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News Release from: Mattec | Subject: ERP + MES integration
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 September 2006
Developing seamless ERP + MES
integration
CMS Software and Mattec Corp are expanding a partnership to develop further seamless integration between ERP systems and manufacturing execution system (MES) products.
Building on an existing partnership that creates seamless integration between enterprise-resource planning (ERP) systems from CMS Software, and manufacturing execution system (MES) products from Mattec Corp, the two companies have now agreed to solidify their relationship further with the goal of industry leadership in manufacturing industries worldwide Major customers of both companies continue to position themselves as global manufacturing suppliers, and with this recent merger, CMS Software and Mattec Corporation are providing vertically integrated enterprise solutions on a worldwide basis
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Through this agreement, which brings Mattec Corporation into the CMS Software family, we can work together to offer the expertise and research muscle that will lead the industry in the deep integration of MES and ERP systems," said Rudy Joss, president of CMS Software.
"The technical advances resulting from our efforts will deliver solutions that set new standards for enterprise control within manufacturing." The two companies will continue to maintain distinct marketplace identities and existing sales and support infrastructure.
Mick Thiel continues as president of Mattec Corporation and Rudy Joss continues as president of CMS Software.
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Mattec will operate from its facilities in Loveland, Ohio, near Cincinnati, USA and Sheffield in the UK.
CMS is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and runs US operations from a facility in Nashville, Tennessee.
Today, Mattec's ProHelp production and process monitoring systems operate in nearly 700 manufacturing plants in 17 countries worldwide, while CMS Software's CMSi5 and CMSm5 ERP products serve more than 2,500 sites worldwide.
"The structure of the agreement will allow us to a focus on comprehensive MES / ERP integration solutions that evolve with our customers and take advantage of the synergies of an integrated approach," saidThiel.
"The agreement also ensures the corporate equity and funding and management continuity that are essential for customers who are evaluating our products as long-term business solutions." Mattec will continue to support customers that connect Mattec systems into many different brands of ERP systems.
Integrating the Mattec production-monitoring system with CMS ERP products makes both systems more powerful.
Users can now download job and process standards, production schedules, and other information from the ERP system, while the ProHelp EPM monitoring system provides production data, scrap reports, and machine downtime information directly to the ERP system.
This eliminates redundant data-entry operations, reduces the likelihood of errors and makes more data available to more people, more quickly.
* About CMS - CMS Software was founded in 1986 and supports more than 2,500 manufacturing plants as customers.
CMS Software is a leader in its field, offering manufacturing and distribution companies a Total ERP Solution, including MRP II, capacity planning, financial functions, payroll functions, multiple plant functionality, EDI, manufacturing/distribution and supply chain functions and now real-time shop floor control with the Mattec ProHelp System.
* About Mattec - Mattec is industry's leading supplier of real-time production and process monitoring systems for plastics injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, metal stamping, die-casting and other manufacturing industries.
The ProHelp EPM real-time production and process monitoring system is a Microsoft Windows based system that utilizes Microsoft SQL Server data base.
The system monitors every cycle of every connected machine in a processing plant and alerts users to critical changes in process conditions, such as speeds, temperatures or pressures, so that the process can be corrected before bad parts are produced.
Through machine-interface units (MIUs) on the plant floor, operators can log reasons for downtime, scrap or maintenance labor, giving management a more complete picture of production and productivity.
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