Apparel Online India Magazine May 2nd Issue 2018 | Page 57

RESOURCE CENTRE
ELASTICS / TAPES
Lectra hosts ‘Technology
Day’ to update its Indian
customers on latest
innovations
‘I
ndia Technology Day’ was
recently organised by Lectra,
the technological partner for
companies using fabrics and leather,
at Cestas, Bordeaux (France). The
event was held at the company’s
International Advanced Technology
Center (IATC), dedicated to
industry professionals to help them
explore and experiment with new
technological innovations. The likes
of Richard D Souza, Director,
First Step Baby Wear; Dhanabal
Chinnathambi, Factory Head,
SCM Garments; Niklank Jain, VP,
Orient Craft; and Md. Mukhtar,
Director, White House participated
in the event, which served as a
platform for apparel exporters and
mass manufacturers to understand
the changing needs of the market
by using the right technology in
developing a product and optimising
their collaboration via ‘Connected
Development’.
At the event, Lectra’s experts
specifically focused on ‘Connected
Development’ which allows
companies to involve team members
and work with them on a common
platform, sharing data in real-time
for specific styles, products and
collections. The important team
members involved in the product
development stage are pattern
makers, product developers, cost
& margin specialists and marker
makers. Additionally, Lectra
made live demonstration of its
upcoming cutting room solutions
that will help transform production
processes using the Industry
4.0 principles. The new cutting
solutions will debut in the next few
months, as said at the event.
Exporters and manufacturers
were also updated about the
strong support services and
quick response time that Lectra
is able to offer to Indian clients
with its local call centre in
Bangalore, centralised zone-wise
call centres and service team
located at Bordeaux, France. The
participants also explored Lectra’s
Manufacturing Facility in a ‘Lean’
environment, to understand the
working of various machines
offered by the company to increase
the output. During the tour,
they realised various KPIs are
monitored, reviewed and analysed
to create efficient cutting solutions.
KNITTING / WEAVING YARN
Ruchir Shankar, Account
Manager, Lectra India suggests
Indian manufactures to stay ready
for the new challenges and meet
their objectives in the current
business scenario to be ahead in the
global market. And Lectra’s latest
solutions can help them perform
better. All-in-all, the event was quite
informative for the participants to
understand the latest innovations
the company has to offer.
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