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SPECIALLY DEVELOPED FOR APPAREL IN DUSTRY PROFESSIONALS In a difficult macroeconomic climate that makes the future of the manufacturing sector increasingly uncertain, now more than ever, fashion companies need to combine flexibility and responsiveness when finalizing their collections.
However, caution is advised: as a result of this success, big names in the sector will be encouraged to extend their product ranges in line with their original business activity in order to capitalize on their power to raise aspirations.
In the ready-to-wear sector, companies are finding new ways to cope with the growing pressure to reduce costs; they are being forced to manage their development cycles and their stocks strictly and carefully. The speed of collection renewal imposed by the fast fashion business model has also prompted certain brands to adopt a more balanced sourcing strategy by returning to suppliers closer to home. The need for creativity is felt more keenly than ever before: companies are required to bring to market products that blend originality, comfort and practicality, all at the right price. Products that fulfill all the requirements of fit, comfort and style have most chance of succeeding with the target consumer, especially when they have the added advantage of a recognized brand name.
Powerful, collaborative, business-oriented technology is essential for all apparel companies in today's globalized production environment. That is why, for more than 35 years, Lectra has provided its customers with ever more powerful and specialized solutions to enable them to overcome their specific challenges.
In the luxury sector, where a slowdown in growth was greatly feared, the situation is more encouraging—consumers attracted by these brands’ images have buoyed the market.
Drawing on its expertise in the entire product development process, from design to production, Lectra allows fashion industry professional to design, develop, produce and manage their collections, maximizing their know-how and capitalizing on their creative assets. Now more than ever, Lectra provides close customer support, helping its partners deal with the challenges they face on a daily basis, and working constantly to anticipate the market’s future needs.
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K ALEDO ® : THE CREATIVE REVOLUTION FOR TE XTILE AND GARMENT DESIGNERS Designers have to be increasingly innovative and creative in order to produce collections more frequently and with a clearer appeal to the target customer. In addition to ensuring that clothing lines are coherent, they need to reinforce the company’s defining concepts and develop a strong brand image. Developed specifically for creative teams in the fashion sector, the Kaledo
® range covers all their
requirements in textile and collection creation. A true platform for professional design, Kaledo gives textile and apparel designers the visual and virtual environment they need to create and manage apparel and fabric collections. Powerful design tools stimulate artistic creativity and accelerate the design and collaboration process, reducing the need for repetitive manual modifications. Kaledo paves the way for smooth communication between designers and those in charge of product development. Thus, by involving the whole development team—designers, buyers, and pattern makers and developers at an early stage in the design process, sketches are made up intelligently, and each design’s integrity is preserved throughout the product life cycle. This accelerates the creation of storyboards and model variants as well as the addition of updates. In a context where demand for new products is high, Kaledo ensures streamlined processes and significant optimization of the development cycle.
With Kaledo Collection, Kaledo Print, Kaledo Knit,
OPTIMIZATION
and Kaledo Weave , users can easily propose, test and modify multiple creations and generate their
Lectra guarantees optimal use of its
variants. Designers can thus translate their creative
solutions through a range of high value-
ideas and communicate them to working partners
added services.
with ease using very realistic simulations that enable
Consulting: With specialist knowledge of
everybody to fully grasp their ideas and make the
the industry and the processes involved in
right decisions.
the apparel business, Lectra’s consultants
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development projects.
THE CREATION OF NEW FABRI CS AND PRINTS
Training: All over the world, Lectra’s trainers
Kaledo Print, Kaledo Weave and Kaledo Knit
ensure that users are quickly operational
software developed for the creation of printed, woven
and that they make the best use of their
and knitted textiles respectively, meet the needs of
solutions through training programs
fashion companies that want to stand out from the
tailored to each customer’s particular activity
competition by designing fabrics for their collections.
and products, and the level of expertise of
The multiple possibilities offered by Kaledo textile
their teams.
software help unleash creativity by enabling designers
Remote Expertise:
to test numerous ideas. They thus capitalize on the
Call Centers worldwide, Lectra’s experts
company’s assets by limiting the costs involved in the
enable its customers to get the most out of
purchase of external designs.
their software within their own environment
Uncomplicated and created specifically for professional
through remote control of workstations.
