Case Study: Tara Materials Inc. achieves paperless, streamlined document management with Fortra

HelpSystems Helps Tara Materials Focus on Canvas, Not Paper

Tara Materials, maker of the Fredrix canvas line since 1868 with factories in Tijuana and Lawrenceville, processed all business transactions on paper, filling aisles of filing cabinets. Growing storage and handling costs, frequent lost documents, and slow, cumbersome remote access created a major administrative burden across its geographically dispersed teams.

Tara implemented HelpSystems solutions for IBM i—including document scanning, Webdocs, and workflow/invoice processing—to digitize and centralize documents. The change delivered instant, anywhere access, eliminated manual filing, reduced paper and ink use, and allowed the company to remove 12 inkjet printers and sell 14 file cabinets, while speeding customer responses and improving operational professionalism.

Tara Materials Inc.

David Twite

President