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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
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| ETO is a Process, not a Product |
| Four Encompix Canadian customers are featured in the August 2006 issue of Industry 2.0, a technology management magazine for decision-makers. In the article titled “ETO is a Process, not a Product,” the article explains the importance of selecting the right system to meet the unique business processes of the engineer-to-order manufacture, by providing a short case study on each of the four companies. The author goes on to explain how an ETO ERP system, such as Encompix, provides greater flexibility than traditional ERP systems. |
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Monday, July 24, 2006
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| Signs of Success |
| Milwaukee-based Poblocki Sign Company realized that it’s difficult to grow a business without a clear perspective on potential orders and available capacity. Five years ago Poblocki replaced a 10-year-old legacy system written in proprietary code with Encompix’s ERP software. As a result Poblocki have achieved the four key goals they identified at the beginning of the project. In recent years, the company has grown dramatically in revenue without adding personnel. The Encompix software has provided a competitive advantage and allowed the company to look for additional profit centers and to continue an aggressive lean process. |
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Monday, May 01, 2006
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| ERP Suppliers Focusing Vertically |
| ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendors can no longer attempt to be everything to everyone. To better serve their manufacturing clients and survive economically, ERP vendors are employing a variety of vertical marketing segmentation tactics to position themselves as leaders within a specific target market. This article examines the requirements of two industries, food and engineer-to-order manufacturers, and explains why they need industry specific ERP systems. |
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
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| Is ERP helping or hindering quality in the engineer-to-order environment? |
| Is enterprise resource planning (ERP) software helping or hindering quality? Many companies that purchased their first ERP package years ago now find that the system is hindering their efforts to adopt new quality initiatives, including lean manufacturing and Six Sigma. Since the purchase several years ago, the business has changed, and the ERP system wasn’t flexible enough to keep pace. Perhaps it was the wrong system. The wrong ERP system selection is more apparent than in the engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing sector. |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
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| ERP and CAD Integration in the Engineer-to-Order Environment |
| This article focuses on the importance of the integration between CAD and ERP for an engineer-to-order company. Chuck Stewart, Vice President, Encompix, is quoted as well as several Encompix customers. |
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
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| Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers Face Little Global Competition |
| With a sub-title of “there’s still some things that can’t be outsourced overseas,” this article takes the premise that ETO companies are somewhat protected from global competition due to the nature of the unique one-of-a-kind products they manufacture. As the products are typically completed at the customer’s site and are modified as an engineered work-in-progress, it is this specific geographic requirement that provides ETO manufacturers a global competitive advantage. Featured in the article are Encompix’s Chuck Stewart and Encompix customers Lindquist Corporation and Krauss-Maffei Process Technology |
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Sunday, January 01, 2006
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| Ask The Expert |
| In the "Ask The Expert" section of Manufacturing & Technology magazine, JimMcEachen, President of Ransohoff, explains their selection of Encompix ERP software. |
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Monday, December 12, 2005
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| NTR Teaches Art of Closing Deals |
| Chuck Stewart and Dave Warford are featured in a story recognizing the results of the investment Encompix made in sales training with the NTR Group, Mason, Ohio. |
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
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| Bedazzled by bolt-ons |
| Specialized third-party software applications may offer a quick way to expand IT capabilities, but at what cost? Rich Weissman takes a look at the ongoing debate. In this article Chuck Stewart is quoted about the importance of third-party applications to an overall ERP ETO solution |
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
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| ERP and the ETO Manufacturer |
| This article focus on Encompix customer B&K Corporation, Saginaw, Michigan, a leading provider of testing equipment for the automotive industry. The article features Scott Orendach, CEO, and Kurt Kuck, CFO, who explain how Encompix ERP software is a critical component of their standardization initiative. |
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Friday, October 07, 2005
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| Integrated ERP/CAD shines for ETOs |
| This article discusses the importance of CAD/ERP systems integration for engineer-to-order manufacturers. |
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Saturday, October 01, 2005
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| ERP System for Engineer-to-Order Metalformers |
| This article in the TechUpdate section (page 2) features Encompix customer Harry Major Machine. |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
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| ERP Software Solutions Get The Job Done For Smaller Manufacturers |
| This article examines the problems facing small manufacturers that cannot afford a full time IT manager. These companies rely on multi-talented individuals that undertake several roles. Featured are Rob Stull from Encompix customer Midwest Patterns and Nathan Weaks from Automatic Feed Company. |
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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| Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing |
| In repetitive manufacturing, it’s possible to apply statistical process control (SPC) techniques to purchased components and manufacturing quality as well as scrap and yield. Statistical analysis is acceptable if a company mass-purchases or mass-manufactures the same product to the same standards every time. The essence of engineer-to-order (ETO) is building a unique complex product every time. There may be components that are common from one machine to another, but not in the same quantity as a repetitive manufacturer. |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2005
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| Staying Competitive: Strategies for Engineer-to-Order Mnaufacturers |
