Lectra Case Studies Tata Advanced Materials (TAML) Advances Cutting Technology, Optimizes Consumption, and Enhances Competitiveness

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Tata Advanced Materials (TAML) Advances Cutting Technology, Optimizes Consumption, and Enhances Competitiveness

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Aerospace
Applicable Functions	Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Machine Condition Monitoring Process Control & Optimization
Services	System Integration Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	With increasing demand from its customers, Tata Advanced Materials (TAML) was faced with the challenge of reducing design cycle time and cutting manufacturing costs while delivering the best quality in the most efficient way possible. Given this challenge, the company prioritized speeding up the manufacturing process and optimizing the consumption of their specialized materials. But with their wide variety of clients creating designs in a variety of CAD programs, it was also critical to have a system that could work with different imported formats. In choosing a technology partner, TAML insisted on having access to the latest, most reliable and proven technology backed by active research, long-term return on investment, and prompt customer service. Read More
About Customer	Tata Advanced Materials Limited (TAML), promoted by Tata Industries Limited, is a pioneer and leader in composite solutions, catering to the global aerospace, space defense, and industrial markets. TAML provides its customers with unprecedented quality and innovative engineering solutions, using advanced composite materials. TAML is the first company in India to be certified by NADCAP in composite manufacturing. With the state-of-the-art facilities, technology, and processes, TAML has all required know-how for undertaking “Design to Build” solutions for the global market. Read More
Solution	The DesignConceptTechTex and DiaminoTechTex package – the most appropriate solution on the market for importing diverse data from different CAD environments – delivers remarkable fabric savings for TAML via tightly packed markers. The VectorTechTex easily handles these optimized markers with remarkable precision, delivering high quality cut parts at lower costs. “Through Lectra’s expertise and technology, we have made the cutting process more efficient and consistent,” said TAML CEO Mr. Arvind Mathew. “This enables us to reduce material consumption and enhance our competitiveness.” Lectra’s solutions result in remarkable savings. DesignConceptTechTex, with its particular focus on specialized industrial fabrics requiring a high level of technology, offers advanced functionalities, designed for creating technical drawings and assembly plans. Using this powerful solution, TAML is now able to import its existing DXF data from a multi-CAD environment and achieve remarkable savings. Within months after acquiring the start-up design solutions, TAML chose to upgrade DiaminoTechTex with the more advanced module. This solution experience combines the marker-making operators with the speed and calculation power of automatic nesting. These additional features have helped TAML to achieve significant improvement in fabric optimization, which resulted in further savings. This was important as TAML uses expensive industrial fabrics commonly associated with the aerospace, personal protective equipment, and special defense equipment sectors. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Machine Condition Monitoring

Process Control & Optimization

Services

System Integration

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

With increasing demand from its customers, Tata Advanced Materials (TAML) was faced with the challenge of reducing design cycle time and cutting manufacturing costs while delivering the best quality in the most efficient way possible. Given this challenge, the company prioritized speeding up the manufacturing process and optimizing the consumption of their specialized materials. But with their wide variety of clients creating designs in a variety of CAD programs, it was also critical to have a system that could work with different imported formats. In choosing a technology partner, TAML insisted on having access to the latest, most reliable and proven technology backed by active research, long-term return on investment, and prompt customer service.

About Customer

Tata Advanced Materials Limited (TAML), promoted by Tata Industries Limited, is a pioneer and leader in composite solutions, catering to the global aerospace, space defense, and industrial markets. TAML provides its customers with unprecedented quality and innovative engineering solutions, using advanced composite materials. TAML is the first company in India to be certified by NADCAP in composite manufacturing. With the state-of-the-art facilities, technology, and processes, TAML has all required know-how for undertaking “Design to Build” solutions for the global market.

Solution

The DesignConceptTechTex and DiaminoTechTex package – the most appropriate solution on the market for importing diverse data from different CAD environments – delivers remarkable fabric savings for TAML via tightly packed markers. The VectorTechTex easily handles these optimized markers with remarkable precision, delivering high quality cut parts at lower costs. “Through Lectra’s expertise and technology, we have made the cutting process more efficient and consistent,” said TAML CEO Mr. Arvind Mathew. “This enables us to reduce material consumption and enhance our competitiveness.” Lectra’s solutions result in remarkable savings. DesignConceptTechTex, with its particular focus on specialized industrial fabrics requiring a high level of technology, offers advanced functionalities, designed for creating technical drawings and assembly plans. Using this powerful solution, TAML is now able to import its existing DXF data from a multi-CAD environment and achieve remarkable savings. Within months after acquiring the start-up design solutions, TAML chose to upgrade DiaminoTechTex with the more advanced module. This solution experience combines the marker-making operators with the speed and calculation power of automatic nesting. These additional features have helped TAML to achieve significant improvement in fabric optimization, which resulted in further savings. This was important as TAML uses expensive industrial fabrics commonly associated with the aerospace, personal protective equipment, and special defense equipment sectors.

Impact #1	Lectra’s specialized solutions, developed for the industrial fabrics industry, have succeeded in delivering the high standards of value required by TAML.
Impact #2	The user-friendliness and unmatched cutting quality of the VectorTechTex make it the perfect initial technology investment for companies making the transition from hand-cutting.
Impact #3	The VectorTechTex has contributed to reducing material consumption, making the cutting process more efficient and consistent and thus enabling TAML to improve on efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.

Impact #1

Lectra’s specialized solutions, developed for the industrial fabrics industry, have succeeded in delivering the high standards of value required by TAML.

Impact #2

The user-friendliness and unmatched cutting quality of the VectorTechTex make it the perfect initial technology investment for companies making the transition from hand-cutting.

Impact #3

The VectorTechTex has contributed to reducing material consumption, making the cutting process more efficient and consistent and thus enabling TAML to improve on efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.

Benefit #1	DXF data imported from a multi-CAD environment, optimized markers, high-quality cut parts, remarkable fabric savings, reduced costs.

Benefit #1

DXF data imported from a multi-CAD environment, optimized markers, high-quality cut parts, remarkable fabric savings, reduced costs.

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Tata Advanced Materials (TAML) Advances Cutting Technology, Optimizes Consumption, and Enhances Competitiveness

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