Quaker Selects Porini Software SystemsFall River, Mass.-based Quaker Fabric Corp. has purchased the
Alphatex Loom Monitoring and TexData Jacquard Networking system from the Porini Division of
NedGraphics, the Netherlands.Quaker said it selected Alphatex to optimize production capacity
through constant monitoring and real-time feedback. TexData uses a standard Ethernet network to
send and receive digital production information, which allows for full control over production jobs
on individual jacquard looms.
May 2003