Technical Textiles
JOMAR is a market leader for the past 25 years in software designed specifically for the unique needs of the Textile Industry. Our clients include some of the largest and most diversified manufacturers of military (camouflage, ballistic), fire/chemical protection, awnings, marine, industrial roofing, automotive tire cord and advanced aerospace composite performance fabrics.
Our customer base consists of single and multiplant vertically integrated global operations. The full suite of JOMAR’s Textile applications support the processing of fiber to finished fabric. The web-based software technology, released in 2000, supports world-wide integration of multiplants in an on-line real time mode via the internet.
Since the release of JOMAR's multi-platform web-based technology in 2000, companies in U.S.A., Canada, UK and Central America have implemented our Technical Textiles software applications in single and multi-plant operations on Unix/Linux/Oracle/DB2, Microsoft Windows/Sequel Server and iSeries platform technology.
The following outlines major textile processes supported by JOMAR:
Fiber Manufacturing
The system supports the production of synthetic fibers that are based on, for example, polymer or carbon based compounds. Processes such as mixing, melting, drying, bonding and wet spinning can all be defined in the product specification. Polymer and carbon compound formulas are defined in the formula management applications. Additional data such as a die size to support extrusion processes are set-up in the machine specification.
Spinning System
The Spinning System supports Bale Inventory Control and Scheduling for laydown, opening and cleaning, stock dyeing, carding and drawing of fiber for Spinning, Twisting and Winding. Yarn Inventory is tracked by order or lot, case and put-up. Tracking of Bales of synthetic fiber (or other materials) is integrated with Raw Material Inventory Control and the assignment of Bales to orders.
Warping System
The Warping System allows for Case Yarn Assignments to individual Beamers by Machine number with Case Yarn Allocation and Control. Case Yarn is inventoried by Merge Number and Case Number. Other critical data such as number of packages and package size is also provided to facilitate planning of Warping in support of Knitting or Weaving and ultimately Finishing Schedules.
Circular Knitting System
The Circular Knitting System can utilize the Product and Machine Specifications for machine setup by Style/Pattern and type of machine. Information such as number of feeds, knit width, and revolutions/piece can be included to support the scheduling of the knitting operations.
Warp Knitting System
The Warp Knitting System can track section beams by set number and the beams are assigned to an individual Bar on the machine. Warps can be tracked by Style, Lot and Ends/Beam. The BOM/Recipe, Machine and Product Specifications can specify the combination of yarns required for a pattern including the specific Bar on which they should be mounted. Knitted Rolls of various widths can also be combined, or slit and cut into new fabric rolls.
Weaving System
The Weaving System supports simple and complex Jacquard setups. Loom exclusion rules can be defined in the product configuration to support scheduling of specific styles by loom types.
The tracking and assigning of warp beams to individual looms can include the projecting of warp outs using Shop Floor Data Collection. Woven Rolls of various widths can also be combined, or slit and cut into new fabric rolls.
Loom Schedules are by style, machine group and individual machine. Alternate machines can also be set up by style. The requirements for yarn can be calculated using the greige fabric demand from the sales forecast or customer orders. Yarn requirements can also be driven by the Loom Plan which consists of the machines and styles assigned by the production scheduling department.
Nov-wovens
Non-woven processes are supported for fabrics that are bonded together using mechanical (i.e. needlepunch), heat treatment or chemical resins. Chemical formulas are integrated with the production planning and inventory control applications. Resin production is also supported such as mixing and extrusion of polymer based materials and compounds.
Dyeing Systems
The Dyeing System includes the capability to dye product at different stages in the textile manufacturing process. Various types of processes are supported such as Lot, Atmospheric, Continuous, Cold Pad, Package and Beam Dyeing. Synthetic stock or natural fiber, yarn (packages or beams), piece dyeing and dyeing of garments are supported with Dye Formula Management and Dyelot Tracking software.
Inventory Control of Dyestuffs and Chemicals is integrated with the scheduling and release of Dye Lots. Dye cycles can be set up to schedule the Dyehouse for shade categories e.g. light color at the beginning of the week to dark colors at the end of the week, reducing purge time and cost. Redyes can be tracked to bring 'off shade colors' to proper shade or to a completely different color and product. Styles can also be grouped by color on the Dye/Lot Order (i.e. multiline item order, or 'master' dye order) for the dyeing operation.
Finishing System
The Finishing System includes Planning, Scheduling, Lot and Roll Tracking, Recipe Formula Management (i.e. Dye and Sizing Formulas), Packaging and Case Tracking. Finishing also includes Roll Allocation to Orders and Roll Assignments by matching shipments with Customer Specifications and Style Specifications. The Finishing system handles shade variations with scheduling and machine setup for Rework. Finishing processes may need to be redone to make the product a first quality, or first quality of another style.
Finishing integrates the Lab Specifications and Quality Control Tests at the Lot and Fabric Roll level with the Product and Machine Specifications that are user defined by cost center. Greige Rolls are processed through various stages, sometimes changing their identity, or becoming a new product as they are batched, slit, bleached, dyed, graded, tested, inspected, cut and rolled into Customer specified put-ups.
Printing System
The Printing System includes the capability to track and control screen or sets of screens in Inventory. Screen history, usage (i.e. number of yards produced per screen), screens issued to print machine, and location of the screen in Inventory are all tracked in the system. Print screens are fully integrated with the BOM/Recipe and Scheduling Logic to insure that Orders with similar patterns can be grouped together to maximize efficiency at the printing operation. The printing application can be implemented for an in-house printing department or an outside Commission Printing facility.
Converting System
The Converting System supports tracking, control and processing of semifinished inventory into finished goods. Semifinished Inventory Control is integrated with the input to the Converting System. Finished inventory at the Converter can be shipped in specified put-ups directly to the end customer. If the goods require further processing at another plant, then the goods can be shipped to the other plant or back to the facility which issued the original work order to the Converter.
Other Textile Processes
- Opening, laydown, blending and carding
- Bleaching, drying and shearing
- Thermoplastic adhesive lamination
- Flame lamination and heat sealing
- Coating, bonding and impregnating
- Roll cutting, slitting, batching and converting
Visual Schedule Board
The Visual Schedule Board provides on-line visibility across orders and inventory locations, and real-time information for customer services, buyers, shippers and production schedulers.
JOMAR configures the Visual Schedule Board for 'activity scheduling' by department.