With five International
use, this textile software also enables designers to provide precise technical specifications, facilitating the production process. Fabrics created and their variants can be easily integrated into Kaledo Collection, allowing for rapid development of product lines.
A UNIQUE
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INTELLIGEN CE With Kaledo Collection , designers now have powerful visual tools for developing, testing and presenting more creative ideas. Styles can be rapidly simulated on-screen using the fabric association drag-and-drop functions. Designers also have rapid access to style archives and previous collections, which they can use as a source of inspiration or in order to develop variants. They can also simplify the management of these resources using sorting and filing functions. Modifications to styles are updated automatically and transferred to all related documents to which the change is relevant. With the elimination of a number of repetitive and tedious tasks, designers are free to concentrate on creating new models. Decisions are always made using the most recent information. As soon as products have received approval, reports are generated automatically. This allows all those
The result of more than 35 years of experience with the biggest names in fashion, Lectra's Kaledo range was developed in line with the working processes of each activity—collection creation, textile design. The solution offers designers an even more userfriendly working environment, with all the necessary information easily available.
involved in the product development cycle to have immediate access to the data they need. Kaledo Collection enables designers to share visual information and related analytical data (most recent image of the product, style name, colors available, fabric names and their position within the garment, and personalized bills of materials) with all colleagues. This ensures that the work of product design and development teams is perfectly synchronized.
"Creativity is something we have inside ourselves. Kaledo supports our creativity and lets us speed up all the technical activities involved in design. We're now free to devote more time to innovation. When we have an idea for a product, or a sketch of a shirt or accessory, we can simply draw it and modify it in real time, whether we’re working on textiles, styles or colors. With Kaledo, all our decisions are made faster, because we can see the options, very realistically, on-screen. Kaledo is a tool that allows us to go straight from a concept or an idea to a visual representation." Paolo Montefusco, Design Project Manager, Harmont & Blaine, Italy.
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DEVELOP dependent pieces. In this way, Modaris ExpertPro allows
MODARIS ® : THE WORLD WIDE STANDARD FOR PATTERN - MAKING
process and keep a record of the way in which patterns
Designed to meet the needs of fashion companies around the world in terms of lead times, quality, and garment fit, for more than 10 years,
Modaris
MODARIS 3D FIT : VIRTUAL 3D PROTOTYPING FOR RAPID MODEL APPROVAL
pattern makers to organize the pattern development
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has been
the industry standard for the biggest names in fashion. It is the most popular software among pattern makers, with more than 22,000 licenses worldwide. At the crossroads between design and production, Modaris enables users to create patterns for all types of garment—men’s wear, women’s wear, children’s wear, lingerie, corsetry, and even work clothes. Totally job- and process-oriented, Modaris covers a comprehensive range of functions, including on-screen management of models, digitization, pattern verification, grading, size management, and pre-production. Impressive capacities for data exchange with other CAD systems on the market make Modaris an indispensable application for networked companies (with multiple sites, partners, and sub-contractors in several countries, etc.). Modaris is suitable for all user profiles and product types.
are constructed. Pattern designers can thus reuse 80
Linked to Modaris, Lectra's pattern-making solution,
to 90% of the elements created for one collection as
Modaris 3D Fit enables companies to verfiy garment
the basis for a new one.
fit and validate styles and collections—it represents a
From the creation of the very first collection using
major breakthrough in CAD. This virtual 3D prototyping
this software, development times are reduced by 20
solution—the most powerful on the market—both
to 30% and go on decreasing, year after year, as the
reduces the number of physical prototypes necessary
company builds its know-how, regardless of the team
and facilitates communication within the company
in charge of development. Modaris ExpertPro has established itself as the best way to optimize deve lop-ment costs by making the best use of teams of experienced pattern makers, who are now able to cope with two to five times more models than with
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(between pattern makers, designers, product developers, sales and marketing teams, etc.) and between principals and sub-contractors, irrespective of their numbers and location.
