There are two usual methods for processing MTM patterns: the alteration method and the parametric skeleton method. Crea Solution's Systems offers support for both methods, by incorporating two dedicated plug-ins:

• Basic Alteration MTM Plugin
• Expert Parametric MTM Plugin

There are two usual methods for processing MTM patterns: the alteration method and the parametric skeleton method. Crea Solution's Systems offers support for both methods, by incorporating two dedicated plug-ins:

• Basic Alteration MTM Plugin
• Expert Parametric MTM Plugin

Crea Spread & Cut Planner is the link between the design room and the cutting room. It provides fast and high-quality automatic or interactive optimization for the spreading and cutting operations.

The operator inputs the quantity of products ordered the client for each model, size and fabric, and some general settings regarding cutting conditions such as preferred spreading length, the maximum number of sheets in the lay or the fabric width. This information can also be retrieved automatically from the company’s ERP system. The Crea Spread&Cut Planner application can automatically generate the most efficient plan for the product grouping and distribution, so a minimal number of markers and lays are needed to obtain the ordered quantities.

This automatic operation doesn’t take more than 1-2 minutes. The user may choose among several automatic and manual or semiautomatic lay planning strategies, so the best results are achieved every time.

The entire order, containing the cutting plan and a collection of lays and optimized markers are stored in one centralised file, easy to store and share. A Cut Plan Report offers a comprehensive view over the effort, time, consume and efficiency of each order passing the cutting room and provides clear information for operators on spreaders and cutters.

Crea Spread&Cut Planner General Features :

• Automatic and manual lay definition
• Automatic order optimization
• Cutting Room order report
• Export for plotters, cutters
• Export for other CAD systems
• Integration ERP systems using OTX open format

Automatic Planning Server for Lay Assyst, Gerber Accumark and Lectra

• Based on the Crea Solution's Spread&Cut Planner state-of-the-art planning technology
• Generates fully automatic multiple variants of planning for the same order
• Direct import and processing of the orders that follow to be planned from the local ERP, with models from Assyst, Lectra or Gerber
• Direct export for the ERP database in the *.otx file format – Delivered “Ready-to-Work”, all software preinstalled and configured

Crea Nest Expert holds since 2009 a leading position in terms of efficiency and speed of its automatic nesting module. This performance was achieved due the proprietary nesting algorithms, based on multi-core parallel processing, which later evolved to multi-machine nesting and the apparition of nesting servers and nesting farms. Crea Solution's is a pioneer in this field, being the first one to propose such solutions for nesting flexible materials.

Crea Nest Expert can perform fully automatic nesting on simple, folded or tubular fabrics, with or without plaids, stripes or textures or shading, with specific widths and contractions, according to each part specifications and freedom. Crea Nest Expert can output the nesting results in all major industry standards: DXF-AAMA,

HPGL-PLT, ISO-CUT and RS274D. After the automatic nesting, the markers can be directly plotted or sent to the automatic cutting machine.

Crea Nest Expert features the unique ability to import and nest graphical content (ready-to-print PDF and EPS files), performing the function of an imposition software application for Digital Textile Printing. It can send the nested result directly to a wide format digital printer and to a single ply cutter with VisionCUT scanning system.

Based on its ability to import native marker and pattern files from other CAD systems, Crea Nest Expert can be used as a nesting server by companies operating on other CAD solution with less efficient automatic nesting.

Nest Expert General Features

• Fully automatic, high-efficiency marker optimization
• Special features developed, dedicated to apparel industry, such as: automatic nesting for checked fabrics and for tubular or folded fabrics, the fusing-block definition
• Import of standard DXF,PLT, ISO-CUT files
• Import of PDF files for the preparation of ready-to-print files
• Export to plotters, cutters
• Data exchange with ERP systems

Most of nesting applications use only one core of the processor, Crea MultiCore Automatic nesting uses all cores of the processor.

