Grupo Antolin

International automotive manufacturer, Grupo Antolin, is one of the largest players in the global car interiors market. The company is responsible for producing interior door components for major automotive brands such as Toyota and Jaguar. The company offers customers a complete component cycle for vehicle interiors, from design and concept through to the finished product.

Grupo Antolin is committed to innovating the automotive industry for a sustainable future. The manufacturer has developed a broad technology and digital portfolio that helps optimize costs and increase the value of its products.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Grupo Antolin, like many other companies around the world, was forced to close its facility due to restrictions. In order to navigate the pandemic, the company needed to pivot production to personal protective equipment (PPE).

The company relied on its trusted technology partner, Gerber Technology, to help it seamlessly transition to PPE production. At the beginning of the pandemic, Gerber had developed a PPE Task Force to provide companies with the technology, resources, and support needed to pivot production.

In the early stages of the pandemic, Grupo Antolin was able to produce and sell protective aprons to a customer in Ireland, but mainly focused on producing PPE for internal use. Once some restrictions were lifted, the company was able to quickly return to normal manufacturing and has since seen a major increase in production volume.

When it comes to technology, Grupo Antolin understands the importance of choosing a supportive partner who is actively engaged in their success. Grupo Antolin ultimately chose Gerber due to the positive experiences of other Gerber customers as well as the company’s various service and aftermarket offerings designed to prevent downtime, such as eSTORE and GERBERconnect.

Prior to integrating the Gerber Paragon into their supply chain, Grupo Antolin was relying on a third party for all of its cutting. Today, the company leverages Gerber’s complete end-to-end solution to go from pattern development to production.

In addition to the Gerber Paragon, the end-to-end solution includes Gerber’s pattern making, marking and planning software, AccuMark, and GERBERspreader XLs, which allows Grupo Antolin to run a two-shift pattern department and cut around 50,000 components per week.

Since implementing Gerber’s integrated process, Grupo Antolin has increased efficiency, improved the quality of the final product, and reduced errors.