![]() Century Software develops, markets, and supports advanced Web-to-host and desktop networking solutions for the worldwide market. We distribute and support the Century Software products TinyTerm and TinyTerm Plus. For companies such as Double H Plastics that are willing to bring to the table fresh ideas and automation challenges, it is a win-win for everyone involved.EDIAS is the Century Master European Distributor since 1988. Unlike other ERP vendors, IQMS’ unique Automation Team strives to solve shop floor challenges and push the boundaries of shop floor and ERP communication every day. But as Double H Plastics’ experiences can demonstrate, IQMS’ Automation Team can deliver low cost, customizable options to manufacturers of any size and in any industry. ![]() “Jason Slater, the automation team manager, thinks in zeros and ones and to date has not failed us with any request we have made for a new development or change.” Many manufacturers consider automation too fancy or expensive for their business. “I think the Automation Group has some of the most talented individuals I have worked with,” said Sica. Since the implementation of the two projects above, Double H Plastics has collaborated on and adopted various other automation projects with IQMS, including a Pallet Wrapper application that prints pallet labels for serial numbers scanned as a pallet wrapper machine spins, the TATender application, RTStatusViewer, and Signature Capture, an application that allows live transactions to be recorded and updated immediately from mobile tablets. The Results: EnterpriseIQ ERP Implementation Benefitsīased on the innovative nature of the two projects above, the experience collaborating with IQMS and its return on investment ( ROI), Double H Plastics was honored with a Progressive Manufacturing 100 award ( PM 100) in 2009. Orders would routinely change frequently, causing an outdated report and resulting in the incorrect product being pulled, causing delays in shipments and poor customer service. The report had little logic and the data was only as good as the last time it was printed. Before IQMS’ RackTruck application, Double H Plastics would print a report with information that told its forklift drivers where to pull goods from. It also analyzes shipping requirements, determines the pallets that should be pulled based on priority shipping and compares the requirements against the goods being made for an innovative and intuitive way to prepare and stage goods for shipment. RackTruck presents a graphical representation of the forklift drivers showing row and holding bin openings for the movement of finished goods from the manufacturing area. Through inventory scanning, forklift-mounted monitors or tablets, and stocking location mapping, RackTruck offers an optimal pick ticket schedule for the delivery and selection of goods. RackTruck is a sophisticated inventory management application that prioritizes the pulling and storing of finished goods for efficient utilization of manpower and equipment. “The proactive approach IQMS’ Automation Team took surprised us, as well as their ability to take a concept and turn it into reality on budget and in time,” said Sica. With RowHMI, Double H Plastics can experience the ability to schedule and track production data in real-time and within one comprehensive package, with no need for third-party interfacing like before. IQMS’ intrepid Automation Department gathered all of Double H Plastics’ requirements and offered the RowHMI solution: a touch screen interface for shop-floor users that monitor production line and work order progress in real-time, as well as allows operators to scan serialized finished goods to serialized pallets, print corresponding labels at the work center and production report materials into inventory upon completion. As Double H Plastics’ legacy system was customized to gather the correct data, before the company could proceed with its investment in IQMS, it was necessary to ensure that a new solution for scheduling could be created.
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