StitchWorld_February2013

Company name: Kinnarps, Sweden.
Company profile:  100% family owned enterprise.
Type of production:  Kinnarps is currently Europe’s second largest provider of workspace interior solutions. The Eton system is used in their office seating production in Skillingaryd.
Number of employees: About 2700 people work in the group.
Previous production system: Traditional progressiv bundle system with trolleys.
Eton System installed: 1990-2009.
How many stations installed: 149 stations.

Other facts and savings

Paul Karlsson, plant manager at Kinnarps:

• We load the Eton system with 10.000 parts every day. It would be hard to control that without the Eton system.
• We have chosen Eton because it gives us an advantage over competition and also a possibility to produce in Sweden with a very short lead time.
• In customer driven production the goal is to produce unit by unit with no set-up time. The Eton system is developed to produce customer driven single unit production with no set-up time, that is why Eton is the optimal solution for our production!

Company name: Oseny Ltd.
Company profile: Private Company.
Type of production: Ladies knitted tops.
Order size: 100 and more.
Previous production system: Bundle.
Eton System installed: 2008.
How many stations installed: 20 stations.

Other savings

This Company benefited from the increased control and organization of the system and was able to introduce a new pay system in its factory.

Results from the system

Due to various reasons they have increased the productivity at least twice.

• The operators work without wearing out.
• Less absenteesm.
• Low number of sewing faults, cause they are not paid.
• Work faster to make more money – the piece rate is.

Constantly displayed at the bottom row of the terminal. Now they make about twice more money compared to times before; Today with 22-23 operators (including preparation) they produce as much as they used to do with 50-60 pre-Eton Systems.

Why did the client decide to install the Eton system

The client decided to install the Eton system because it was becoming difficult to find employees and there was a demand for increased production output.

Stations Overview

Company name: Kaixing Garment Co. Ltd, Tianjin.
Company profile: Established 1985, Producing for US , EU, Japan etc. The second biggest exporter for Trousers in China.
Type of production: Men’s Formal Trousers.
Order size: 10,000-200,000.
Previous production system: Bundle system.
Eton System installed: 2007-05-31 & 2007-07-02.
How many stations installed: 62 Stations with Bridge & 62 Stations with Bridge.

Other savings

They can make products with more minute content. Much quicker throughput-time. With the Eton system they can take all types of order and more complicated. The operators are very satisfied because they feel less tired. The system is very reliable and requires very limited maintenance.

Why did the client decide to install the Eton system

To increase productivity and quality. Every week Operators got 1 day off, before is impossible. To be able to meet customers request for short delivery times. The flexibility Eton offers with the red chain.

Stations overview

Company name: Himatsingka Linens.
Company profile: Basically silk fabric exporter since 1990. Started USD 100 million Greenfield project in Hassan in 2005 for manufacturing bed lines.
Type of production: Bed sets.
Order size: 20 000 and above.
Previous production system: Circular trolleys (hanging system).
Eton System installed: 2007.
How many stations installed: 222.

Other savings

1. 15-20 % saving in space compared to circular
   trolleys.
2. Easy to run the lines in shifts because of easy
   accountability.
3. Saving in helpers to move the trolleys.
4. Operators found it easy to work on the Eton system compared
   to manual trolleys.

Why did the client decide to install the Eton system

Refer above.

Stations overview

Company name: Producer of Ladies fashion, China.
Company profile: Joint-stock Company, Established 2002.
Type of production: Ladies fashion wear, mostly jackets.
No of employees: 2000.
Order size: 500-2000.
Previous production system: Bundle system.
Eton System installed: 2006, 2007.
How many stations installed: 216 stations. 4 lines, 54 stations in each line.

Other savings

Reduced work-in process, improved production and management level.

Production manager statement: “We did not dare to accept short delivery order before Eton, but with the Eton system we have now no problems to accept it. Because Eton helps us reduce throughput time from 7days to 1day. We can get higher profit with Eton Systems.”

Why did the client decide to install the Eton system

To reduce work time, increase production, reduce throughput time and reduce operators.

Stations overview

This example is based on the following data

Average results with Eton Systems in Sheet production:

Productivity  increase:            52%
Return on investment:            less than 1 year

Through put time:  Max 1 hour
Example of special advantages: With our chain it is possible to adjust the height of sewing position. This means that the sewing operation will be made while the sheet remains in the product carrier, and a lot of handling time is reduced. With ceiling mounted systems we can get the height needed, to achieve a better utilization of the floor space and get clean workplaces.

Before                                           After

Company name: Incaplast, Sweden.
Company profile: Family owned business Subcontractor in plastic industry.
Type of production: Plastic clips in boxes.  Logistic solution for transportation of boxes from robot+plastic machine to storage and packing.
Number of employees: 10.
Order size: Approx. 4.500.000 pcs.
Previous production system: Manual transportation of boxes, fork lifts.
Eton System installed: 2007-2011.
How many stations installed: 11 stations.

Other savings

• Saving a lot of time due to the fact that we can run longer periods of time without no staff. 20 hours unmanned in the weekends.
• The savings in ergonomic are tremendous. The Eton station can be adjusted to fit every person.
• The flexibility to easily add on and rebuild to suit our new production needs
• Maximized utilization of space and machines. Without Eton we would have had to extend the building
• Better control of orders

Why did the client decide to install the Eton System

• To reduce manpower and get better utilization of the machines.
• To get better organization and utilization of the space.

Stations Overview