traditional pattern-making software. Pushing back the boundaries of pattern-making and providing fashion professionals with the means to increase productivity in pattern development and create more models, Modaris ExpertPro is now the pattern-making solution used by 80% of luxury ready-to-wear brands in Europe. In a context of increasingly frequent collection renewal, apparel sector professionals seek to optimize their product development processes, in terms of both time and costs, particularly by making grading easier and faster. Lectra’s offer therefore
Lectra’s innovation, the result of eight years of research
proposes multiple grading techniques (manual,
and development, allows simulation and realistic
automatic, expert) to suit the different characteristics
visualization of garment models in three dimensions.
of pieces developed and industrialized products.
This is achieved through a combination of material information (based on a library of 120 different fabrics and their physical characteristics), 2D patterns, and virtual 3D mannequins (standard and configurable). With its powerful fabric visualization tools and realistic graphics, Modaris 3D Fit ensures complete control of the fit of models (ease, balance, proportions, etc.) in all
MODARIS EX PERT PRO: A PRODUCTIVITY B OOST FOR THE PATTERN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Modaris ExpertPro
is a unique software solution on
the market and is able to improve productivity by up to 50%. It was developed at the end of the 1990s in collaboration with the biggest names in fashion and luxury goods to assist in the development of the most complex, highest-quality collections. Modaris ExpertPro allows users to create powerful
sizes, a huge leap forward in CAD technology. Taking into consideration the creative constraints of designers as well as those related to the development of pattern-making specifications, Modaris 3D Fit enables an evaluation of virtual prototypes, on site or remotely, between principals and sub-contractors. It thus enables the different contibutors to the process to validate the style of garments and collections, even before the production of the first physical prototype.
and intelligent associations between pattern elements through two original concepts that together form Lectra’s unique approach to model creation. Modaris ExpertPro’s all-size pattern-making system enables companies to develop a model in all sizes in a single step without having to go through the grading process separately. The software’s dynamic dependencies concept gives users the ability to create links between pattern elements so that any modifications made to one piece of a pattern are automatically transferred to all
For Princesse tam.tam, Modaris ExpertPro’s dependencies concept has made a real difference. “We no longer need to modify pieces one by one, and then extract them, with the risk each time of forgetting certain pieces or of making a mistake. Now, when we modify a pattern, the same modification is made automatically in all the pieces linked to the pattern. It’s a guarantee that our modifications are carried out with precision. Working with dependencies has reduced the time we spend finalizing a product by at least 30 %. Modaris has really revolutionized our way of working and Modaris ExpertPro has added a whole new dimension to our efficiency and our productivity." Valérie Buisson, Pattern-making Manager, Princesse tam.tam, France.
PRODUCE DIAMINO FASHION : THE MEANS TO ACHIEVE REAL FA BRIC SAVINGS With DiaminoFashion , Lectra offers the most powerful
A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTELLIGENT CUTTING ROOM OFFER
marker-making solution on the market for prototyping,
Lectra provides a cutting room offer specially developed
production, and precise evaluation of material costs.
for fashion and apparel professionals, designed to meet
Taking a greater range of constraints into account,
their specific challenges, whatever their production
this software enables users to generate more markers
model. Lectra’s equipment is suitable for both short
with greater efficiency and better quality, regardless of
production runs that require a high degree of flexibility and mass production models, regardless of the type of
fabric and garment type. A highly flexible solution, DiaminoFashion integra
fabric used. Products manufactured can thus be brought
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tes automatic marker-making into the interactive marker-making process. This gives users the option
OPTIPLAN ® : CONTROL YOUR CUT ORDER PLANNING
then using the tool’s powerful algorithms to complete
PROSPIN FASHION ST: SINGLE-PLY CUTTING FOR PROTOTYPES AND SHORT PRODUCTION RUNS
the marker automatically. In batch mode, Diamino
In a context of increasingly frequent collection renewal,
controls and monitors Lectra’s intelligent, communi
Fashion facilitates the management and processing
reducing product finalization times is essential.
