Orders and Work Orders
- OrderSize, quantity, fabric type and due date on one form
- Work OrderCreated on approval and split into production steps
- QueueRunning order, priority and late job warnings
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Textile Printing Automation
Built for shops that print flags, banners and fabric. From the moment an order lands to the day it ships, follow every metre, every work order and every line of cost on a single screen.
Who it is for
For production measured in metres, not pieces.
Flags, pennants, table covers, awnings, dye sublimation fabric prints: this work is priced by the metre, not by the unit. Textile Printing Automation puts finished size, fabric width and linear metering inside the order itself, then builds the work order, the stock deduction and the cost from that same data.
- Metering is calculated from size and quantity, so the quote and the shop floor share one number
- Cutting, printing, sewing and finishing move through a single work order in sequence
- Every metre pulled from a fabric roll leaves stock immediately, with waste recorded separately
- Customer and dealer balances, delivery plans and reports all feed from the same record
Production flow
One unbroken chain, from order to delivery.
Each step inherits the data from the one before it. As the work order moves through the queue, who did what and when is written down automatically.
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Order
Customer, product, size and quantity go in; metering and price appear on the same screen.
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Work Order
An approved order enters the production queue with its fabric and machine plan attached.
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Cutting
Metres taken off the roll leave stock at once, and cutting waste is logged on its own line.
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Printing
Print queue position, fabric used and any reprints stay visible on the work order.
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Sewing
Hems, headers, grommets and labels are checked off one operation at a time.
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Finishing
Quality control, pressing and trim corrections close out; anything short goes back.
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Packing
Finished items for the same customer collect into one box while the rest wait.
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Shipping
Delivery day is planned, and each box leaving the door matches a dispatch note and an account entry.
Size and metering
Stop working the maths out by hand.
Enter finished size, fabric width, seam allowance and quantity, and the required metres plus expected waste come out on their own. The quote, the work order and the stock deduction all run on that one calculation, so two versions of the same number never exist.
- Size, seam allowance and fabric width defined per product
- Metering and cost update the moment the quantity changes
- Expected waste compared against what actually came off the roll
Modules
The whole business, in six connected areas.
Every module reads and writes the same database. A metre that changes on the shop floor changes in stock and in cost too.
Production Line
- StepsCutting, printing, sewing and finishing signed off separately
- StatusSee at a glance which step every job is waiting on
- QualityRejected work returns to the exact step it failed
Fabric Stock and Consumption
- MaterialGoods received roll by roll, with remaining metres tracked
- UsageMetres consumed at cutting come off stock automatically
- AlertsNotification when a fabric drops below its reorder level
Waste and Cost
- WasteWaste ratio recorded per work order and per product
- CostUnit cost built from fabric, labour and finishing lines
- MarginSelling price set against the cost actually incurred
Customers and Dealers
- AccountsBalance, payments and order history on a single card
- DealersDealer specific price lists and discount groups
- StatementsAccount statements by period, exported to Excel or PDF
Shipping and Delivery
- PackingCompleted items join a box while missing work waits
- PlanningDelivery scheduled by region and by day
- HandoverShipped goods reconciled with stock and account records
Reporting
Stop hunting for the number.
Production, sales, stock and collection reports are ready when you open them, and any filtered view exports to Excel or PDF in one click.
- Sales reports by month, year, customer and product
- Workload and delay reporting for each production step
- Fabric consumption, waste ratio and stock movement listings
- Excel and PDF export on every report and every list
Access and security
Who did what, and when?
Each user sees only their own part of the job. Every action is written to a log that cannot be erased, so any step can be traced back later.
- Role based permissions for production, accounting, sales and management
- Permanent audit trail stamped with user and timestamp
- Mobile ready interface that works on phones and tablets
- Hosted on our cloud or installed on your own server
Contact
Let us walk through your production together.
Tell us about your product range, the fabrics you run and how work moves through your shop, and we will map out the right setup and modules with you. One call is enough to arrange a demo.