Manual Die Presses vs. Digital Cutting Technology
Wondering how to cut automotive seating manufacturing costs and reduce delivery time? It's time to switch to digital leather-cutting technology.
Make the switch from manual to digital cutting
In vehicle manufacturing, suppliers still produce components as essential as vehicle seating using manual processes. Developing the seat trim cover manually can be a time-consuming process that takes days or weeks depending on the complexity of the seating and interior design. This often leads to the production of several physical prototypes costing $12,000 each, and accounting for up to 10% of the development cost of a vehicle.
Manual processes also predominate in seating production. The high cost of retooling and sheer weight of equipment make leather die cutting inflexible. Two to 12 weeks are required to retool to accommodate program changes. Digital leather cutting now enables suppliers to adopt a more flexible and agile cutting value chain to stay competitive on the leather seating and interiors market.
Going digital can help seating suppliers and tanners lower leather-cutting costs substantially while expediting delivery time. Isn't it time you made the switch?
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