Nike Announces To Take Over Its Cutting Equipment Production Business In China

Paris, France, December 1, 2023 - As a leader in technology solutions to promote the transformation of Industry 4.0 in the fashion, automotive and furniture industries, Lectra will directly manage its production of cutting equipment in China, mainly serving Asian customers. The Suzhou factory located in the west of Shanghai will benefit from the operational excellence standards that Lectra has implemented in two factories, Bordeaux Cestas in France and Toland in the United States.

The team of Lectra has been in the Asia Pacific region for more than 35 years, which will account for 25% of the group's revenue in 2022.

Since the acquisition of competitor Geber Technology in 2021, Lectra has been relying on a factory under the Dutch VDL Group to produce Geber brand multi-layer cutting beds and spreaders.

Lectra has always expected to implement the same operational excellence standards as its Bordeaux Cestas in France and Toland in the United States in its industrial activities in China. To this end, Lek has established a new subsidiary Suzhou Lek Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which will take over the business of its contractor VDL from December 1, 2023.

In this regard, J é r ô me Viala, Executive Vice President of Lectra, explained: "Our goal is to provide customers around the world with unparalleled quality. This means applying the same standards of operational excellence in all equipment production bases. We must also optimize production and delivery times while promoting the vitality of our local supplier ecosystem. This is why we prefer to choose local production bases in each major operating region. For example Today, we are the only company in the industry that has three production bases in China, the United States and France. "

After taking over the internal production of Tolan Factory in October 2022, Lek established Suzhou Lek Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., marking a new stage in its global implementation of the industrial excellence strategy. The group plans to give priority to the development of regional industrial manufacturing that will help enhance the vitality of the local economy.

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As a major player in the fashion, automotive and furniture industries, Lectra has moved forward with passion to promote the Industry 4.0 revolution by providing leading technologies.

Lectra provides industrial intelligent solutions covering software, equipment, data and services to help customers achieve digital transformation. We help customers break through the boundaries of industrial innovation and unleash their potential. The core values of Lectra always inspire our 2500 employees: to be open-minded thinkers, trustworthy collaborators and passionate innovators.

Like was founded in 1973, with an operating income of 522 million euros in 2022. The company's shares are listed on the Pan European Stock Exchange (code: LSS) and included in the following indexes: SBF 120, CAC Mid 60, CAC Mid&Small, CAC All Shares, CAC All Tradable, CAC Technology, EN Tech Leaders and ENT PEA-PME 150.