Eton Highlights Wide Range of Industrial Applications, New Software at IFAI Expo


From Apparel to Parachutes, Draperies to Upholstery: 40 Years of Increasing Productivity

ALPHARETTA, GA - September 10, 2007 - Eton Systems, the world's leading provider of automated production and materials handling systems for the industrial textiles and sewn-product industries, will mark 40 years of enabling manufacturing excellence by highlighting their exceptionally diverse and highly productive range of client applications at the IFAI Expo 2007 (http://www.ifaiexpo.com) to be held October 3- 5 in Las Vegas. In Booth #1149, the company will also be introducing its new ETONselect(TM) real-time data collection and production management software solutions.

With industrial textiles representing its fastest-growing market segment, Eton will provide IFAI Expo attendees with examples of how a wide range of manufacturers have implemented their automated systems to increase productivity, accelerate manufacturing throughput time, reduce work-in-process inventories, and optimize floor space requirements. Many of these companies have implemented Eton to help accelerate the benefits of their lean manufacturing initiatives and provide the structure and discipline needed to sustain these results. Six Sigma practitioners also cite the benefits of Eton's real-time shop floor control and data collection software solutions as a means of eliminating defects and improving processes. Among the most recent US-based customers and applications that will be highlighted at the show are:

o National Allergy Supply - allergen avoidance mattress and pillow encasings
o County Draperies - draperies and bedspreads for hospitality and healthcare
o Vinyl Technologies - military and commercial contract manufacturers
o Aerostar International - military personnel parachutes
o Tullahoma Industries - military uniforms
o NASCO Industries - rainwear and protective outerwear
o office furniture, mattress, and other diverse manufacturing applications

ETONselect is a new, modular software solution designed to help customers more effectively manage their business based on real-time data collection and analysis of their production lines. Executives, managers, supervisors, and quality control can adopt their choice of up to six software modules found in this next-generation solution based on their specific needs. In addition to the standard module, ETONselect provides options for networking, offline production tracking, routing, buffering, and other advanced management tools. Featuring a highly efficient and intuitive user interface developed in partnership with Eton customers, the software even provides an option for viewing real-time production data on any web-enabled device including Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and iPhone smart phones.

About Eton Systems
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 for each 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.

For more information on Eton Systems, phone: (770) 475-8022 (USA - Georgia) or + 46 33 231200 (Sweden); e-mail: sales@etonsystems.com; or visit the website at: www.etonsystems.com.

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