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5 meaningful ways a foundry benefits from using foundry-specific software
Discover the 5 “must-haves” for ERP software in the foundry.
Guardian Software/Tech Castings, Inc. Joint Effort Achieves Unprecedented Growth & Future Prospects
When it comes to turning around companies in crisis into flourishing ventures, Jeff Lantz knows his business. Developing strong partnerships, while establishing greater brand awareness in niche industries are strategies the owner and CEO of Tech Castings, Inc. stands behind.
How to Initiate, Implement, and Monitor a Process Control Initiative
Metalcasting operations are comprised of many processes and literally thousands of variables, and so the idea of gaining control over these processes and variables may seem impossible. But, with customers, competitors, and suppliers all providing different sorts of encouragement, foundries pursue process control in many ways — more than you may think.
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Exploiting the benefits of a foundry-specific ERP system
Michael Cilento (Chief Information Officer) and Wendel Niles (Casting Project Manager) discuss the German investment casting producer AAT’s decision to install a foundry- specific Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
WAS IT WORTH THE EFFORT? Wisconsin Precision Casting’s business software experience exposes continuing rewards
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two article on Wisconsin Precision’s experience integrating a business software program. Part 1: How Wisconsin Precision Casting integrated its business software system.
AN ENTERPRISING STORY- How Wisconsin Precision Casting integrated its business software system
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two article on Wisconsin Precision’s experience integrating a business software program. Part 2: Was it worth the effort?
Using today’s technology to be more productive
With the advent of industrialized hardware technology, foundry specific applications are being developed to help foundries meet the needs placed on them by customers. No longer are foundries just being required to simply ship castings. Demands now included such things as certifications, ship notifications, serial numbers, interfacing to machines and quality information. It is possible to easily provide this information using the ERP system, known as the Guardian Foundry System.
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Going paperless offers more than just saving paper
The obvious benefit of going paperless is the reduction in paper use, but there’s more at stake than being environmentally friendly.