Hosiery Technology Center
Matrix Controls is fortunate to have worked with the Hosiery Technology Center in North Carolina, USA. At the Center, state-of-the-art research and testing facilities have assisted major retailers and hosiery mills in product sock and sheer testing, in over 40 states. Certainly, visit the Technology Center today www.hosetech.com.
Cornerstone Automation
Design, Engineering & Implementation, Machine Controls and Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Drives, PC’s & Networking, Systems Integration
Cornerstone Automation provides complete automation and integrated solutions for industrial production environments located in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Our purpose is to improve production efficiency, uptime, product flexibility, traceability, and plant performance. With more than 25 years of experience we specialize in developing software solutions and integrating hardware, for process control, automation, and data acquisition applications. We thrive on quick recovery from breakdowns.
Datatex
Textile Management Solutions
The power of information technology is at the service of the textile industry. Technological innovation is the key to meeting the challenges of the market. Datatex is an international company specializing in the design, development and implementation of software for the textile and apparel industry.
Founded in 1987, Datatex brought together the expertise of a leading group of textile management consultants and an established software house with extensive experience in developing ERP solutions. The resulting mix of strategic skills, industry knowledge and technological know-how has led to the company’s current success in world markets: the most accepted ERP for textile industries.
Datatex provides software for textile industries of all kinds, from vertically integrated companies requiring systems to cover the entire production cycle to those specializing in a single stage of the production process.
Constant product innovation, excellence in working practice, wide availability of resources and services, together with careful attention to the methods and management style of each customer, are the foundations on which Datatex has built its success.
Today there are over 11500 workstations using datatex ERP textile in 38 countries in 14 different languages. Its customers include some of the world’s largest and most important textile manufacturers. No other solution provider has such a large installed base of software in the textile industry. Datatex serves its international customers through its offices in Italy, Israel, the USA, Germany and Switzerland. Customers who have been using datatex solutions for more than ten years are entitled to belong to the TIM Leader’s circle. This means abundance of cumulated experience and, in most cases, of positive results and tangible benefits in the management of the textile manufacturing facilities. Some datatex customers present the findings of their experience in implementing the datatex software for textile and apparel industries.
SGSystems USA
“Hardware and Software Products for Industries Requiring Formula/Recipe Control, Batch Control and Lot Tracking”
SGSystems’, Vantage Recipe Formulation System and the Produce Traceability Solution are backed by a team of 10 Software Developers and 18 Technical Engineers, with over 25 years’ experience in batch control, inventory control and paperless traceability.
A design team that understands as well, the importance of designing a unique combination of industrial hardware and software, designed to bridge the gap between ERP Systems and Shop Floor Weighing, Batching, and Labeling Operations. This translates to maximizing profitability and efficiency, with heightened brand and regulatory protection.
The Systems have a proven return on investment of within 6 months. Those returns reached through over-scaling prevention, conformance to batch specifications, paperless traceability, HACCP and SQF data collection, inventory control, and a fast and efficient sharing of system data.
And let’s not forget a customer base, experiencing that same great product every time, whether that’s taste and texture on the food and beverage side, or efficacy, on the formulation side.
Foxfire
Since its genesis in 1985, Foxfire has expanded to become a leading supplier of manufacturing, warehousing, and supply chain execution systems. Foxfire’s worldwide headquarters is near Greenville, SC and has offices throughout the US and a development center in Hyderabad, India. Foxfire also has a research and development center located near Clemson, South Carolina, leveraging the resources and talent pool of Clemson University’s world-class institute of higher learning. Foxfire’s customer base reaches across the United States, Canada, and Latin America, and we are currently expanding into other world markets rapidly.
Foxfire employees are highly educated, skilled professionals with extensive experience in software development, manufacturing, distribution, engineering and operations. Employees are active in professional activities with representation in Innovision, Anderson County Economic Development Agency, Carolina Crescent Consortium (a regional US technology group with shared research interests), Council of Logistics Management, Warehousing Education and Research Council, Logistics Execution Systems Association of the Material Handling Industry, and the American Apparel and Footwear Association Information Systems Committee.
In addition to these activities, Foxfire participates in a very active role with Clemson University through its Apparel Research Center by serving on its Advisory Board and participating in several research and development projects in manufacturing and supply chain management. Foxfire was recently selected by Clemson University to deploy a new software system to provide collaborative management of supply chains of arbitrary length using balanced flow principles. Foxfire personnel were heavily involved in the research and development of this software system as well as its pilot deployment at the US Marine Corp Parris Island Recruit Training Depot, where inventories were reduced by 90% and stock outages were virtually eliminated.
Why Foxfire?
- Foxfire has proven success in WMS implementations.
- We deliver expertise and value in all phases of the project:
- Needs assessment within the operation
- Best Practice recommendations and techniques
- Comprehensive user and technical training
- World-class support and maintenance.
- Lowest lifetime cost compared to any major WMS competitor
- Tireless commitment to continuously improve our products
- No force or coercion to frequently install costly major releases. Instead, Foxfire encourages upgrades and new releases when appropriate, but will support existing releases for as long as the system’s infrastructure allows.
- Unlimited concurrent users per site license. Clients do not have to upgrade ($$) their license for additional users every time their business grows, or worse yet, for seasonal spikes in demand!
Ventura
Ventura Automation Services will be a Matrix Controls’ distributor for our Indian Market, while Matrix will reciprocate by promoting Ventura’s solutions in Online Fabric Inspection Solutions. Their expertise is defined by the following company summary:
Ventura Automation Services is a market leader in the manufacture of Online Fabric Inspection Systems for Textile Industry. The Company has installed its products in major mills throughout India. Our services include unique Inspection solutions for Greige Fabrics, Processed Fabrics, Batch Inspection, Composite Mills, Denim Fabrics and Garmenting Units. Ventura offers innovative reliable hardware and software based customized solutions to suit your business needs.
In addition: Automation of Post weaving activities such as Online Fabric Inspection with Weaver Alert System, Auto Gradation Fabric, ERP Interface, Online monitoring of productivity & efficiency, optimization software and much more.
Fabric Inspection & Defect Analysis System (FIDAS) Consists of
- Electronic Length Measurement Counter
- Industrial Touch Screen Monitor
- Fabric Inspection Software
- Real Time fabric Color detection & Matching System with Optimization Software
- Folding Machine Counter
- Edge Guiding System
- Automatic Width Measurement System
- Fabric Batch/Lot cutting Optimization Software
- Fabric End Detection System
- Fabric Tear Detection System
- Real-time Roll Weighing System
FIDAS is an Online Fabric Inspection System measures linear length fabric through an Electronic Length measurement counter that communicates the length information to a computer system, while fabric defects are punched manually on a touch screen monitor. The system in turn automatically decides the grade of fabric based on Points per 100 linear Meters, or Points per 100 Square meters. The system also provides an Automatic Doff Indication Lamp, Weaver Alert System, Auto Gradation Fabric, ERP Interface, and Online Monitoring of Productivity & Efficiency. Optimization software and customized reports are generated in accordance to the customer’s business requirements.