ECA Moves Up the Leather Value Chain with Zero-Buffer Cutting
ECA Moves Up the Leather Value Chain with Zero-Buffer Cutting
2 PagesA COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE FACE OF AN EVOLVING SUPPLY CHAIN A Lectra customer since 2006, ECA sought to shift from labor-intensive manual processes to automated leather cutting. The family-owned enterprise had long used die presses but needed greater flexibility to quickly meet changing consumer preferences. The current surge in leather interiors has made original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) more demanding than ever before. Vehicle interiors have become a key differentiator among carmakers, offering consumers ever more styling options. Luxury content has also made its way into lower-priced vehicles, contributing to hide quality and scarcity issues. Satisfying consumer preferences is now more critical to OEMs’ success than getting a vehicle to production faster than the competitio
