Lear Unveils Next Generation of Automotive Seating Fabric and Leather in Exclusive Event
"With the previous launch of our Aventino® leather brand and recent acquisition of Guilford Performance Textiles, Lear now has unmatched capabilities in providing a wide range of unique seat covers," said
Lear's new collection features innovative processes for fabric and leather designs that also include options for unparalleled consumer choice in customization, durability and protection, delivered to address an OEM's requirements for value, vision and industry-leading quality.
"This new range of designs and technologies allows far more creativity for an OEM designer," said
Lear's leather and fabric collection incorporates six innovations in automotive seat surface materials that are branded as:
- Aventino® Signature — provides infinite design potential for customization through secondary processes, such as special perforation, embossing, laser etching and printing.
- Aventino® Defense — enables light leather color choices with dye transfer prevention and greater cleaning capability for enhanced leather protection.
- TeXstyle™ Defense — customizable layers with extra spill protection and greater prevention against staining, mildew, dust, and bacteria, which improves overall vehicle air quality, reduces static electricity and absorbs smoke odor.
- TeXstyle™ Enhance — builds an even more creative styling vision with embossing, printing, laser etching, embroidery and sonic welding for expressive aesthetics through color, texture and pattern placement.
- TeXstyle™ Lite — allows customers cost management flexibility to add design elsewhere without impacting appearance, performance or quality lightweight product for a seat's low wear areas.
- TeXstyle™ Tough — engineered for high wear applications that combine styling and sturdy construction in a product developed for exceptional durability.
"Our systems approach to craftsmanship includes global capabilities in cut-and-sew, lamination and processing of surface materials," added
Lear's event also featured support of
Image with caption: "Aventino® Signature provides infinite design potential for customization through secondary processes, such as polymer printing (shown here), special perforation, embossing and laser etching." Image available at: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131024/MM03799-a
Image with caption: "Aventino® Defense enables light leather color choices with dye transfer prevention and greater cleaning capability for enhanced leather protection." Image available at: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131024/MM03799-b
Image with caption: "TeXstyle™ Enhance builds an even more creative styling vision with embossing, printing, laser etching, embroidery and sonic welding. Lear is the exclusive supplier of laser etching in automotive seating." Image available at: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131024/MM03799-c
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