Process Technologies Group, Inc. and
Unified Solutions, Inc. announce agreement to develop new XML database
solution for IMPAX TSS Shop Floor Control
Including links to Unified's e-Insight ERP
application
March 14, 2003, Tucker, GA - Process Technologies Group, Inc., Addison, IL and Unified Solutions, Inc., Tucker, GA, announce an agreement to develop a database option using XML technology for the IMPAX TSS shop floor monitors. This is in addition to the current Excel spreadsheets used by the IMPAX system.
"Using a data collection solution such as the IMPAX TSS allows us to immediately reach into the shop floor and collect real time data for our e-Insight ERP application, which is focused on the fastener manufacturer. We do not have to invent this process ourselves. It will allow companies to have a better return on their investments by joining forces and providing a turn-key shop floor control solution," according to Pete Ashby, President of Unified Solutions. "We will be using XML to provide the link into our e-Insight ERP application. By using a standard like XML, we can provide a method for working with other solutions easily."
Ed Evensen, Vice President of Process Technologies Group says "Unified Solutions' e-Insight ERP product focuses on the manufacturing environment, very much the market where our products work. We complement each others products nicely. Their product can accept data streaming from our units and will allow them to update production information. It reduces the need to re-key data and therefore productivity is improved."
The companies estimate that a fully functional module will be released by the National Industrial Fastener Show/East in Orlando, FL in May.
About Process Technologies Group, Inc.
Process Technologies Group, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of process
monitors, piezo-electric force sensors and data collection systems and
software. The company markets several monitors that use a proprietary
high-speed digital signal processor-based system and provide revolutionary
software features. The IMPAX TSS System will track machine uptime and
downtime, up to sixty-four (64) downtime reasons with minutes for each,
productivity counts and percentages, PPM and RPM, tool life counts and
maintenance counts. Machine information is individually tracked by shift
for each day, week, month, and year. Specific part and operator data
is also tracked.
