35% of the Vector fabric-cutting solutions bought by our automotive customers between 2002 and 2007 are still up and running, and maintained by Lectra, which demonstrates their longevity. Our star cutting equipment range boasts a cutting capacity of 9 cm of compressed fabric at the fastest speed, with near-to-zero buffer. Customers have attested to an impressive machine uptime rate of 99%.
EmPowering your Vector: Using connected maintenance to achieve outstanding cutting performance
Watch the recording of our digital event to take a closer look at our automotive cutting room 4.0 components, Vector, our best-in-class zero-buffer fabric-cutting solution and EmPower, our next-generation service package.
Vector, our automotive cutting equipment series

Go from Power to EmPower, our top-notch maintenance program
To help our customers maximize payback from their cutting equipment, we are offering an all-new EmPower contract, our next-generation service package. The main difference between the former Power and EmPower contract is that our new maintenance program is now 100% digital, and fully integrated into the cutting room. With a brand-new series of applications, such as Knowledge Center, Maintenance Manager, Dashboard, Digital Support, users can now access centralized maintenance data and training sessions, and have remote technical support online without disrupting their ongoing production processes.
Seeing is believing
Curious to know more about our cutting room 4.0 components? Take a deep dive into EmPower and Vector by watching the recording of our product launch that took place on June 23, 2022. Our Product Manager, Angela Hezinger, and cutting room 4.0 Product Owner, Sylvain Leroux are going to give a detailed breakdown of these components and explain why it is advantageous to invest in both.
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About our experts
Angela Hezinger joined Lectra almost three years ago as Product Manager, in charge of the automotive marketing strategy, building on 15 years’ experience in product management.
A Product Lifecycle Management Expert for the last 15 years, Sylvain Leroux is the Product Owner of Lectra’s cutting room 4.0. He is in charge of translating business needs into software and hardware solutions.

How automotive seating manufacturer Tesca increased its cutting capacity with Algopex™
Watch the recording of our annual digital event to find out how this renowned company Tesca achieved operational excellence with the help of Lectra’s new value-added, data-driven services package for continuous improvement!

Cutting preparation and planning made easy with Valia
Watch the recording of our automotive digital event to see how Valia can help you simplify your automotive cutting planning and preparation processes by creating a fully integrated and digitalized production workflow.
Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 Reveal