Centric Software® is proud to partner with Yiwu Huading Nylon Co., Ltd. (Huading), a pioneering nylon producer in China, to modernize product development and lay the foundation for its next phase of intelligent manufacturing. Centric Software delivers innovative, integrated, end-to-end AI-powered enterprise solutions to take products from concept to commercialization. Fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail teams can plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, sell and replenish products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Founded in 2002 as True Love Group’s core materials enterprise, Huading is recognized for having the broadest nylon product portfolio in China. The high-tech manufacturer specializes in differentiated civilian nylon products, combining materials R&D with production scale to serve global markets. The company operates integrated facilities spanning spinning, texturing, post-processing and testing.
This breadth and technical complexity created unexpected operational demands, with massive volumes of critical data used for product development, process verification and manufacturing. As the company’s product range expanded, maintaining competitive velocity required modern solutions to unify processes and consolidate knowledge across product lines.
To accelerate growth and eliminate data silos, Huading sought a partner to build a dynamic knowledge base, create standardized process templates and seamless cross-system integration for intelligent management of R&D projects and product data.
“Intelligent manufacturing is becoming an industry fundamental and PLM is the starting point. Without it, much of our follow-up work would be impossible to execute,” explains Liu Jinsong, Executive Deputy General Manager of Huading.
“After careful deliberation, we chose Centric as our PLM partner to launch this new chapter in intelligent manufacturing transformation. We believe Centric PLM™ will solve problems that have plagued us for a long time, particularly our data silos. Beyond that, it will play a decisive role in areas like costing and pricing strategies moving forward.”
Huading implemented Centric PLM to bridge disconnected operations and create end-to-end process visibility. The platform links raw material procurement, spinning, texturing and product testing into a centralized system. With standardized BOMs bridging design and production, teams can now adjust formulas in real time and align process parameters across manufacturing sites. Tasks that once relied on manual coordination, like tracking progress or managing costs, are now streamlined through automated, collaborative workflows.
Centric PLM will integrate with Huading’s existing ERP, MES and MDM platforms, enabling real-time sharing of formulas, process data and BOMs. This exchange will eliminate redundancies, improve transparency and enhance cross-department collaboration.
“Implementing PLM is a complex but essential process that requires steady, step-by-step progress,” says Zhang Xiaomao, Chief Engineer of Intelligent Manufacturing at Huading.
“I believe it will improve product quality and create long-term business value.” The initiative is backed by Huading’s IT team, which provides a strong backbone, well-organized data systems and seamless integration with platforms, including WMS.
Centric PLM marks the first step in Huading’s digital transformation, establishing the data foundation and processes needed to scale new capabilities. By aligning teams that include R&D, IT and manufacturing around workflows, Huading can now harness its product knowledge and production expertise more strategically. This implementation lays a solid foundation for continuous innovation throughout the company’s growing portfolio.
“Huading’s methodical approach to eliminating data silos and modernizing its manufacturing infrastructure reflects the kind of strategic vision that enables long-term transformation,” shares Fabrice Canonge, CEO of Centric Software. “We’re proud to empower Huading’s growth through Centric PLM’s open and highly configurable architecture that unifies R&D and manufacturing data, unlocks institutional knowledge and accelerates innovation across their extensive product portfolio.”
