Lectra Case Studies Signature Seating Gains a Competitive Edge in the Fast-Paced Marine Furniture Market

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	Signature Seating Gains a Competitive Edge in the Fast-Paced Marine Furniture Market Lectra

Signature Seating Gains a Competitive Edge in the Fast-Paced Marine Furniture Market

Lectra

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
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. Read More
About 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. Read More
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. 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

Marine & Shipping

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Digital Twin

Rapid Prototyping

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

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 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.

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.

Impact #1	Signature Seating has succeeded in cutting both costs and lead time with the help of Lectra’s DesignConcept.
Impact #2	The company can now show customers virtual prototypes as close to customer specifications as possible.
Impact #3	The implementation has enabled Signature Seating to reduce their pattern development from three weeks to three days.

Impact #1

Signature Seating has succeeded in cutting both costs and lead time with the help of Lectra’s DesignConcept.

Impact #2

The company can now show customers virtual prototypes as close to customer specifications as possible.

Impact #3

The implementation has enabled Signature Seating to reduce their pattern development from three weeks to three days.

Benefit #1	Pattern development time reduced from three weeks to three days.
Benefit #2	Overall shop speed increased by 40%.

Benefit #1

Pattern development time reduced from three weeks to three days.

Benefit #2

Overall shop speed increased by 40%.

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Signature Seating Gains a Competitive Edge in the Fast-Paced Marine Furniture Market

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