Eton Systems, the world's leading provider of unit production systems (UPS) for the sewn-product industries, announces that Marietta Drapery will expand use of the Eton System in its Marietta, GA manufacturing facility.
This addition of 18 new workstations will represent the second system expansion since their original installation in 2004 and will enable the company to perform all sewing and finishing operations on the conveyorized handling system.
The 60-year old manufacturer leverages its strong market presence and reputation for quality products and service to market a wide range of window and bed treatments to multi-housing and university, hospitality, healthcare, and office building markets.
As the nation's oldest and largest direct manufacturer of window coverings and bed treatments for the multi-housing industry, Marietta Drapery employs approximately 250 people in two manufacturing plants producing bedspreads, blinds, draperies, sheers, and other related products.
Eton Systems AB is the innovator and world's leading supplier of the Unit Production System (UPS), the renowned productivity and management system developed specifically for use in the sewn-products industries.
Eton's UPS automates material flow through the production process and minimizes material handling foreach operation throughout the manufacturing process.
Eton's technology and know-how enables companies to manage material and information in the most efficient fashion, including wall-to-wall data management from operations performed within as well as outside of the UPS system.
Headquartered in Sweden, the company operates with direct subsidiaries and agents worldwide. Eton Systems Inc is based in Alpharetta, GA and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eton Systems AB.