Leather & Textile Open Day

Join us for an exclusive Open Day and discover how digital cutting technology can help you improve material yield, increase productivity and overcome skilled labour shortages.

Whether you manufacture footwear, automotive interiors, upholstery, saddlery or apparel, you'll experience live demonstrations designed specifically for your industry.

📅 Date: Thursday, 23^rd of September 2026

📍 Location: Zund UK Ltd, Acuta House, Works Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1LN,  Hertfordshire

⏰ Time: 10.00 AM – 2.30 PM

See first-hand how manufacturers are reducing waste, increasing throughput and improving quality with intelligent digital cutting. During the day you'll discover how to:

• Increase material yield through intelligent nesting
• Automatically identify and avoid hide defects
• Reduce manual marking and cutting
• Cut leather, textiles, foam and technical materials with precision
• Produce both small and large parts on the same platform
• Digitise your production workflow from scan to cut

• Live Cutting Demonstrations
  Watch leather, textiles, foam and technical materials being digitised, nested and cut live across two production levels.
• PartScan Template Digitisation
  See how PartScan quickly scans physical templates and patterns to create accurate digital cutting files, eliminating manual digitisation and speeding up production.
• Intelligent Nesting & Material Optimisation
  Discover how smart nesting maximises material utilisation by optimising part placement and making the most of every hide or textile roll.
• Textile Pattern Matching
  See how pattern matching ensures stripes, checks and repeat designs are accurately aligned across cut parts for a consistent, high-quality finish—ideal for upholstery, automotive interiors and apparel applications.
• Leather Defect Management
  Learn how leather defects can be identified and managed digitally, ensuring critical parts are placed in the highest-quality areas of the hide.
• MIND Software
  Explore the digital workflow with demonstrations of MIND Capture, MIND App, Production Orders, Nesting and production management tools.
• Advanced Cutting Tools
  See specialist tooling in action, including V-Groove, Rotary, Punch, Projection, DRT and more, tailored to a wide range of leather and textile applications.
• Meet the Experts
  Talk to Zünd application specialists and hear how leading manufacturers are improving productivity, quality and material yield with digital cutting technology.

If you manufacture products from leather or textiles, this event is for you.

Whether you're looking to improve material yield, increase productivity or digitise your cutting process, you'll gain practical insights tailored to your business.

Industries include:

• Footwear
• Luxury Leather Goods
• Automotive
• Upholstery & Furniture
• Apparel
• Saddlery
• Prosthetics & Orthotics
• Aerospace Interior Manufacturers