Clinton Mills clothmaker. [volume] ([Clinton, South Carolina]) 1984-198?, February 15, 1987, Image 8
Page 8 / Clinton Mills Clothmaker / Plant No. 1 Modernization / February 1987
Latest Manufacturing Equipment Offered
Reed Chatwood warper operator Jerry Simmons (left) prepares warp ends for
transfer from cones to section beams. In above photo weaving superintendent
Joe McCall reviews weaver performance by individual weaver sets as informa
tion is flashed on a computer monitor.
Valuable information collected through the com
puter system is available to management personnel.
In left photo Keith Butler reviews a print out which is
instantly available giving information necessary to
assure maximum weaving efficiency. Plant No. 1
weavers take pride in the quality fabrics they produce
on the Sulzer weaving machines. In right photo
Chryleen Boyd repairs a machine stop as part of her
weaving duties.
Jackie Ellis and Linda Davis (above) inspect a roll of fabric as it passes
across new inspection equipment in Plant No. 1. The material handling
equipment enables cloth room personnel to virtually eliminate manual han
dling of huge cloth rolls. Richard Bowie (right) enters data on a package put
up directly into the computer. He records weight, style, yardage, bale
numbers and other data necessary to facilitate inventory and shipping.