibility, reduce production cost through better material consumption, and ensure consistent and predictable quality, all within a secure and reliable process.
"This new generation of automated cutters relies on more than 20 years of intelligent cutting room expertise and strong partnerships established with the leading companies of various sectors like the automotive or aeronautics industries," said Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO. "It represents a genuine technological leap forward, with more powerful and more intelligent solutions."
A new range that provides unmatched performance
The VectorTechTexFX is the most advanced response to manufacturers' need for flexibility. Versatile and reliable, it is the ideal solution for short deadlines and small series production. Like the complete Vector range, the FX also ensures maximum productivity using the capability to cut non-stop while the material is automatically loaded in the cutting area. All of the VectorTechTex systems incorporate advanced operating software that optimizes the blade path in order to guarantee perfect quality of cut pieces. This ensures that the data integrity is respected throughout the process from design to production. The software adapts the system's behavior to the requirements of various material types and ensures the best cutting path to achieve accuracy and quality even on the most complex patterns. Cut parts of impeccable quality can then be produced and made available quickly. The VectorTechTexFP is an ideal response to the needs of first-time users of technology who want to limit the risks linked to human error. Its user friendliness and unmatched cutting quality make it the perfect initial technology investment for companies making the jump to automated cutting.
Developed on the success of Lectra's MP technology, the VectorTechTexMH and MH8, with their high performance and excellent cutting quality, are the standard in the production of high volumes of industrial fabrics, regardless of the complexity of shapes or fabrics to be processed. The intelligent software at the heart of the VectorTechTex range analyzes each action to optimize raw material consumption and guarantee flawless results. Large manufacturers benefit from reliable solutions that are user friendly and easy to maintain. The VectorTechTexMH and MH8 safeguard production and minimize the risk of process interruptions that lead to costly delays and penalties. They offer cutting time optimization that is far superior to that of other systems available on the market, streamline the cutting process and eliminate bottlenecks that can occur in the cutting room.
Software intelligence in the service of preventive action
Confronted with accelerating cycles of consumption, manufacturers face new pressures to produce more volume, faster, and cheaper than ever before. Lectra has gone a step further in order to help its customers meet their new challenges with the new intelligent VectorTechTex range. The maintenance plan integrated into the piloting software enables it to act proactively; using warning alerts, actions can be taken even before failures occur, thus limiting the need for intervention by Lectra technicians and guaranteeing maximum availability of the cutting system. In order to make the cutting system integration within the production site more efficient and reliable, its piloting software offers performance and activity reports. The system's intelligence provides a revolutionary response to manufacturers' demand for reliable solutions in a context in which delays are penalized.
The new Vector range at the heart of the intelligent cutting room
The VectorTechTex range provides responses adapted to the specific needs of customers. The software guarantees traceability and optimization of manufacturing costs. While Lectra equipment and software perfectly integrate cutfiles created with other CAD software, the VectorTechTex achieves maximum productivity and material savings when connected with Lectra's planning, nesting and spreading solutions. VectorMethod generates cut specification sheets in coordination with a bar code reader integrated with the VectorTechTex cutters to secure the production process against human error. The piloting software delivers detailed analyses of the cutting room with production reports.
"Because we work in close cooperation with our customers, Lectra's innovation policy has enabled the company to develop a complete, coherent solution which ensures productivity, flexibility and a secure process, the most important requirement of industrial businesses. Many of our current customers and prospects where convinced about the new technology upon seeing it at the JEC," said Roy Shurling, Director of Lectra 's worldwide automotive and transportation markets.
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