How to meet the rising demand for Advanced Textiles and Composite Materials

Transitioning from manual methods to automated solutions

Typically, since Kevlar is incredibly strong, it’s difficult to cut and often dulls the blade. Currently, Kevlar products are often cut by hand with a variety of tools, including industrial-grade scissors. The problem with hand methods, especially as demand rises, is the lack of accuracy and the slow production time. Manufacturers need to speed up production without sacrificing the quality of their products.

If industrial manufacturers want to truly optimize, accelerate and streamline their production, they need to automate the patternmaking, nesting, and cutting processes. By transitioning to automated processes, manufacturers will be able to maximize accuracy and material utilization to ensure there is no money or material wasted.

Why digital transformation is the key to success

To meet the demand for advanced textiles including, Kevlar, manufacturers must digitally transform. Investing in new technology is essential to achieving success in today’s competitive and rapidly changing market. Companies that continue to rely solely on hand cutting will fall behind. Manufacturers that embrace digital solutions increase their production capacity, reduce operational costs, maximize material consumption and accelerate delivery time to meet market demands for higher levels of product quality, reliability and efficiency.

Read our e-guide to discover how this can be achieved by making the move from manual to automated.

Gain more insight!

Hear from industry leaders, Jeff Sloan, Editor-in-Chief at CompositesWorld and Ron Ellis, Director of Product Management at Lectra, as they guide you through new trends, opportunities and the power of IoT in advanced textiles and composites and how automated solutions will help best optimize your company's manufacturing.