Atlanta, GA, March 21, 2006 – Lectra will participate in the fourth edition of Techtextil North America, the International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens. The event, to be held at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta, Georgia, March 28-30, will convene industry professionals to learn about the latest developments in high-performance materials and the new technologies that will drive the next generation of textile-based products.

Aligned with the event’s theme, “Focus on Innovation”, Lectra demonstrates that its leading-edge solutions impact a variety of Techtextil product groups, ranging from composites and coated textiles to wovens and knitted fabrics. Lectra’s technologies also extend into several of Techtextil’s industry segments, including Clothtech, Hometech, Mobiltech and Sportech. Lectra’s widespread industry presence signifies the company’s integral role as a technology leader.

“Lectra is committed to providing high technology solutions and innovations in cutting technology to the technical textile industry including our latest innovation, the ProSpinTechTexST,”  commented Thomas McKay, Marketing Director – Lectra North America. “This meeting is a prime opportunity for Lectra to demonstrate its multi-sector expertise and to reinforce the added-value our solutions bring to industrial textile professionals in all markets.”   

Techtextil delegates are encouraged to stop by the Lectra Booth (No. 744) for a demonstration of the company’s newest industrial textile cutter. Lectra will unveil its ProSpinTechTexST, a single-ply cutter specially adapted to the production of samples and prototypes, using a variety of industrial fabrics. The modular system features new cutting technology and it is compatible with a wide range of Lectra software solutions. Customizable to perform in any work environment, this high precision cutter has the power to maximize flexibility and accuracy, accelerate time to market, reduce sampling costs and enhance quality control.

Lectra will also have on display its complete range of design applications specifically suited for users of technical textiles. From design and pattern making with DesignConcept TechTex & Formaris to marker making with DiaminoTechTex, Lectra provides an extensive array of innovative design solutions to the industrial textile market.

Lectra’s innovative solutions span the entire product lifecycle, covering design, product development, prototyping and manufacturing.  The company provides unrivaled and highly integrated technologies to the industrial textile industry.  Lectra solutions enable customers to meet today’s strategic challenges of shortening time to market, reducing costs, improving productivity and globalization.