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Lectra at the Munich Fabric Start

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Lectra will join the Munich Fabric Start and will introduce itself to the visitors showcasing a presentation with the title 'How to optimize design processes with Letra's fashion consulting and smart design room'. In addition the fashion consulting program will be shown on the Lectra booth C03 in hall 03.

With the experience of almost 40 years in the fashion and apparel industry Lectra offers a complete range of technology and design solutions to match the challenges of the 21th century. From the initial idea to the completed product Lectra supports the end-to-end process for any kind of development and procurement model with consulting, KnowHow, training and even project management.

"No matter whether 'fast fashion', luxury or 'ready-to-wear', says Alexander Neuss, Managing Director at Lectra Germany, "our 23000 customers are brands that we love and of cause shops, where we buy our clothes. The chances are high that people wear products which are build with Lectra".

In addition to the fashion consulting program Lectra will show more solutions at the exhibition like 'smart design room' and 'smart product development'. The 3D software solutions support all activities and processes in apparel and textile creation people and companies need to create a complete collection.

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#Recycling / Circular Economy

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#Software

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#ITM 2026

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#Man-Made Fibers

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