Manufacturing Business Technology

• ATS, Siemens continue MES world tour, offer ATS Simatic Filling and Packaging
  
  , September 3, 2009
    ATS Applied Tech Systems and Siemens continue on their MES World Tour on the benefits of manufacturing execution systems and integrated quality. Additional dates are shown below. ATS also announced general availability of ATS Simatic IT MES Filling and Packaging developed with Siemens, and implemented at Schweppes.
  
• Get processes under control with enterprise manufacturing intelligence
  
  Renee Robbins, September 3, 2009
    Aggregating and delivering data is essential to getting processes under control, said Bob Di Scipio, president and CEO of Aegis Analytical, as the company released findings about recordkeeping and EMI software use at pharma and biotech companies.
  
• Pragma sponsors PowerShell Community
  
  , September 3, 2009
    Pragma Systems Inc. sponsored the PowerShell Community organization, a group founded in part to provide user forums, blogs, and information for Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
  
• Software: Canary Labs' Trend Historian re-designed to maximize performance
  
  Renee Robbins, September 2, 2009
    Company says software version 8.0 updates more than 1 million tags in 1 second on 1 machine.
  
• Process intelligence: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms launches advanced analytics software
  
  , September 2, 2009
    Proficy Troubleshooter and Proficy Cause+ build on Proficy Historian to maximize plant performance through process intelligence.
  
• D&S Wire implements Consona's AXIS ERP to streamline facilities
  
  Renee Robbins, September 2, 2009
    Precision wire and bar manufacturer integrates business with ERP solution; gains increased insight into production process and improved control of customer orders.
  
• Aegis' manufacturing IT survey: Most record keeping is paper, pharma and biotech firms say
  
  , September 2, 2009
    Life sciences manufacturers continue to face data challenges - more than 60% report "moderate" or "significant" variability in processes despite despite significant IT investments.
  
• Treeno Software integrated management module connects Salesforce.com users
  
  , August 31, 2009
    Integration with Salesforce.com online sales tool adds ease and value to enterprise content management, Treeno Software says.
  
• Strategic by design: PLM as the Enterprise Backbone
  
  Brian Chambers, Ph.D., Dassault Systemes Americas, August 26, 2009
  Originally thought of as a way to share computer-aided design files affecting engineering and manufacturing, today PLM has transformed into the backbone of an enterprise-wide solution supporting ERP, CRM, and supply chain management systems.
  
• HP cloud service ecosystem for manufacturing improves supply chain visibility
  
  , August 26, 2009
    HP cloud service, developed with GS1 Canada, aims to enhance product recall process, to remove potentially harmful food products from the supply chain.
  
• IFS, Infor deals may show renewed ERP merger and acquisition activities
  
  , August 26, 2009
    Recent ERP-related announcements may indicate renewed interest in mergers and acquisitions within the manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) space. IFS acquired MultiPlus Solutions while Infor and Golden Gate Capital bought SoftBrands.
  
• 3M selected Wavelink for mobile device management
  
  , August 26, 2009
    3M selects Wavelink for mobile device management to manage devices from multiple vendors, reducing week-long process to 30 minutes.
  
• Oldest barcode device contest: See some of the entries
  
  , August 25, 2009
    Remember the oldest barcode device contest sponsored by Ryzex and PsionTeklogix? The contest site shows entries so far.
  
• IQMS RackTruck inventory management increases Double H Plastics productivity 20%
  
  , August 25, 2009
    Sophisticated IQMS RackTruck forklift inventory management system increases productivity 20 percent at plastic core and insert-molded packaging manufacturer Double H Plastics.
  
• nuBridges, eSense Retail give inventory data via EDI, online dashboard
  
  , August 20, 2009
    Packaged goods manufacturing and retail industries targeted as nuBridges Exchange Network delivers product SKU inventory data via secure EDI to eSENSE Retail's online dashboard, for retailer buying behavior and sales trend analysis.
  
• Nissan halts server sprawl with Microsoft virtualization software, cuts energy use 34%
  
  , August 20, 2009
    Using Microsoft's Hyper-V software, Nissan virtualized most servers, reduced number of manufacturing operations servers from 159 to 28, decreased energy usage by 34%, simplified systems at each plant, and reduced physical space requirements.
  
• MBT unveils its 2009 Innovation Insight Award winners
  
  , August 20, 2009
    Manufacturing Business Technology, the leading source of information for manufacturing executives seeking to use information technology for a competitive advantage, has announced the winners of its 2009 Innovation Insight Awards competition.
  
• GE and Fanuc end joint venture begun in 1986
  
  , August 19, 2009
    GE Fanuc to split: GE gets the software, services, embedded systems and control systems businesses. Fanuc will take the CNC business.
  
• This could be the end of forecast error
  
  Sidney Hill, executive editor, August 19, 2009
    Supply chain execution software supplier RedPrairie believes a technique called flowcasting can solve one of  the most difficult problems confronting consumer goods manufacturers: How to keep excess inventory out of the supply chain without leaving retail customers short of needed merchandise.
  
• Aberdeen reports are available on Amazon Kindle
  
  , August 12, 2009
    Among Aberdeen information offered on Amazon Kindle will be Top 2009 Organizational Goals, Challenges & Strategies in Aberdeen's 2009 State of the Market Report.