Paperless ERP...Overcomes Language Barriers...Enhances Data Collection...
While communication at the company's facility was good, this shop, which is highly customer focused, wanted to further enhance its communication between shifts and between departments.
Shop Boosts Manufacturing Efficiency...Profits With A...Cost Estimating System
To win jobs from customers that include NASA, aerospace companies, and a variety of petrochemical, oilfield and gas industries, a precision machine shop must respond to an average of 150 customer Requests for Quotes (RFQs) per week.
Software Brings Better Control of Manufacturing Data
Like many businesses, this fitting manufacturer eagerly embraced new computer technology as it became available. But by the mid-1990s, its eight computers ran on three separate networks, based on operating system compatibility.
Company Reduces Inventory And Costs With New Software
The Aerospace Group of Parker Hannifin Corporation, located in Irvine, California, is a leader in the development, design, manufacture and service of control systems and components for aerospace and related high technology markets.
New ERP System Halves Administrative Staff
This manufacturer is one of the largest contract machining shops in the Houston, Texas, area, offering machining and assembly services to the oil tool industry. The company purchased software to run its manufacturing operations more than five years ...
Enterprise Resource Planning System Won't Be Outgrown
Adonix X3 is a highly functional system of integrated business applications including sales order management, customer relationship management, purchasing and inventory control, warehousing and quality control, manufacturing planning and execution, ...
Preventative Maintenance Programs Head Off Downtime Before It Starts
In today's intense marketplace, the conventional wisdom of don't fix it if it isn't broken no longer prevails as major manufacturers realize they cannot afford sudden misalignment and unplanned downtime with their major machine tools.
Software Cuts Nonconformance Disposition From Weeks To Minutes
The difficulty of accessing quality-related information and the resources dedicated to handling paper led this aerospace machining shop's management to search for an automated solution.
Software Keeps Jobs On Track
Two employees of this aerospace shop began gathering information on shop management software systems. Their year-long search culminated in a visit to the 1998 IMTS tradeshow, where they found this software solution.
Company Views A Paperless Future
In spite of high precision machinery employed in this plant, engineers were forced to carry program updates on floppy disks to each individual operator. This meant inefficiencies, duplicated effort and production lags, especially when they added 15 ...
