“Lectra invests close to 10% of its revenues each year in R&D. Roughly €15 million of R&D funding was allocated to Versalis alone over the last six years. This decision ensures we integrate the latest technologies into our solution to respond to our customer challenges and help them be more competitive. Permanent innovation is even more crucial now that leather costs keep increasing everyday partly due to scarcity,” said Céline Choussy Bedouet, Marketing Director for Automotive, Furniture, Technical Textiles and Composite Materials, Lectra.

“Optimizing the use of leather is an obsession for Lectra,” says Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO. “Today 25% of car interiors and 40% of upholstered furniture are made of leather, not to mention that the handbag and leather accessory market has the fastest growth in history”.

Versalis now also has the capacity to scan leather and nest the pieces on the hide in separate stages. This innovative process enables “multi-hide” nesting that increases material savings by up to 4%. The new Lectra technology can cut several half hides simultaneously, boosting productivity; and simulate costs prior to the cutting phase.

Lectra’s end-to-end solutions are fully integrated to better fit into the manufacturers’ lean strategy. Based on its 40 years of experience and industry best practices, Lectra has defined a new consulting offer, specifically developed to optimize the leather cutting room and make the product development process more efficient and profitable.