Automatic Nest Expert Server for Lay Assyst, Gerber Accumark and Lectra

• Based on the Crea Nest Expert state-of-the-art nesting technology
• Performs a fully automatic, high-efficiency marker optimization in 3-5 minutes
• Direct import and processing of Assyst/Gerber/Lectra markers from the local area network
• Direct export for Assyst/Gerber/Lectra/Bullmer cutters and plotters
• Delivered “Ready-to-Work”, all software preinstalled and configured
• Available in all languages

The sportswear articles and cloths in generally, are usually made of many different fabrics. One of the biggest challenges in cutting multiple orders mixed together in the same marker, with the purpose of reducing the fabric consumption, is to collect the articles back together as making part of the right order. Crea Solution's commits itself to covering the entire manufacturing process. This must include also collect & storage of cut parts at the end of process. Crea Cut Collect fits perfectly in this position, providing a full pickby-light drop-by-light system, with configurable scenarios and rules to fit later stages in manufacturing flow.

This complete integration reduces dramatically the errors in parts handling and storage, providing a solid infrastructure for just-in-time production and mass customisation. The information used for collecting strategy is taken directly form the design and order file. The software is capable to process in parallel information from different markers. In this way the program can collect parts making part of the same article in the same basket, even if they are separately cut from different fabrics. Our collecting solution is developed for any automatic single ply or high ply cutter with conveyor table, and it helps collecting the cut parts by high-lighting the next piece or the next group of pieces to be collected

and printing the corresponding label for them. The level of automation is so high, that the operator doesn’t needs to have any kind of knowledge about the product itself. The product complexity is no longer a challenge for collecting.

The Cut Collect Assistant System is linked directly to the offload conveyor table of the cutting machine and the collecting process is synchronized with the belt movement. Collecting and piece depositing is assisted by a video projector using an advanced ergonomic and customizable stand-alone software package. The bundling strategies are fully customizable and as well is the patterns highlighting. (index, colour, pattern, etc.).

– The Web Boutique – MTM Server can work completely automatically. No user is required.
– Receives and processes Made-To-Measure orders generated by Web Boutique MTM POS clients or by an ERP system.
– Automatically creates Made-To-Measure patterns based on customer’s dimensions and style options.

The MTM Point Of Sale is the front-end application for inputting each customer’s dimensions and style options inside any Point of Sale (POS) by non-qualified operators.
The MTM POS sends data to the main production facility, where they are processed by using the Web Boutique MTM Server.

The Standard ERP integration module is an off-the-shelf plugin to your Crea Solution's interface. It has been developed with the purpose to simplify and streamline the process of transferring data to your enterprise resource system (ERP).
The SPM module enables the bidirectional data exchange between the ERP and the CAD modules and the export of production report files in PDF and open-Excel format.

By using the Standard ERP integration module, you can:

• Obtain a fast and accurate feedback on the material consumption
• Reduce errors due to the automatic data transfer
• Control and optimize the workflow in your cutting room
• Enhance the data integrity

The attributes of the SPM are:

• ease of implementation due to the accessible data format
• minimal maintenance
• adaptability to various workflows and requirements

Off-the-shelf configurations for the standard ERP integration module

1. Integration with the automatic nesting module 2. Integration with the planning module 3. Integration with the planning and nesting module

The Customized ERP Integration (CPM) is a plugin to your Crea Solution's system, developed on demand in order to ensure the direct communication between your enterprise resource system (ERP) and the Crea modules.
The main purpose for using an integration plugin is to simplify and streamline the process of transferring data from and to your enterprise resource system (ERP).

By using an integration plugin, you can:
– Obtain a fast and accurate feedback on the material consumption
– Reduce errors due to the automatic data transfer
– Control and optimize the workflow in your cutting room
– Enhance the data integrity

Data transfer configurations

1. Integration with the automatic nesting module

2. Integration with the planning module

3. Integration with the planning and nesting module