The new cutting room will expand the German car parts maker’s airbag cutting capacity in Europe. This latest collaboration between Lectra and its long-time customer builds on existing relationship reaching back to previous ZF TRW projects in Portugal, Poland, Mexico and China. Having recently devised a worldwide airbag growth strategy, the company turned to Lectra to help reinforce the capacity of its European manufacturing base.

“By evaluating the solution in accordance with established practices, we were able to confirm that FocusQuantum will help satisfy the projected output of our newest facility,” said Victor Seoane, head of Global Manufacturing Engineering for Inflatable Restraint Systems, ZF TRW. “We were impressed by the innovation that Lectra’s FocusQuantum offers, enabling us to significantly reduce our cutting cost per bag.”

Early in 2016, Lectra unveiled its innovative FocusQuantum range, leading to certification of the integrated airbag cutting solution by the customer’s cutting room managers across the globe. Later that year, ZF TRW also certified Lectra’s FocusQuantum Suite cutting preparation software.

The process carried out by ZF TRW bore out the productivity, performance and quality of the state-of-the-art airbag cutting solution and advanced software system, the manufacturer reports.

 “With this new collaboration, Lectra demonstrates yet again the added value built into the integrated design of FocusQuantum,” commented Céline Choussy Bedouet, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Lectra. “The acquisition of two FocusQuantum will enable ZF TRW to meet short-term productivity objectives while also laying the foundation for future growth.”

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