New Vector Range of Automated Cutting Solutions

An advanced response to the needs of small-run furniture manufacturers

Located in Forlì, Italy – home to a cluster of innovative small furniture companies – Sedes Divani is a designer and manufacturer of upholstered fabric and leather sofas, chairs and bedding.
Sedes was launched in 2001 with just 15 employees. The company adheres to the great traditions of Italian furniture design while at the same time reaching continually for new innovations, both in terms of product design and the technology needed to convert its ideas into furniture that is both stylish and comfortable.
The obvious need for innovative technology partners quickly led Sedes to Lectra, whose Formaris Furniture pattern-design and Diamino Furniture marker-making solutions have enabled Sedes to optimize its product development phase.
“With these Lectra’s solutions we have greatly accelerated product development,” said Sedes President, Maurizio Curcio. “We can create and visualize models before production, which eliminates the need to make multiple physical prototypes and therefore allows us to save a great deal on material costs,” he added.

An advanced response to the needs of small-run furniture manufacturers

Lectra’s product development applications enable Sedes to visualize products-in-the-making and show them to customers early in the product development cycle. Recently the company, which had previously performed all cutting by hand, decided to adopt automated cutting.
“We had always cut fabric by hand, but we realized that it was necessary to move to automated cutting to boost productivity and keep up with our expanding demand,” said Maurizio Curcio.
Already satisfied with the performance of its Lectra product development solutions, Sedes began working with the VectorFurnitureFX, from Lectra’s newest generation of automated cutters dedicated to the furniture industry.
“We didn’t have any automated cutting specialists in the company, but Lectra experts provided excellent support and the new VectorFurnitureFX was up and running in very little time,” continued Maurizio Curcio.
Versatile and precise, the VectorFurnitureFX solution provides the market’s most advanced response to the needs of small-run furniture manufacturers such as Sedes.
“The intuitiveness and flexibility of the VectorFurnitureFX allows us to smoothly handle a variety of orders,” said Maurizio Curcio. “We can move quickly between cut-to-measure pieces and larger quantities or from one fabric to another, because the machine can be quickly programmed to adapt to the particularities of each cut plan. What’s more, the precision of the VectorFurnitureFX has allowed us to reduce space between pieces, and we’ve noted a savings of up to 3% on fabric consumption.”
With the automation of its fabric-cutting operations (leather cutting continues to be done by hand), Sedes has strengthened its ability to satisfy growing customer demand and position itself for further success.
“We are very pleased with the VectorFurnitureFX,” concluded Maurizio Curcio. “Its flexibility and user friendliness made it easy to integrate into our manufacturing process, and the improved cutting quality and productivity have boosted our ability to satisfy customer demand and ensure the continued success of both Sedes and our customers.”