| This article examines some potential strategies ETO companies can adopt to remain competitive and spotlights two Encompix customers, B&K Corporation and Orbitform. |
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Monday, March 07, 2005
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| Encompix's 8 Point Plan |
| Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers considering a new ERP system are curious about the process. Encompix detailed their 8 Point Plan from the Kick-Off to Going Live. |
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Tuesday, March 01, 2005
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| No Run of the Mill |
| Encompix's Chuck Stewart and Krauss-Maffei's David Beitz are featured in an article about the problems facing engineer-to-order companies. |
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004
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| A Plan to Deliver |
| Engineer-to-order manufacturers have very similar challenges amongst very different product lines. Pamela Malinoski reports how these manufacturers are navigating the options today |
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Monday, June 21, 2004
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| Three Encompix Customers Named to Top Ten List |
| In the Top 20 Mold Makers ranking based on North American sales, three Encompix customers made the top ten. Originally published in June's edition of Plastics News, Reko International, Oldcastle, Ontario, was ranked 8th, Hallmark Technologies, Windsor, Ontario, 9th, and Delta Technologies Group, joint 10th. |
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Monday, December 01, 2003
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| How Paper and Pulp Machine Maufacturer RADER Transformed Corporate Technology |
| In this interview Jim Symington, IT manager for Georgia-based Rader Companies explains how they moved from a homegrown system to the latest ETO ERP technology from Encompix. |
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Tuesday, July 01, 2003
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| Integrated ERP |
| Metal Systems designs and manufacturers a wide range of equipment and operator centers providing world-class protection to personnel or delicate electronic equipment from noise, dust, extreme heat, or inclement weather. Customers include many of the world's leading industrial corporations including: Square D, Siemens, GE, US Steel, TVA, Alcoa, BP, Motorola, Westinghouse, AMTRAK, Monsanto, and Procter & Gamble. In February 2000 Fred Richardson joined Metal Systems as controller with the specific objective of selecting and implementing a modern ERP system. This APICS article reviews the implementation and highlights the impressive results. |
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Sunday, June 01, 2003
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| From 5 to 60 Employees....How a South Carolina Moldmaker Used Automation to Grow |
| JM Mold South (JMMS) of Easley, South Carolina, opened their doors in 1986 with 5 employees. That year the company generated $1.5 million in sales. By 1994 with 60 employees and $6 million in annual sales JMMS pursued an ERP system to better manage an aggressively growing business. |
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Sunday, June 01, 2003
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| ETO Food Manufacturing Requires Unique ERP Solutions |
| Like Swiss cheese, Scherping Systems, a division of the Carlise conglomerate, found that most ERP software solutions had holes for ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturing. Scherping Systems builds custom equipment for the cheese-making industry. The article highlights some of the key characteristics of their manufacturing process and the reasons why they chose a new ETO ERP system. |
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Monday, May 05, 2003
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| Traditional Fab Shop Transformed |
| Located in two manufacturing facilities just outside Burlington, Vt., Encompix customer Fab-Tech, Inc., has evolved from a traditional job-shop metal forming company to the leading global supplier of corrosive-resistant fume exhaust systems. This article explains the reasons why Fab-Tech needed a new system and why they chose Encompix. |
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Saturday, February 01, 2003
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| Don't Shoehorn ERP Canadian engineer-to-order manufacturer makes sure the slipper fits |
| Encompix customer Machine-Outils Henri Line is featured in the February issue of Canadian publication IT for Industry. |
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Wednesday, May 01, 2002
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| Can the Wrong ERP System Cost You Your Job? |
| More than one-third of all moldmakers are custom shops, producing one-of-a-kind products. Ironically, these special engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturers are the most likely to have the wrong ERP system and the operations manager may be held responsible. |
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Friday, November 02, 2001
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| How The Right ERP Program Can Impact Your Bottom Line |
| ERP systems provide benefits to manufacturing companies by integrating all areas of the business - streamlining business processes and providing accurate information for better decision making as well as tools for planning and controlling inventory and production. There are hundreds of ERP packages on the market today and the challenge is finding the right package for moldmakers. |
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Tuesday, July 17, 2001
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| Engineer-to-Order manufacturers lag in e-Business adoption |
| The e-Business trend that is strongly utilized by many other manufacturing sectors is not adopted among Engineer-to-Order manufacturers. |
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Tuesday, June 05, 2001
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| Tooling manufacturers learn to avoid a costly mistake |
| More than sixty percent (60%) of all Tooling-manufacturing firms will replace their repetitive manufacturing ERP software package with an Engineer-to-Order ERP package within the next twelve months. This replacement rate is statistically significant compared to non-Tooling manufacturing operations.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2001
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| Do Your ERP Homework |
| Pick the right ERP software package and you can reduce job stress levels |
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Thursday, February 01, 2001
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| Four Ohio Manufacturers Find ERP Solution |
| Improved scheduling, cost estimating, accurate and timely data collection, are key to most manufacturing processes. Find out how four Ohio manufacturers improved their performance with Encompix. |
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Monday, January 01, 2001
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| ERP Systems Cue Employee Retention |
| With the cost of recruiting and training new employees at an all-time high, the best bet for medical technology manufacturers is to implement an effective ERP system—starting now. |
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