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A practical guide, ¡°Mapping Process Improvement Points for Furniture Production,¡±

The rigorous demands of today¡¯s ultra-connected consumer, can¡ªand must¡ªbe met. With efficiency, collaboration, and minimized production interruption, furniture companies are now able to bring their product to market quicker than ever.

We¡¯ve put together a practical guide, ¡°Mapping Process Improvement Points for Furniture Production,¡± that outlines how Industry 4.0 technologies can be applied to each production step of the upholstered furniture production process to meet next-generation market demand.

Understand how the traditional production process has been rethought at every stage:

• Design and Virtual Prototyping software, with a special attention to costing, standardization and design review phases
• Pattern making
• Marker-Making
• Automated fabric and leather cutting
• Off-loading and beyond

Improvements need to be made at every step for companies to stay in the game. Know-how and Industry 4.0 technology can make it happen. Get the guide.

In today¡¯s competitive global furniture market the starter pistol is cocked

The?consumer is ready and waiting; the technology has been developed; the data?is available. To satisfy the increasingly speedy delivery expectations of the ´Ú³Ü°ù²Ô¾±³Ù³Ü°ù±ð?¾±²Ô»å³Ü²õ³Ù°ù²â¡¯²õ ultra-connected customer base, furniture makers need to bring?their product to market?quicker than ever before, and offer more variations and?customization within these same reduced timeframes.

Is this a tall order? No, it¡¯s a timely?one. Industry 4.0 technologies enable?companies to revisit traditionally time-consuming processes at every step to?evolve?towards a new kind of connected,?collaborative and automated upholstered furniture manufacturing process.?In fact, recent studies show 29% of?Eastern European and 21% of Western?European? furniture companies cite?process optimization tasks¡ªsuch as?streamlining production processes,?reducing production errors and waste, and?increasing visibility? over manufacturing?processes¡ªas essential to achieving?company goals.?

Manufacturing more efficiently is not?only faster, it cuts costs and improves?end-quality and work environments by?streamlining furniture production processes and bypassing?time- consuming rework, while reducing¡ª?and in some cases downright eliminating¡ª?production disruptions and downtime.?Traditionally a linear and time-intensive?product development process, furniture?manufacturing is more collaborative and?agile with industry 4.0 technology and?processes.

To explain how, this e-guide guide follows?a minimalist two-seater sofa with a?caramel leather back and base, completed?with oatmeal linen-upholstered seat?cushions, as it makes its way through the?manufacturing process of a hypothetical?furniture manufacturing company¡ªThe?Way Forward¡ªfrom conception to?off-loading.

The Way Forward uses data, cloud?connectivity and system integration?to link and accelerate each step of?production. The end-to-end flow of data?is an integral and?crucial element of digital?manufacturing. This digital thread of?information¡ªthat connects each stage of?the process, from design to production¡ª?eliminates the silos that often generate?inefficiencies in the production process.