Success Story #1  (click here for more details)

Problem

Paper-driven shop floor with many errors

Too much non-productive “wait time”

Too many people needed to support paper

Lack of timely shop floor status

Little linkage from shop to other systems

Solution

Installed CIMx Interax

Result

Reduced manufacturing cycle time by 33%

Reduced support for shop floor information by over 80% - people reassigned

Saving $5 million annually

Shop floor integrated to rest of company

Eliminated paper-driven errors

Success Story #2  (click here for more details)

Problem

Homegrown work instruction system

No standardization of work instructions

Lack of buy-in by different plants

Little internal support

Produtivity was starting to deteriorate

Cause of much scrap and rework

Solution

Installed CIMx Interax

Result

Saved over $30 million in ten years

Reduced non-productive time by over 25%

Reduced scrap and re-work by over 20%

Standardized systems across ten plants

Systems were activelty supported, upgraded, and expanded to new plants

Success Story #3  (click here for more details)

Problem

Government customer specified a need for a higher level of quality, because quality failures were jeopardizing the project

Need to double production

Existing processes could not achieve results

Old systems were obsolete

Desired a standardization across product lines

Desired a state-of-the-art technology solution

Solution

Installed CIMx Interax

Result

Paperless operation

Plant prodution was doubled with the same personnel

Reduced costs by over $2 million anually

Qualtity improved and the project was saved

Standardization was enabled

Success Story #4  (click here for more details)

Problem

New plant goals required paperless operation

Quick turn up was required to meet the first production run

Integration of work instructions, tooling, maintenance, and quality was desired

Customer also required automatic collection of machine data

Solution

Installed CIMx Interax

Result

Rapid installation and operation

High productivity

Accurate, error-free records

Cost savings to exceed $1 million annually

Machine integration