Lectra, a well known name in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials – textiles, leather, industrial fabrics and composites, has announced its global cooperation agreement with AB-Inventech, on developing alternative energy sources in the market. The agreement is for promoting and ensuring the implementation of comprehensive automated solutions specifically designed for the wind energy and aeronautical markets.
AB-Inventech, established in 1989, is a Danish company that specializes in the design and creation of machines on rotor blade production for wind turbines and handling of composite materials. Applying eco-friendly principles, the company produces systems for loading material and offloading cut pieces which perfectly complement each other. Lectra, on the other hand has a range of cutters for the industrial fabrics and composites markets, particularly the wind turbine sector. The agreement between these companies would make it possible to offer a comprehensive automated solution with productivity levels unmatched by manual cutting equipment.
Both companies are confident that this cooperation agreement will guarantee the optimization of the production process through the integration of hardware and software systems. Lectra already supplies the biggest players within the sector, and this agreement coincides with the recent launch of its VectorTechTex FX Extended Cutters, which have enhanced the company’s range of cutters specifically for the wind energy market. This new cutter from Lectra’s Vector range has been designed to meet the needs of companies cutting very long pieces of composite materials, such as wind turbine and helicopter blades. Compared with the standard VectorTechTex Cutters, the VectorTechTex FX Extended cutter offers a further increase in productivity of up to 20% when cutting long pieces.