cative equipment and enables companies to improve
of marker lists 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
To do this, it is particularly important to optimize the
order management. It helps control fabric stock,
Operators are thus freed from tedious tasks.
prototyping phase and ensure a capacity to operate
taking the availability of raw materials into account
What’s more, because the software is completely
within a lean manufacturing model. The
during the programming of production orders. With
integrated with Lectra's pattern-making solution,
FashionST is extremely flexible and has been specially
Optiplan, companies with several production sites
developed for prototyping and shorter production
(within one country or throughout the globe) are also
of creating markers in a completely automatic mode, or of placing the most important pieces interactively
each modification made to a pattern in
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runs. This fixed monoply cutter is completely modular,
able to optimize the use of their CAD/CAM equipment.
prepares markers for use on plotters, spreaders and
available in different widths and lengths; it is suitable
Optiplan generates precise instructions for each stage
automated cutting systems.
for a variety of different working environments.
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"With its powerful algorithms that tight-pack all the pieces, DiaminoFashion Expert has enabled us to achieve an incredible rate of efficiency with our fabrics. We have made material savings of between 3 and 4%. Everything is automated—not just the evaluations, but the marker-making as well. As a result, we can multiply the number of markers made in the same amount of time. With all the models we process, that kind of automation is really fantastic. While Diamino Expert is running markers, our team is free to manage other tasks in the development office. Diamino Expert has freed up about 20% more time compared to before."
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P R ODUC E (1) The Kaledo ® range: Kaledo Collection / Kaledo Knit / Kaledo Print / Kaledo Weave (2) The Modaris ® range: Modaris / Modaris ExpertPro / Modaris 3D Fit (3) The Vector ® range: VectorFashionMX, VectorFashionFP, VectorFashionMH, VectorFashionM88, VectorFashionMX (VectorLingerieMX, VectorDenimMX), VectorFashionMX9.
From the choice of a marker through to spreading and cutting, each decision is optimized to incur the lowest costs and follow the most efficient cut plan possible. Optiplan can enable companies to achieve additional fabric savings of up to 5% and helps eliminate the risk of error during cut order planning. Capacities for selecting the most efficient markers, proposing alternatives, simulating costs, and anticipating new production orders make Optiplan an essential decision-making tool.
P ROGRESSBRIO : FOR EFFICIENT SPREADING Lectra's ProgressBrio
spreading systems guarantee
a perfect spread for all types of fabric prior to cutting. An electronic connection with CAD applications allows automatic programming of the spreader for non-stop production and excellent flaw management. The cradle feed system facilitates fast loading of rolls for high flexibility and ensures both a tension-free spread and perfect fabric alignment. Fabric savings are guaranteed, regardless of the
VECTOR ® : THE MOST PO WERFUL, RAPID, AND INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED CUTTING SOLUTION ON THE MARKET Specially developed to meet the needs of apparel professionals, the VectorFashion strengthens fashion companies' competitive advantage. It optimizes the use of technological equipment in terms of productivity and improves the flexibility and reliability of processes. The VectorFashion guarantees a better throughput, optimizes production costs, reduces the risk of error, and increases capacity, allowing companies to fill a larger number of orders. It offers unbeatable cut quality, and with Mosaïc , Lectra’s pattern motif recognition and processing software, that same impeccable cut is also guaranteed for fabrics that need to be matched. Lectra's strength lies in its ability
Delivering high-quality cut with no compromise,
to offer highly specialized cutting solutions which
the VectorFashionM88
help the fashion industry overcome the challenges
are excellent investments for companies looking
it faces. A number of different variant models
to implement digitally-controlled cutting for the first
make up Lectra's VectorFashion range.
time. These solutions are easy to use, ensure an excep
and VectorFashionM55
type of fabric and spreading method chosen.
the lowest on the market. The VectorFashionM88 and VectorFashionM55 are versatile cutting sys tems, able to cut up to 8cm of fabric in 2 widths. This equipment is particularly suitable for cutting thick, compressible materials. Simple to use, they can produce garments of all types, to optimal quality standards.
