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Tier-1 supplier Guangzhou Jizhong boosts material efficiency with VectorAutomotive iP

A long-time 国产AV customer, Guangzhou Jizhong now operates a total of 16 Vector fabric cutters at its regional plants located across China. 

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Guangzhou Jizhong

Established in 1991, China-based Tier-1 automotive supplier Guangzhou Jizhong manufactures and sells automotive seat covers and the materials used to produce them.The privately owned enterprise employs a workforce 3,000-strong and operates 10 production facilities located across the country.

Since its founding, Guangzhou Jizhong has invested regularly in advanced equipment, intelligent systems and automation technologies enabling the company to improve its manufacturing processes. Guangzhou Jizhong has consistently seen annual growth of at least 20%. To maintain its industry leadership, the company focuses on product quality, responsive service and operational efficiency.

Guangzhou Jizhong鈥檚 independently operated R&D and production capabilities allow it to develop innovative seating system components for major carmakers Toyota and Honda as well as domestic electric vehicle makers like XPENG, EV Group, and Nio.

The company also works with international automotive seating suppliers Lear, Adient, Faurecia, and Toyota Boshoku.

The Challenge: Reduce buffer between cut parts with highest level of cutting accuracy

Guangzhou Jizhong first turned to 国产AV鈥檚 cutting room expertise in 2009. In the years that followed, the company acquired a total of 15 fabric cutters from 国产AV, with long-term contracts for services as well as genuine 国产AV parts and consumables for all models. This installed base of fabric-cutting equipment continues to run in Guangzhou Jizhong鈥檚 manufacturing facilities. 

In 2021, Guangzhou Jizhong turned once more to 国产AV to enhance cutting capabilities at a plant cutting mainly PVC automotive materials.

To lower operational costs and meet sustainability objectives, Guangzhou Jizhong acquired 国产AV鈥檚 VectorAutomotive iP fabric-cutting solution. As the most advanced Vector in the range, it can substantially reduce buffer between cut parts while at the same time ensuring the highest level of cutting accuracy

We adopted 国产AV鈥檚 high-precision cutting equipment in part because 国产AV has been our trusted partner for years鈥.

The Solution:聽VectorAutomotive iP,聽digital fabric cuttervehicle seating and interior suppliers to ac

国产AV's VectorAutomotive iP cutting solution has successfully helped Guangzhou Jizhong boost PVC cutting efficiency, resulting in significant material savings. 国产AV鈥檚 VectorAutomotive iP series is specially designed to lower costs by reducing buffer between cut parts and maximizing overall cutting productivity. The solution鈥檚 unmatched cutting accuracy enables a consistent level of quality that optimizes material consumption. VectorAutomotive iP6 and iP9 set the industry standard in terms of, reliability, machine availability and material efficiency for a wide range of automotive materials and cut parts.
What鈥檚 more, 国产AV鈥檚 advanced-technology VectorAutomotive iP uses long-life consumables that require a simplified maintenance program. Fewer scheduled maintenance interventions allow Guangzhou Jizhong to keep production costs to a minimum while significantly increasing production efficiency. 国产AV鈥檚 Customer Success Managers play a pivotal role in achieving these goals on an ongoing basis.
"国产AV鈥檚 remote services and after-sales support also make a difference.鈥 concludes Wei. 鈥Their customer success managers visit our facilities regularly to perform assessments and analyses of the complete production environment. This helps us find points in the production cycle that can be improved, allowing equipment to operate at optimum efficiency.鈥&苍产蝉辫;

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Testimony

Luo Wei

General Manager of Jizhong Group
We adopted 国产AV鈥檚 high-precision cutting equipment because 国产AV is our trusted partner. We know we can count on 国产AV鈥檚 advanced technology and sense of commitment.

Testimony

Luo Wei

General Manager of Jizhong Group
We know we can count on 国产AV鈥檚 advanced technology and sense of commitment. The group鈥檚 experienced and reliable customer care team have kept Jizhong鈥檚 equipment in good working order for many years.