A Stitch In Time

"If you're sending out work, that's number one. You don't want to pay someone to do what you could do [yourself]," says Bowman.

Rosback manufacturers a stand-alone unit and a "complete system," he says. Bowman says in-plant managers should look into putting together a package with a vendor that includes a feeder and a trimmer in addition to the saddle stitching unit in order to save money.