Expanding Adient adds to luxury seating options
16/11/2017
The factory, scheduled to open in late 2018, will provide physical testing to complement the existing technical centre in Pune, which employs about 1,000 engineers.
The US company recently unveiled new processing technologies for the premium segment.
Materials can be produced with a new semi-automated CNC sewing process that also allows decorative seams and 3D modelling on to leather. Programmable needles can produce almost any pattern in the leather. Adient says this increases the comfort of the seats, as it allows the heating and cooling to work more effectively.
"Growing consumer affluence around the world and a desire for premium features have led automakers to increase luxury offerings in a variety of vehicle segments," said Richard Chung, vice-president of innovation for Adient.
Adient span out of Johnson Controls in late 2016. It employs 86,000 in 33 countries.
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