Drive business growth and innovation with continuous transformation

Reduce risk

With the convergence of advanced technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics, Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 offers unparalleled opportunities to

• optimize manufacturing processes,
• enhance productivity,
• gain a competitive edge,
• and most importantly reduce operating costs.

This break-through solution, a result of Lectra’s 50-years’ of cutting room expertise, challenges traditional notions of transformation. It urges automotive manufacturers to move beyond the constraints of one-time initiatives and embrace a perpetual state of evolution. This iterative approach reduces the risk associated with large-scale transformations and offers faster business results and returns on investment (ROI).

The quick impact to your business is greater operational agility; improved visibility of the production process; and faster preparation, planning and decision-making. These benefits contribute to streamlined workflows, lower labor expenditures, and significant reductions in material usage and costs.

However, what if there was a way to meet fluctuations in demand without sacrificing quality or time to market?  If manufacturers could effortlessly adapt cutting parameters to match actual equipment capabilities and material characteristics, they would achieve greater levels of agility and demand-responsiveness.

Gain control

With Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 by Lectra manufacturers can now easily adapt parameters to specific equipment and material requirements. By standardizing this process, it reduces the chances of errors. The result is a significant reduction in production complexity, improved efficiency, and smoother operations.

Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 by Lectra is a state-of-the-art solution that digitalizes and automates workflow data to standardize cutting room processes. It makes it easier to prepare and plan cutting operations according to material type, cost, and manufacturing method.

Manufacturers can now gain control over their cutting room and stay competitive in dynamic markets by adapting parameters to unlock the full potential of their equipment and material capabilities. There has never been a more efficient or cost-effective way to meet fluctuating demand.

Continuous transformation enables automotive companies to understand and optimize their production processes to achieve operational efficiency.

Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 by Lectra simplifies cutting operations, improves product quality, and lowers operating costs, paving the way for enhanced productivity and increased profitability. The solution improves production visibility and optimizes production processes to help manufacturers achieve operational efficiency.

It connects and collects data all along the manufacturing process and then adds analytics to make sense of the data. This digital capability enables key operational decision-makers to visualize the production in real-time, access benchmark information, gain insights for performance improvements, and make informed choices using actual performance data.

Adopt Industry 4.0

Its advanced analytics delivers a comprehensive view of the production process to streamline cutting operations as well as to achieve higher cutting performance. This empowers manufacturers to build a more resilient and sustainable operations.

Moreover, by seamlessly integrating with existing infrastructure, Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 by Lectra does not require significant alterations to equipment or the wholesale redesigning of existing internal workflows. This allows for quick and easy adoption and makes the transition to Industry 4.0 easier and more cost-effective than traditional change efforts for digital transformation.

Decrease costs

Continuous transformation enables automotive manufacturers to reduce the strain of labor costs without sacrificing product quality.

Employees at all levels of an organization drive the continuous transformation process, fostering a culture of ongoing learning and refinement.  Continuous transformation is a bottom-up approach that seeks to maximize the potential of existing processes through incremental adjustments. This means it includes the talent and acumen of highly skilled human-labor in the process of achieving greater operational efficiency and cost-savings.

Digital Transformation, on the other hand, often requires a top-down approach and aims to transform entire processes by leveraging digital technologies to drive large-scale changes across the organization. It risks excluding employee involvement in the decision-making and management process.

Only by embracing human-digital collaboration, a central trait of continuous transformation, can businesses effectively optimize the knowledge of its labor force and empower employees to focus on more strategic and complex tasks that require human expertise and creativity. 

Streamline workflows

Algorithms are not one-size-fits-all. To serve their purpose they require input from someone with a deep understanding of the data and the domain they are working in. Human-digital collaboration heightens the importance of craftsmanship, putting greater emphasis on human skill, judgement and nuanced knowledge. Knowing how to manage a cutting room to achieve optimum results is still a human endeavor. Digital technology simply helps to increase the scope of operations while reducing complexity and the risk of errors.

Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 by Lectra uses data driven insights to build on an organization’s distinct artisanship and cutting room know-how to achieve greater levels of efficiency and innovation. The solution enables companies to identify inefficiencies, eliminate unnecessary steps, and streamline workflows as well as exploit opportunities for continuous improvement within existing processes. By digitalizing time-consuming processes, organizations can optimize labor resources to focus on more value-added activities.

A smarter path

Manufacturers embracing continuous transformation mitigate risks and adapt to evolving market demands without losing operational efficiency or incurring excessive labor costs. As a result, they gain a competitive edge in the industry and position themselves for sustainable long-term success.

Automotive Cutting Room 4.0 by Lectra is the ideal solution to embark on a continuous transformation initiative. The solution helps to overcome the complexities of change while leveraging resources in the most efficient way.