PRESS RELEASE
Sapona Receives ISO9002 Registration
6/28/99
CEDAR FALLS, NC - Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc. is proud to announce the recent achievement of ISO9002 Quality Management System certification.
ISO9002 registration of the company's synthetic yarn manufacturing is another sign of Sapona's commitment to providing customers what they want, when they want it. This is also an important step toward the vision of being the most versatile and innovative company in the synthetic yarn business. Quality has always been at the core of the company's reputation and competitiveness since it was founded in 1836. The ISO9002 quality management system provides a sound basis for continuous improvement in quality and productivity.
A leading global registrar, (ABS Quality Evaluations) was hired to collect objective evidence for the accredited registration. Sapona employees and suppliers worked diligently over the past few years to prepare under the direction of Walter Sweeney, Quality Control/R&D Manager, and Dean Lail, Director of Engineering. Most of the quality activities audited were in existence for many years and simply needed to be documented. Improvements were made in several areas such as corrective action, internal auditing, calibration and quality planning. Johnny Knowles, VP of Manufacturing, says "the system for communication, analysis, and correction of problems is a great help in meeting our objectives of 100% on time delivery and zero customer rejections with less waste."
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a private textile company with approximately 200 employees. Sapona processes mid to fine denier synthetic yarn including textured nylon and covered spandex. Process options include stretch or set false twist texturing, package dye tube winding, cone winding, assembly winding, air covering, ring twisting, and 2 for 1 twisting. Various options of yarn type, ply, twist, air entanglement, finish and dye are available. As a customer driven operation, Sapona offers same day or next day shipment and immediate action on special orders, tailoring to specific customer needs. Customer applications include sheer hosiery, socks, circular knit fabric, warp knit fabric, narrow fabric, sewing thread, upholstery, dental floss, lace, medical applications and many others.
For more information contact:
S. Steele Redding, President and CEO
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
336-625-2727