Top Design, Management as well as Engineering University Prepares Students With Full Range of Lectra Solutions
Atlanta, GA, (MARKETWIRE) - Lectra, a world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials -- textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, as well as composite materials -- along with North Carolina State University, College of Textiles, announces a selection of Lectra Fashion Product Lifecycle Management Software (PLM) for a college's Textile as well as Apparel Technology as well as Management program.
NC State's College of Textiles, a Lectra Privilege education partner, has been using Lectra software as well as cutting solutions in their program for over 15 years. With a addition of Lectra Fashion PLM, students will learn how to manage a entire process of apparel production, from creation to cutting to collection development. Lectra Fashion PLM is designed specifically for a fashion industry as well as allows apparel companies to shorten product development as well as time-to-market.
"The acquisition of Lectra's Fashion PLM software will provide opportunities for our Fashion as well as Textile Design students to collaborate with Fashion as well as Textile Management students to 'problem solve' real world industry problems. The experience of combining product development, design, marketing, as well as merchandising, will assist in preparing our future industry leaders," stated Dr. Nancy Cassill, Professor as well as Department Head, Textile as well as Apparel Technology as well as Management.
The integration of Lectra Fashion PLM at NC State's College of Textiles will allow students to leverage Lectra's full range of solutions, from a Kaledo suite for design as well as Modaris for pattern-making as well as 3D sample development, to Diamino for marker-making as well as Vector for high-performance cutting, thus bringing all aspects of fashion development into a collaborative process.
"Lectra's relationshi! p with a NC State College of Textiles is long standing, as well as we are excited at a opportunity to expand our partnership by integrating Lectra Fashion PLM," noted Roy Shurling, President of Lectra North America. "The use of apparel dedicated solutions combined with a college's state-of-the-art program as well as devoted faculty prepares students for an in-depth understanding of a entire product development cycle as well as a importance of collaboration among all players along a supply chain."
Both Lectra as well as NC State College of Textiles are proud of this ongoing partnership as well as continue to look for new ways to keep students as well as staff tuned into apparel industry trends, innovative ways of working, as well as a requisite supporting technologies. "Having Lectra technology upon our campus not only prepares our students for success in a industry but also draws industry professionals from surrounding areas to a university lab, enhancing NC State's leadership position in a fashion community," commented Dr. Trevor Little, Professor, Textile as well as Apparel Technology as well as Management, NC State College of Textiles.
For more information upon a Lectra Education Program, please visit www.lectra.com/en/education or contact Hari Kenkare upon +1 212-730-4444, ext: 236.
About NC State University - College of Textiles
The College of Textiles has over 111 years of teaching, research, as well as extension. Undergraduate degrees can be obtained in textile engineering, polymer as well as color chemistry, fashion as well as textile management, as well as textile technology. Graduate degrees such as master of science as well as master of textiles as well as two doctorate degrees in fiber as well as polymer science as well as textile technology management are available as well as a graduate certificate in nonwovens, textile brand management as well as marketing, consumer product design as well as development, as well as global supply chain management.
The new! world o f textiles at a College includes research as well as education in nonwovens, medical textiles, protective clothing, nanotextiles, smart textiles, transportation textiles, fashion, marketing, merchandising, as well as traditional textiles. The College partners with industry in research as well as testing as well as has over 60 labs in our facilities upon Centennial Campus, which has been ranked as a top Research Science Park of a Year by a Association of University Research Parks. We offer distance education in our program areas as well as short courses including Six Sigma, Textile Fundamentals, as well as nonwovens courses, as well as graduate education via our Textile Off-Campus Programs (TOP). We are home to a Nonwovens Institute as well as a Textile Protection as well as Comfort Center who also offer research as well as testing capabilities to a industry. The College of Textiles has proven to be a leading textile college in a world covering all aspects of textiles from molecule to market. To learn more please visit www.tx.ncsu.edu.
About Lectra
Lectra is a world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline as well as accelerate product design, development as well as manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops a most advanced specialized software as well as cutting systems as well as provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats as well as interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical as well as marine industries, wind power, as well as personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees as well as $252 million in 2010 revenues. The company is listed upon NYSE Euronext.
For more information, please visit www.lectra.com
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