Encompix Manufacturing ERP Profiled Machine Design Magazine

Encompix Manufacturing ERP Profiled Machine Design Magazine Roger Meloy of Encompix Inc., (an engineer Order (ETO) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vendor based in Cincinnati, said: "Doing what most designers an ERP system, and among them are likely to felt "nothing" or "more work", "One reason for the perception: Most ERP systems are not integrated with CAD. This is because the repetitive ERP systems have been developed for manufacturers of make an assessment that there is a clear demarcation between design and production. The October issue of Machine Design profiles Engineer-to-Order ERP Solutions in an article in the leading manufacturing joualist Thomas R. Cutler (In this environment designers create a CAD product. After testing and prototyping, the item goes to engineers to measure the mass production and create a list of materials (BOM). The list of materials is based solely on how an object is to be made, and not in its design, which takes place in ERP software. The design engineer throughout the process has little or no interaction with the ERP system. Once the design is frozen there is little interaction between services design and production. Etos company in the role of designer is very different. These companies build specific products for individual customers. Design and manufacturing services to collaborate more closely. In many cases, follows the design of the product through the production (process design ), which incorporates several engineering changes along the way. These changes can be driven by the customer or the manufacturer, requiring a flow of data between engineering and production. ETO ERP integrated CAD software allows data from both forms engineering and manage the changes in both systems. Without it, designers are constantly re-enter data from CAD to ERP software, which wastes valuable engineering time or requires additional staff. Etos, unlike manufacturers of purchases once for a particular job. Normally, the engineer to specify the item and its manufacturer, bypassing completely the ERP system. ERP systems builders who work with the product life cycle (PLM) vendors can respond to these needs . Etos Information can be found in the ETO Institute (Encompix Roger Meloy 513-733-0066 # # #