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that responds to the need for flexibility among
ACCESS
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companies that specialize in fashion. Modular and
COMPRO MISE
reliable, it is the ideal solution for small production
VectorFashionFP is the ideal choice to meet the needs
runs, re-stocks, and for cutting prototypes and
of first-time users of technology. It offers power and
samples.
ease-of-use, with no compromise on quality, making
In addition, its unique ability to cut non-stop while
it the perfect first investment for companies that
the spread is automatically loaded onto the production
previously cut by hand.
zone guarantees maximized productivity.
The VectorFashionFP is a conveyor cutter that facilitates
The advanced pilot software that accompanies
the production of small runs with great accuracy and
these cutting systems optimizes the blade path in
within tight deadlines. Markers can thus be created
order to guarantee perfect cut pieces, even for those
with pieces at tangent edges, resulting in significant
with tangent edges. It adapts the system's behavior
material savings. Lectra’s best experts oversee the
to the specific needs of different types of material
integration of the cutting solution into the production
and offers improved handling of curves and other
environment, providing training and support.
complex shapes.
Located in La Marsa, near Tunis, MFC (Marsa Fashion Company) is a specialized manufacturer of knitwear and woven-fabric clothing for women. Created in 1998, the company produces two million pieces per year, mainly for the French brand Morgan, and also for La Redoute. In order to ensure perfect cut quality for all the garments it produces, MFC decided to invest in Lectra’s new VectorFashionMH. This investment comes in addition to the Lectra equipment the company already uses, which includes pattern-making and marker-making solutions, Modaris and Diamino, as well as two Brio spreaders, the Optiplan cutting room management solution, and a Vector automated cutting solution. "The cutting speed of the new VectorFashionMH is far superior to that of the previous generation of Vector. Our production has doubled in the last six years. We have 120 different styles to manage every week, and we cut an average of 20,000 pieces per day, so speed is a very important factor for us.” Nizar Halouani, Production Manager, MFC, Tunisia.
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PRO DUCTION RUNS
vity for jeans manufacturers working with even the
The VectorFashionMH ’s high performance and excel -
thickest materials. It guarantees the high levels of
lent cutting quality make it the industry standard
quality expected by denim brands for products that
for mass production of garments, irrespective of the
are increasingly innovative and sophisticated.
This unique offer, available on the entire VectorFashion
range, is
made possible by the concept of in-built intelligence. It incorporates real-time equipment monitoring, pilot software
fabric to be processed or the complexity of the shape to be cut. Designed to deal with the thickest spreads,
Ideal for cutting the small pieces required for
updates, a preventative maintenance
the VectorFashionMH offers better optimization of
lingerie, the VectorLingerieMX
program, and a variety of other high
cutting time than all other systems available on the
pilot software that adapts the machine’s behavior to
value-added services, all delivered by
market, and also streamlines the cutting phase.
the deliacte and stretchable materials used in this
Lectra’s experts in its five International
The MH8 variant model is capable of cutting
market. For maunfacturers of knitted garments,
Call Centers.
compressed knit spreads of up to 8cm thick and
the VectorFashionMX9
compressed woven spreads of up to 5cm thick.
model on the market, combining impressive cutting
is equipped with
is the most productive
This multi-purpose cutter is able to handle even
speed, the capacity to cut thicker than normal spreads,
the most varied orders.
and exceptional quality.
