Lectra to invest more in leather

05/04/2016
Cutting technology provider Lectra has said it intends to invest more in developing advanced cutting solutions specifically for leather as part of its latest research and development plan.

Speaking at the end of a successful first day of the company’s 2016 Automotive Leather conference in Bordeaux on April 5, chief executive, Daniel Harari, said: “Last year, 2015, was our best year ever, a record year, and we want to invest in the future and develop an even more ambitious research and development plan. As part of this, we intend to invest more in leather.”

Mr Harari said that he believes Lectra is “beginning, after 15 years, to understand leather” and beginning to see the next level of challenges that its customers’ leather-cutting requirements can present.

“Our whole idea is to bring intelligence to the cutting room,” the company’s chief executive said.