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Signature Seating Gains a Competitive Edge in the Fast-Paced Marine Furniture Market
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
Applicable Industries
- Marine & Shipping
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Digital Twin
- Rapid Prototyping
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Staying ahead of the competition is vital in any industry, which is why shortening engineering lead time is crucial. That’s particularly true when bringing new products to market. Recognizing that new technology and increasing competition were propelling the marine furniture industry toward faster delivery times, Signature Seating needed a system to streamline their processes for design, patterning and prototyping while cutting costs. The company wanted to shift from labor-intensive manual processes to digital design and manufacturing without sacrificing quality and aesthetics. Signature Seating turned to Lectra’s extensive industry expertise for a solution flexible enough to meet the company’s highly specialized needs.
About The Customer
Signature Seating is a company operating in the marine furniture industry, known for its high-quality and aesthetically pleasing designs. The company has been a customer of Lectra for over 10 years and has a strong focus on creative design, durability, and comfort. They aim to stay ahead of the competition by adopting new technologies that streamline their design and manufacturing processes. Signature Seating is committed to reducing lead times and costs while maintaining high standards of quality and aesthetics. The company has successfully transitioned from labor-intensive manual processes to digital design and manufacturing, positioning itself for continued success in the fast-paced marine furniture market.
The Solution
Signature Seating implemented Lectra’s comprehensive DesignConcept solution to streamline their design, patterning, and prototyping processes. The solution offers built-in functionalities like ease analysis, which measures sew lines of adjacent parts and shows a color code on the seam when the ease is within tolerance. This allows the technical team to perfect designs in minutes rather than weeks. By digitally creating pattern sewing documentation, Signature Seating can now easily archive, search, modify, and print, saving time and eliminating the risk of misplacing or damaging hand-drawn drafts. The implementation of DesignConcept has enabled the company to show customers virtual prototypes that closely match their specifications, reducing pattern development time from three weeks to three days. This has allowed Signature Seating to consolidate their suppliers from three to one, keeping all data—both 3D and 2D—under one application, enabling faster responses to changes.
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