National Allergy Supply chooses Eton Production System
21 Jul '07
2 min read
Eton Systems, the world's leading provider of unit production systems (UPS) for the sewn-product industries, announces that National Allergy Supply Inc, the nation's largest allergy, asthma, and sinus products supplier, will implement the Eton materials handling and factory floor data collection system in its Cornelia, Georgia (USA) manufacturing facility.
The planned August installation will automate the entire sewing operation of the company's production of mattress and pillow encasings, which provide protection against dust mite allergen for allergic and asthmatic patients.
Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, National Allergy Supply markets a wide range of healthy bedding, allergen control, air filtration, asthma treatment, and other personal care products directly to patients based on physician referrals and through specialty retailers.
In business for 17 years, the marketing company joined together with its manufacturing business in 2004 to form an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) that made the company's 60+ employees owners in the company. The company is the largest physician referred supplier in this fast-growing market.
In response to this business growth, National Allergy Supply is automating its entire manufacturing operation, focusing primarily on a new automated cutting system and the Eton production system.
“Domestic manufacturing is essential to producing the quality that differentiates our product”, noted Lee Hardy, general manager and vice president of manufacturing. “It's not just the fabric you use, it's the way you construct these products that makes them functional.”
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