F LEXIBLE ,
HIGH VOLU ME PRO DUCTION
Through a maintenance plan integrated into the Vector
WITH NO COMPRO MISE ON QUALITY
range’s pilot software, Lectra’s solutions work in a
With cutting productivity of up to twice that usually achieved with other technologies, for large manufac turers the VectorFashionMX
is an ideal solution to
proactive mode. A system of alerts allows companies to -
take action even before malfunction occurs; this limits the need for intervention by Lectra’s technicians and
an increase in orders, shortened lead times, and the
keeps machine down time to a minimum. To ensure
need to optimize processes.
that the tool’s integration into the production site is
The surprising speed of the VectorFashionMX, even
both efficient and reliable, the pilot software genera
when cutting the most complex pieces, and the precision
tes activity and productivity reports. This intelligent
of its operating system, which allows for cutting with
system makes real improvements in a context where
no buffer zone between pieces, result in unprecedented
the slightest delay can have serious consequences.
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cutting room flexibility and raw material savings of up to 5%. Even the largest orders can be handled swiftly, enabling manufacturers to multiply the number of orders produced, while still respecting deadlines and without consuming raw materials allocated to other orders. In terms of quality-productivity ratio, the Vector FashionMX is peerless on the market.
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AND KNITWEAR MANUFA CTURERS In order to provide the best offer possible to overcome the particular constraints of these industries, Lectra has developed three specially adapted models.
“Our biggest challenge is to ensure the highest possible cutting quality for all the pieces used to make our products. Lingerie items contain several components, which are often small and intricately shaped. If those components are not cut well, we need to ask our stitchers to make corrections during the sewing process, which opens up the possibility of lapses in quality. Lectra provided the best offer in terms of quality, efficiency and productivity. We installed the VectorLingerieMX in our cutting room and performed several cutting tests. We provided feedback and worked together with Lectra’s R&D department to optimize the cutter’s performance. Our objective with this new Lectra cutter was to cut 60 layers with buffer zones of three millimeters. With the VectorLingerieMX, we quickly reached our target. Cutting is 30% faster, and reducing buffer zones from five to three millimeters allowed us to reduce fabric consumption by 4%, which translates into an annual saving of € 500,000.” Hugo De Rijcke, Director of Production, Van de Velde, Belgium.
MANAGE LECTRA FASHION PLM: FOR EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE
DEDICATED PROJECT SUPPORT
Capitalizing on its 35 years’ experience with the fashion
consultants and project managers in its subsidia
To ensure effective support for PLM project imple mentation, Lectra has a network of more than 190
industry worldwide, Lectra is the only market player with
ries across the globe. These experts have in-depth
a technology and services offer specifically tailored to
knowledge of the sector and the challenges facing the
the needs of this sector.
fashion industry. For each project, Lectra Fashion PLM
The range and specialized content of
Lectra Fashion
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processes, using a rigorous and structured inte -
nals, Lectra Fashion PLM simplifies the management
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gration methodology which takes into account the specific constraints of collection management cycles.
Among other things, it allows companies to monitor and verify product development tasks and generate status reports on the progress of models or product lines.
Lectra Fashion PLM offers a truly collaborative environment for the design, development and
With prototype evaluation and the capacity to
manufacturing of fashion items (apparel, footwear
manage multiple fitting sessions, Gallery is flexible
and accessories) together with optimal collection
enough to handle the iterative nature of this process.
management. It is the only PLM solution to integrate process management applications—Line Planning,
Business expertise and project management metho
product design and development management,
dology designed specially for the fashion sector ensure
strategic sourcing, and Workflow Management—
timely implementation and respected deadlines. More
with market-leading business applications for
importantly, these assets also contribute to optimal
design (Kaledo) , pattern-making (Modaris) , virtual
support of teams as they manage the inevitable change
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3D and physical prototyping (Modaris 3D Fit) ,
that is an essential part of the introduction of such a
and marker-making (Diamino) .
s tr a te gic a nd c ol l a bor a tive s ol ution into the c om pa ny.
