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Art Stone Optimizing Production With Lectra'S Cutting Room Technology

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
Applicable Industries	Apparel
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Predictive Quality Analytics Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Art Stone designs and manufactures dance attire, which requires handling intricate fabrics and managing a wide range of styles that change frequently. The company needed to achieve fast turnaround times with shorter production runs while remaining cost-effective. Inefficiencies in the cutting process and poor fabric utilization were significant challenges that needed to be addressed. Read More
About Customer	Art Stone is a renowned company in the dance attire industry, known for its high-quality ballet costumes and unique, intricate designs. Founded by Art Stone, a professional dancer and dance instructor, the company has grown over three generations. It caters to the specific needs of dance teachers across the United States and is expanding its presence in Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates with a high level of flexibility and responsiveness in its manufacturing process to meet the demands of its diverse product range, which includes 800 styles, 600 of which change annually. Read More
Solution	Art Stone adopted Lectra’s Optiplan and cut order optimization technology to improve material consumption and throughput. The solution provided flexibility and responsiveness in the manufacturing process, allowing the company to keep production close to consumers and achieve shorter time-to-market. This enabled Art Stone to focus on increasing market share and expanding its presence globally. The implementation of Lectra’s technology also allowed the company to reduce the number of employees operating each cutter by half and redirect CAD designers to other areas of the business, significantly improving production efficiency. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)

Applicable Industries

Apparel

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Predictive Quality Analytics

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Art Stone designs and manufactures dance attire, which requires handling intricate fabrics and managing a wide range of styles that change frequently. The company needed to achieve fast turnaround times with shorter production runs while remaining cost-effective. Inefficiencies in the cutting process and poor fabric utilization were significant challenges that needed to be addressed.

About Customer

Art Stone is a renowned company in the dance attire industry, known for its high-quality ballet costumes and unique, intricate designs. Founded by Art Stone, a professional dancer and dance instructor, the company has grown over three generations. It caters to the specific needs of dance teachers across the United States and is expanding its presence in Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates with a high level of flexibility and responsiveness in its manufacturing process to meet the demands of its diverse product range, which includes 800 styles, 600 of which change annually.

Solution

Art Stone adopted Lectra’s Optiplan and cut order optimization technology to improve material consumption and throughput. The solution provided flexibility and responsiveness in the manufacturing process, allowing the company to keep production close to consumers and achieve shorter time-to-market. This enabled Art Stone to focus on increasing market share and expanding its presence globally. The implementation of Lectra’s technology also allowed the company to reduce the number of employees operating each cutter by half and redirect CAD designers to other areas of the business, significantly improving production efficiency.

Impact #1	Art Stone improved its production efficiency, with average marker efficiency rising from 70 to 80 percent.
Impact #2	Cutting productivity increased by 30 to 50 percent on a daily basis.
Impact #3	The company was able to reduce the number of employees operating each cutter by half.

Impact #1

Art Stone improved its production efficiency, with average marker efficiency rising from 70 to 80 percent.

Impact #2

Cutting productivity increased by 30 to 50 percent on a daily basis.

Impact #3

The company was able to reduce the number of employees operating each cutter by half.

Benefit #1	Material consumption improved by 10 to 15 percent.
Benefit #2	Throughput increased by approximately 20 percent.
Benefit #3	The cost of the technology was covered in one year through fabric savings alone.

Benefit #1

Material consumption improved by 10 to 15 percent.

Benefit #2

Throughput increased by approximately 20 percent.

Benefit #3

The cost of the technology was covered in one year through fabric savings alone.

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Art Stone Optimizing Production With Lectra'S Cutting Room Technology

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