Furniture On Demand by Lectra is the industry’s first end-to-end solution that automates, streamlines and gives full visibility on the entire manufacturing process for unique products and small series. This unique solution is comprised of the Lectra Digital Cutting Platform,a cloud-based platform that acts as an interface between the different activities linked to cutting, and Virga, a connected single-ply fabric cutting line.
Make on demand work for your business
Go from order to cutting in minutes
Save time by only having to set up product catalog, fabric handling requirements and production rules once. Then go from order reception to cut without any manual intervention. This makes your process flow smarter and more secured.
Lectra Digital Cutting Platform
Lectra Digital Cutting Platform is a cloud-based data hub that connects your IT system and the
cutting room, ensuring efficient planning, cutting and optimization processes. On the Platform, you will find data (on products, materials and orders), connectors (to ERP systems, MIS, CRM systems) and applications.
Virga single-ply fabric cutting line
Smart and connected to the Lectra Digital Cutting Platform, Virga is a complete, high-performance cutting line designed for maximum throughput, data sharing and minimal manual interventions.
Customer voice
Customer voice
Today, Zanotta uses the most advanced technology available to ensure the necessary industrialization of the company while preserving the creativity and beauty of its products.
Furniture On Demand has improved all aspects of my work here at the minute in terms of cutting precision and speed. I have greater control now. The actual offloading process is far superior to that of the previous solution. The pattern matching has been very precise and efficient in helping us save fabric.
We wanted to minimize production costs and, at the same time, offer quality products manufactured in fully controlled conditions, with repeatability and full traceability of suppliers and the raw materials used. Lectra made it possible for us.
The native connection between the digital cutting platform and Virga limits the number of markers we need to manage. Operation is very simple, enabling us to improve productivity and minimize errors.
Hiroyuki Hayashi
Senior Managing Director, Karimoku Furniture Inc., Japan
Benefits of connected single-ply fabric cutting room
Reduced cycle time
Automated processing of customers’ orders
Automated selection and combination of components
Automated association of cutting and nesting parameters
Optimized cost per piece
Next generation algorithms for motif recognition
Configurable nesting rules
Automated marker making using real fabric width
Agility to manage the unexpected
Synchronization with the Digital Cutting Platform for any changes
Last-minute and urgent order prioritization management
Easy peak and low-activity management
Increased visibility and control
Production dashboards for visibility and analysis
Material data management per supplier
Material standards management
Improved user experience
Anytime access to e-learning tools and assistance
Operator-controlled conveyor advance
Ergonomic offload area & command station
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Overcome material constraints and motif management challenges
To produce customized furniture with ease it is important to have the right tools if you seek to gain greater control of your cutting preparation and execution process.
Success factors for industry 4.0 cutting room implementation
Industry 4.0 has the potential to revolutionize the cutting rooms of furniture manufacturers. Those that get the transition right can benefit from increased efficiency, lower costs and improved accuracy
DesignConcept transforms the way you create, develop, cost and prepare for production. With DesignConcept 3D you can identify the best designs to optimize margins while reacting quickly to demand. DesignConcept 2D then helps you prepare for production with automatically generated technical documentation and pattern fine-tuning.
Formaris lets you quickly develop pattern pieces and production configurations, taking into account specific trim cover and upholstery constraints, whether using fabric or leather. Then, when it comes to marker making, Diamino uses advanced algorithms to generate complicated markers quickly and minimizes fabric waste.
Vector fabric cutting room combines lean-oriented production processes with maximum uptime to deliver high-quality products at a lower cost. Together with Brio and Mosaic, it provides the agility you need —with automated spreading, precise patterned fabric matching, and high-speed cutting—to handle all high-ply cutting jobs with ease.
