- (Sonoro, Mexico)
Circular Knit control moves to Sonoro, Mexico, as MKMS and the F-1000 Controller, monitor over 300 Circular Knitting Machines, providing major bottom line additions.
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Circular Knit Control and MKMS move to Sonoro, Mexico
Flat Bed Monitoring Project set at Major Honduran Textile Facility
- (San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Matrix Controls has designed, and will be implementing its F-2000 F Central Monitoring System for Flat Bed Machines at a Major Textile facility in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The system will allow management to see machine efficiencies, track order production, see preventative maintenance (PM) alerts, track operators and perform yarn rate monitoring.
Matrix Controls delivers Spandex Control to Major Central American Manufacturer
– (Central America)
Matrix Controls has extended its Textile Monitoring capabilities to Spandex, an addition to an already impressive list of Quality Controlled Fabrics (Jersey, Mesh, Terry, Interlock, Rib, Thermal, Fleece, and Rashel). A major Central American Manufacturer is reaping the rewards of a design which incorporates Spandex usage Yarn Monitoring and Elongation (F2000 Spandex Monitor) . The design can monitor one or two separate levels of Spandex Feeders, while providing continuous control of material usage, in addition to four levels of hard yarns.
Matrix Finds Apparel Sourcing Show a Huge Success
– (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
The Apparel Sourcing Show (major event for the CAFTA-DR Region) in Guatemala City gave Matrix a great opportunity to introduce its KnitQuest, SewQuest and GarmentQuest offerings. Reviews were very promising, while members of our IPC office and other Trade Show participants enjoyed outings at the Alta Vista Golf and Tennis Club, and a Mayan Adventure (Enigmatycs Pyramids) in Tikat as well.
Matrix Controls’ TexCheck Goes Ballistic
– (USA)
Matrix Controls aids U.S. textile designer/producer in bullet-proof vest research, development and production, with their TexCheck Thread Counter.
Caracol and Coral Knits Selects KnitQuest and DyeQuest to Control Their Honduras Operations
– (San Pedro Sula, HN)
Caracol Knits, one of the world’s largest circular knitting companies, has selected Matrix Controls’ KnitQuest and DyeQuest applications to control their Caracol and Coral Honduras operation in San Pedro Sula. The application will put all of their knitting and dye machines on-line, in a real-time production scheduling control system and our integrated production intelligence dashboards. The system will give Caracol the ability to determine production capacity, initiate dyeing and knitting orders, and intelligently connect and send and receive data from the machines on the floor.
BioTerrorism Act-2002 (Article III)-Final Implementation
The Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 (Article III) has implemented its final ruling, which requires the maintenance of records by persons who manufacture, process, pack, distribute, receive, or import food in or to the U.S.
Details:
Records must allow for the identification of previous sources and subsequent recipients of food. Persons covered by the regulation who employ 500 or more full-time employees(FTEs) had to be in compliance by Dec. 9/05, and those who employ 11 to 499 FTEs- June 9/06; 10 or fewer FTEs-Dec. 11/06. http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodDefense/Bioterrorism/Recordkeeping/ucm061619.htm Records must be made available to the FDA within 4 hrs. between 8:00am-6:00pm Mon.-Fri., or 8 hrs. any other time.
Registration: 21 CFR Parts 1 and 20
The FDA’s final reg. requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. to register by Dec. 12/03. Register 24/7- http://www.fda.gov/furls
In Summary:
1) Dec. 11/06 – Final date for All to be Compliant.
2) FDA availability: 4 hrs. Mon. through Fri. (8am-6pm), 8 hrs.-other.
3) Regist. by-Dec. 12/03- We urge companies to please register to enable the FDA to Act!
Solution: Matrix Controls Will Protect You And You Will Protect Us!
Matrix’s Systems are designed to manage All Aspects of FDA Reporting, recipe management, lot integration, transportation tracking, warehousing operations and at all levels.
Matrix Controls and GCS Computers sign apparel system software sales agreement
– (NewYork, NY)
GCS Computers has named Matrix Controls a reseller of their A2000 Apparel Information System. The Oracle based apparel manufacturing applications include a suite of modules for Product Design, Customer Service, Production and Sourcing, Warehouse Operations, Accounting and EDI.