NESTERwood selected by Lexington Home Brands to optimize frame production

Ball Ground, Georgia, August 28, 2007 -- Plataine, a leading provider of production optimization solutions for the upholstery furniture industry, announced that Lexington Home Brands has implemented the NESTERwood Optimizer software.

According to Kevin Holshouser, plant manager at Lexington Home Brands, NESTERwood will help the manufacturer increase productivity and accelerate production cycles. "NESTERwood creates tool paths that are highly optimized, so we are seeing increase in cutting speed. We not only complete the work faster but also get more productivity out of our existing machines, which means that we can increase production without buying new equipment. By optimizing machine tool paths, NESTERwood is also helping improve the quality of parts," added Holshouser.

Lexington is taking advantage of NESTERwood's tight integration with SolidWorks, enabling part information to be loaded directly from SolidWorks into NESTERwood Optimizer.

"We are now able to streamline the entire process," adds Johnny Roark, CAD manager and product development engineer. NESTERwood version 6.0 automatically creates the G-code for the router, and the operator uses a barcode reader to load the manufacturing order and the corresponding G-code directly into the machine. "This eliminates manual data entry and the risk of making a mistake in the process," explains Roark.

"Best-in-class manufacturers continue to look for innovative ways to produce higher quality furniture at shorter delivery times," says Elery Pfeffer, Plataine's President. "We are excited to have a solution such as NESTERwood that enables us to partner with Lexington Home Brands to optimize production processes."

More information about NESTERwood Optimizer can be found at www.plataine.com/nesterwood.

About Lexington Home Brands

Lexington Home Brands is a leading global marketer and manufacturer of branded case goods and upholstery, with the industry’s largest brand portfolio. Well-known consumer brands include Trump Home™, Tommy Bahama Home®, Liz Claiborne Home™, Nautica®, Palmer Home™, Bob Timberlake® and Woolrich®. LHB also markets products under the Lexington house brand. Youth brands include Bob Timberlake GrandKids and Lexington Kids. Products are distributed through independent home furnishings retailers and designer showrooms. A privately-held company, Lexington Home Brands is an affiliate of Boca Raton-based Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

About Plataine

Plataine is a leading provider of production optimization solutions for manufacturers of metal, wood, textile and composite-material products. Plataine’s production optimization solutions enable manufacturers to be more competitive by increasing material utilization, improving productivity, and shortening manufacturing cycles to ensure on-time delivery of products to customers. Plataine’s solutions are used by hundreds of manufacturers worldwide, including Bassett Furniture, Boeing, Century Furniture, Drexel Heritage, Ethan Allen, Ford, General Motors, The Gap, Hagger, Nike, and Wrangler. For more information, visit www.plataine.com or contact your local Plataine office.