Rick Launched Vectorfootwear, Bringing Industrial 4 Into The Sports Shoes Industry.

Shanghai, China, April 19, 2017 - the company focused on providing global technology solutions for the use of soft materials (textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials), and launched a revolutionary digital technology at the forefront of industrial 4, making the traditional sneakers room advanced.

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Compared with the traditional molding machine, the VectorFootwear not only ensures that the manufacturer and the brand of sports shoes conforms to the 4 principles of industry, but also optimizes fabric utilization, provides maximum flexibility, optimizes productivity and performance, improves product quality and achieves excellent operation.

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The solution is revolutionized manufacturing, especially in today's labor-intensive sports shoes industry.

VectorFootwear based on digital and automation technology can shorten the time to market, increase the output of sports shoes per hour, and deal with more types.

And successfully respond to the growing technological challenges, "said C line Choussy Bedouet, chief marketing and communications officer.

VectorFootwear has 180 embedded sensors and counters, and is connected to Rick's international hotline support center. Therefore, predictive maintenance can be carried out to avoid costly downtime.

The normal running time of VectorFootwear is as high as 98%, which is one of the most reliable cutting solutions in the market.

VectorFootwear can replace four to eight moulded machines (depending on different models).

Compared with the traditional molding machine production, the digital solution of Rick can minimize the gap between the cutting pieces, combine multiple rows and make accurate cutting, thus saving up to 6% of the fabric.

At the same time, Rick also launched a shoe exclusive discharge solution: DiaminoFootwear.

It only takes a few minutes to make optimal discharge and minimize material consumption.

This fully automated solution can also quickly and accurately predict the cost of fabric purchase.

In addition, Rick's professional service team provides support to ensure change management in the production process.

About Rick

Rick is a global leader in soft material integration technology solutions. It provides professional software, automatic cutting equipment and professional services for the manufacture of textiles, leather, industrial fabrics and composite materials.

Rick serves many global markets, including fashion, automotive, furniture and many other industries.

The solution is customized for each market to help customers achieve automation and operation optimization in product design, development and manufacturing.

Rick has 1550 employees and has established partnerships with well-known customers from more than 100 countries around the world to help customers achieve excellent operation.

In 2016, Rick's business income was $288 million; the company's shares traded on the Euronext.