Manufacturing ERP system & SOLIDWORKS at the Heart of Digital Transformation
Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, SMC Metal (Stelzner Manufacturing Company) started out as a coal and fuel oil distributor in the early 1940’s. Maintenance welding became a more routine service demanded by their customers – and a service that SMC became well known for. The addition of metal fabrication machines soon after prompted abandonment of the […]
Improving Productivity with Real-Time Operations Management
How real-time operations management can transform manufacturing In a recent webinar with BPF (the British Plastics Federation), Nick Jackson and Tom Grigg discussed the ways you can improve productivity and transform manufacturing, with real-time operations management. Held as a part of a series of webinar sessions to support plastics processors through the COVID-19 pandemic with […]
What is a BOM?
Tom Grigg, our Solutions Architect, looks at Bill of Material / Manufacturing (BOMs) in DELMIAWorks manufacturing ERP. Learn what a BOM is, and how DELMIAWORKS use BOMs as part of the manufacturing process. This video for plastics manufacturers is presented by Tom. In it, he answers your questions about BOMs: What does BOM stand for […]
Manufacturing Vision Study
Manufacturers are connecting operations to gain greater visibility & improve quality assurance This study from Zebra Technologies explores the future of technology and the manufacturing industry with data and viewpoints from executives and decision-makers from across the global manufacturing industry. From mobile computers and tablets to handheld scanners and barcode printers, Zebra Technologies are the […]
How ERP Software Can Help Your Business Grow
Find out how your ERP software can help your business grow Manufacturing demand has increased in recent years, thanks to an upturn in the economy. Still, many companies in the manufacturing industry are exercising caution when it comes to expansion, even if they are generally optimistic about the future. This caution has prompted many manufacturers […]
How Successful ERP Software Selections Are Made
Make The Right Choices In ERP Software Selection If you are planning to add, upgrade or replace your manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system, you will (rightly) have some big concerns about exactly what the system can do. Can it handle your company’s scheduling needs? Does it offer quality control and production monitoring? Can […]
Shop Floor ERP Software Integration
Delivering real-time monitoring to the manufacturing shop floor In manufacturing, income is brought in through the shop floor. According to research conducted by the Aberdeen Group, titled ‘Bridging the ERP and Shop Floor Divide’ there may be a disconnect between your employees on the shop floor, and your manufacturing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, that […]
7 Reasons Companies Invest In New ERP Software
There are many reasons why you might be disappointed with your current ERP software, which IQMS (renamed DELMIAWorks following the acquisition by Dassault Systemes) outline in this whitepaper. If you are searching for new manufacturing ERP software, you may currently be in the process of evaluating and researching all the options for manufacturing ERP software. […]
ERP Software Guide for Assemblers
How ERP software & automation can provide assembly manufacturers with significant competitive advantage Do you know exactly what ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software is? As an assembly manufacturer you may have heard or ERP software, but remain unsure whether it will be a good fit for your business. Some of the common myths and objections […]
A Practical Approach to IoT
How ERP software & manufacturing automation software can deliver Industry 4.0 IoT (Internet of Things), and Industry 4.0 technology is having increasing relevance and use in the manufacturing sector, assisting in every part of the industry, with intelligent solutions to make processes more efficient. However, the people working in manufacturing – from technicians to managers […]