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Lectra announces the launch of its Versalis® Furniture range
+A technological revolution, this new range offers furniture manufacturers an unprecedented optimization of productivity and material management
Dominated by China, the United States, Italy, Poland and Germany, the furniture market has grown steadily over 10 years. Despite the constant increase in the price of leather—more than 40% since 2008—a third of consumer purchases are related to leather products. "In recent years, furniture manufacturers have had to review their processes and their organization to develop, or simply maintain their market share. In particular, they have to respond to the growing demand to have a stronger, more attractive and competitive brand identity," said Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO. "For manufacturers, the equation is complex because it requires a high level of productivity, without any compromise on the quality, while optimizing the use of leather and the intervention of skilled operators. Knowing, furthermore, that the relocation of the production of furniture remains limited due to transport costs, which are generally critical." "The significant increase in the cost of leather—which accounts for 40% to 60% of the total cost of production—and the scarcity and cost of skilled labor, makes the Versalis Furniture range extremely attractive," said Bertrand Crönert, Manufacturing Marketing Director, Lectra. "Based on the Lean approach, this new range is a very profitable investment: taking into account the material savings alone, we believe that the manufacturers will be able to save hundreds of thousands of Euros per year and per solution."
Versalis Furniture, a complete range to meet the different production modes for furniture The Lectra teams have advanced knowledge on the specificities of leather and the corresponding types of production. Benefiting from more than 20 years alongside furniture manufacturers, the Versalis Furniture range includes four cutting solutions, which meet the specific needs of the furniture manufacturers’ different modes of production and adapt to their needs.
High-level performance for unprecedented productivity and material savings
The Versalis Furniture range addresses the major concerns of furniture manufacturers, who are searching for solutions that reduce manufacturing time and meet the demand to increase production, while limiting the consumption of leather. It helps balance the stages of scanning, nesting, cutting and offloading, without slowing down or interrupting the cycle, an exclusive benefit for manufacturers. The multi-conveyors or mono-conveyor solutions help maintain an optimum level of productivity and constant performance. Versalis Furniture incorporates the most powerful automatic nesting solution on the market, to maximize the use of material; as well as a unique digitalization of the hides solution to treat so-called natural, particularly vulnerable leather cutting. Last but not least, at each stage, the risk of error and associated costs is reduced by a constant automatic control of all production information, costing, analysis and process optimization.
Versalis, Lectra’s new family of cutting leather solutions
From 2007 to 2012, Lectra has invested more than 13 million Euros to develop Versalis, its family of solutions dedicated to leather cutting. Versalis Furniture joins the Versalis Auto and Versalis Fashion ranges, launched respectively in May and November 2011. Part of Lectra’s comprehensive solutions, from design to production, the Versalis range comes with specific service offers.
