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Miti takes control of leather cutting with Lectra’s Versalis

Customer Company Size

Mid-size Company

Region

Europe

Country

Italy

Product

Versalis®

Tech Stack

Automated Leather-Cutting Solution

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Productivity Improvements
Customer Satisfaction

Technology Category

Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems
Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation
Process Control & Optimization

Services

System Integration
Training

About The Customer

Since its founding in 1992, Miti has risen to become the manufacturer of choice for premium furniture brands around the world thanks to its combination of craftsmanship and innovative design. Combining creativity, passion, and innovative design techniques, Miti provides high quality, elegant upholstered furnishings to some of the world’s most famous, high-end brands. As a furniture supplier to the world’s top brands, Miti cannot compromise on quality standards or compliance with delivery times. The company prides itself on offering products that provide excellent value for money.

The Challenge

Miti wanted to gain control over hide consumption, reduce operational costs, and ensure the quality of cut pieces by incorporating leather cutting into the in-house production process. Previously, Miti designed and assembled products in-house and subcontracted the leather cutting. However, outsourcing leather cutting resulted in a loss of control over quality and material consumption which, given the high quality of the hides, was very costly. These issues spurred Miti’s management team to consider overhauling its production processes to include leather cutting.

The Solution

Lectra proposed the Versalis® automated leather-cutting solution, which enables the company to meet tight deadlines, ensure maximum hide efficiency, and high-quality cut pieces. Lectra carried out a careful analysis of the impact in-house cutting would have for Miti in terms of hides cut per day, cut quality, and running costs. A visit to Lectra’s International Advanced Technology Center also allowed the opportunity to run cutting tests on Versalis® using Miti’s own hides. The results of automatic nesting tests and Versalis’ high cut quality convinced Miti executives of the value a Versalis cutting room would bring. Lectra experts will support Miti for the duration of this important project to ensure that the company maintains its results over the long term.

Operational Impact

Miti has already achieved its quality and productivity goals.
Versalis’ sophisticated software and cutting precision have enabled Miti to maximize material efficiency, using over 70% of a hide for some models.
High labor costs in Italy were an important factor in the company’s choice of the Versalis one-head cutter, which only requires two operators to run it.
Experienced staff can be assigned to tasks such as identifying quality zones, while others are assigned to cutting, which does not require special skills due to Versalis’ automation.
Lectra remains a partner to ensure the long-term success of the project.

Quantitative Benefit