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Purpose-built ERP Software for Textile Manufacturers in Africa

Helping textile manufacturers improve quality, efficiency, and margins.

Textile manufacturers across Africa operate in process-driven environments where material consistency, colour accuracy, and quality control are critical. From weaving and knitting to dyeing and finishing for fashion and technical textiles, Klipboard Manufacturing provides ERP software designed to manage formulations, batch processing, and the quality standards customers expect.

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Our role in your industry

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Klipboard's Role in Textile Manufacturing

At Klipboard, we understand that textile manufacturing in South Africa and across Africa combines process-led production with increasing demands for flexibility, quality, and cost control. Our textile manufacturing ERP software supports dye formulation management, batch-based processing, and the quality controls required across fashion, industrial, and technical textile operations. 

By integrating material management, inventory control, production scheduling, and quality processes within a single ERP platform, Klipboard helps textile manufacturers achieve consistent quality, optimise material usage, and meet delivery commitments in competitive local and regional markets. 

The challenges you face

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We Understand the Challenges You're Facing

You’re not just producing textiles; you’re managing complex dye recipes, maintaining colour consistency, responding to shifting market demand, and balancing sustainability and margin pressures. We work with textile manufacturers supplying local, regional, and export markets, so we understand the challenges you face:

  • Colour Consistency and Batch Matching: Delivering consistent colour from batch to batch is critical. Controlling dye formulations, tracking process parameters, and matching customer standards requires disciplined, system-driven control.

  • Complex Process Sequences: Textile production spans multiple stages, including spinning, weaving or knitting, dyeing, and finishing. Coordinating these processes while maintaining throughput and quality is operationally demanding.

  • Material Yield and Waste Tracking: Fibres, yarns, and fabrics represent major cost inputs. Monitoring yields through each process stage and reducing waste has a direct impact on profitability.

  • Fast-Changing Demand and Short Lead Times: Fashion cycles and customer expectations continue to shorten. Responding quickly to demand while managing production efficiently requires flexible planning and clear visibility. 

We've seen it, we've heard it - and we've built Klipboard Manufacturing to help you take control of it.

Benefits of Klipboard Manufacturing

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Klipboard Manufacturing: Built for Textile Manufacturing

We don’t just tick boxes. Klipboard addresses the real-world challenges textile manufacturers face, with ERP tools designed to support complex, multi-stage textile production environments. 

  • Formulation and Recipe Management:

    Manage dye formulations and process recipes with controlled versioning. Record exact inputs per batch to ensure repeatability and consistency.

  • Batch Traceability:

    Track materials through each stage of production. Maintain lot-level records from raw fibre through to finished fabric to support quality control and customer requirements.

  • Production Planning and Scheduling:

    Schedule production across multiple process stages with visibility into capacity and material availability. Optimise batch sizing and sequencing for efficiency.

  • Quality Recording:

    Capture quality measurements against batches. Track colour results, physical tests, and customer approval status throughout the production cycle.

  • Inventory Management:

    Track raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods in real time. Maintain accurate stock control across all textile production stages using integrated ERP inventory management.

The Numbers Behind Klipboard

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50,000

Global Customers

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320,000

Daily users

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74

Countries

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100,000

Orders processed daily

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