Shareholders too, have their own requirements: increased profitability and better cost control. These contradictory expectations change the fashion world’s whole perspective.
A B ALANCED EQUATION With Lectra Fashion PLM , companies in this sector multiply the factors that lead to progress—innovation, creativity, profitability, and commercial success. Now they can: • propose more new products per year • manage concurrent development cycles • manage long and complex supply chains • reduce development costs • adapt to new economic models.
Gallery enables users to centralize, structure between all those involved in product development.
for sale.
now key.
structures. A truly collaborative software solution, and share detailed product data and graphics
designer’s initial idea to the finished product, ready
Consumer demands are changing:
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FASHION INDUSTRY
most suitable solution for small and medium-sized
work throughout the product lifecycle—from the
originality, quality and attractive prices are
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
and retail professionals, Gallery is without doubt the
of business processes, workflow, and collaborative
FASHION, IN PERPETUAL MOTION
GALLERY: A COLLA B ORATIVE PRODUCT
Developed by Lectra in collaboration with apparel
is adapted to the particularities of the customer’s
PLM make it an unequaled solution on the market. A real performance accelerator for fashion professio
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By reducing the number of steps necessary to develop prototypes and managing key process tasks (specification definition, fitting, costing), Gallery considerably shortens product develop
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ment time and lowers associated costs.
"We started looking at our business activity and found a lot of signs of inefficiency and inconsistency throughout our design phases and communication. This was holding us back,” said Cathy Thorpe. "With Lectra Fashion PLM everything is right there in the system, completely harmonized, and there's a consis tent ‘Please Mum’ way of doing things.” That improved consistency has had a direct impact on their level of efficiency, which Thorpe says she expects to improve by up to 30% once all teams in the company are fully operational on Lectra Fashion PLM. "The combined aspects of Product Data Management and Workflow Management of Lectra Fashion PLM allow for better communication and more efficiency within that communication,” she said. "As a result, more information is shared—and shared better, and decisions are made faster." Improved efficiency also means more growth opportu nities for Please Mum. "Now we can focus on chasing business more, which we couldn’t really do before Lectra.” Cathy Thorpe, President, Please Mum, Canada.
OPTIMIZE VALUE-ADDED SERVICES FOR TRAINING, CONSULTANCY, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE
Maintenance and Support Services gives customers
out of their Lectra solutions by giving training
access to the latest innovations developed by Lectra’s
tailored to each company's needs. With a view
220 R&D engineers. Among other things, Lectra
to providing full support for its customers, Lectra also
guarantees response times, offers accurate evaluations
has a team of specialists to analyze each company's
MAINTENAN
carried out by experts, and ensures optimal availability
challenges and identify the technologies best suited
of spare parts and consumables (all tested, approved
to resolve them. Lectra’s consultants—who possess
and guaranteed).
in-depth knowledge of the fashion industry—draw on
CE AND SUPPORT
With more than 300 engineers and experts intervening onsite, or working in our five International Call Centers, Lectra offers a complete range of high value-added services which allow customers to secure their investment and ensure its profitability. These services make up a comprehensive maintenance offer which can be adapted to meet every need: user assistance, preventive and reactive maintenance, design optimization, product development, and help with the production process. They ensure a significant increase in productivity by optimizing the use of design and production tools.
proven design, development and production experience
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to carry out precise evaluations and deliver concrete
To enable its customers to be more efficient and
recommendations on change leadership and project
develop their skills, Lectra has more than 190
implementation.
trainers and professional consultants responsible for delivering specially designed training programs and who combine teaching skills, product expertise, and business know-how. They thus help teams develop all the skills necessary to get the best
In this way, preventive maintenance on equipment minimizes down time and ensures total transparency for production. The principle: Lectra consultants monitor equipment remotely through a permanent link created with Lectra solutions, leaving customers free to concentrate on their core business. Subscribing to
ABOUT L E CTRA Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline, and accelerate product design, development, and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as the aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,500 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Paris. For more information, please visit
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