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For centuries, the United States had a thriving textile manufacturing industry. In the 1960s, about 95 percent of the clothing bought by Americans were made in the USA. In the 1980s it was around 70 percent.

The past year and a half have put an enormous strain on supply chains across the globe. Closed borders, reduced production capacity and general global uncertainty in the wake of the corona pandemic has been the main culprit. But recent events in the Suez Canal have also shown the vulnerability in our supply chains, where a seemingly trivial grounding created immediate shortage in western supply of industrial and consumer goods, with companies losing billions of dollars.

To say the least, many companies have started to question the norm of outsourcing production, involving complex and fragile supply chains. Seeing what’s at stake when things go wrong, the economic equation is not as simple as before. Reshoring – to bring production closer to home – has become a hot topic. But what are the advantages and what companies will benefit the most?

When needles are moving - value is added to your products! Eton Systems has developed a solution for the Garment industry that provides direct value and is cost-efficient for your business.

Maintaining profitability in a fast moving consumer-driven market requires short throughput time and low cost of quality. Opta System allows you to rapidly adapt to a Unit Production System, UPS. With UPS your operators will be able to focus their efforts on creating garments. Handling materials will be an easy and highly automated task performed only by few.

Eton Systems was born in the Garment industry. The first system was installed not far from our headquarters in Gånghester, Sweden.

The Opta System is designed to provide maximum value for the Garment industry. Producing garments have differing challenges from other industries. And we know what it takes to maintain a highly productive and efficient Garment production.

Jerker Krabbe has been appointed as the new CEO of Eton Systems, a leading company in intelligent overhead conveyor systems. With experience of successfully developing organisations undergoing change, Jerker Krabbe will now lead the Eton Systems Group on its continued expansion. He will assume his new position in January 2021.

On the 19th of November Eton Systems had the pleasure to attend Cantarelli Fashion Week and join in the festivities. Thank you for having us, we had a fantastic evening!

This is an excellent example of the benefits of using an Eton System. Willams-Sonoma furniture production runs over 1300 units a day. Our smart material handling solution helps them to improve the efficiency of their process and the quality of their product. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thanks to everyone for making this year’s Hannovermesse a big success!

Stitch World magazine in India published the story of Eton Systems in their latest issue, and so the history of the company will reach an even greater audience.