Manuvis Enhances Shop Floor Integration, Launches New Interface to Significantly...

Manuvis Enhances Shop Floor Integration, Launches New Interface to
Significantly Boost Productivity with Interactive Dashboards and Reporting
Tools
Versatile, Built-in Connectivity Tools and New User Interface Help
Manufacturers Track, Analyze, and Reduce Process Variation and Increase
Efficiency Faster

CLEVELAND, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Manuvis Corporation, a leader in
innovative, event-driven, realtime enterprise manufacturing intelligence
application software, announced today the immediate availability of its new
suite of standard integration tools, an intuitive drag-and-drop charting
engine/user interface, and interactive reporting tools embedded within its
FactoryMRI application to increase user productivity and improve decision
making. The software allows manufacturers in complex, discrete, and process
industries to realize key benefits, including: reduced total cost of
ownership, significant improvements in understanding sources of process
variation, and the ability to display a broader assortment of enterprise-wide
information on one output screen.
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Manuvis' primary method for acquiring operating data allows machine
operators to interact with the FactoryMRI software application to assign
specific down time reasons, for example, when a machine stops producing.
Customers will now have another option for capturing PLC output when operator
interaction with the FactoryMRI application may not be required. Manufacturers
who previously were unable to store their PLC data for future retrieval may
now continually archive this data for subsequent analysis or reporting.
Faster operational decision-making, increased productivity, and reduced
complexities associated with data acquisition result from the interactive
dashboard and reporting tools. Instead of single-use charts, users may "drag
and drop" performance variables they wish to chart into a template. Variables
such as cycle times, quality test, fault codes, efficiency, job counts, and
many others may be displayed singly or grouped on to a single line chart, for
example, to be viewed or printed in real-time or retrieved from historical
records.
"Our new connectivity and dashboard tools have enabled one of our Tier 1
automotive customers to identify savings of over 3,700 labor hours/year at one
work station within a highly-automated work cell," said David Scott,
President/CEO for Manuvis. "Our customer attributes these savings from being
able to identify and prevent a series of specific machine fault codes that
were occurring, but could not be isolated. Until FactoryMRI's new
connectivity was in place they had no way of identifying the source of their
downtime due to the complexities and speed associated with this machine."
About Manuvis
Manuvis is a leader in delivering innovative, real-time enterprise
manufacturing intelligence software solutions that help manufacturing firms
lower operating costs, improve customer service, and increase profitability.
Manuvis' FactoryMRI application is a comprehensive software solution that
fully integrates the enterprise with the shop floor, providing real-time,
performance information, and allowing manufacturers to better leverage
previous investment in ERP.
FactoryMRI has been designed and developed by a team of experienced
manufacturing executives who needed a method to improve manufacturing data
collection and information availability. FactoryMRI's service oriented
architecture was built with and operates on Progress Software's OpenEdge(R)
business application platform. For more information on how to increase your
company's profitability please visit http://www.manuvis.com/ or
+1-440-686-1525. FactoryMRI is a registered trademark of Manuvis Corporation.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) provides application
infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and
management of business applications. Our goal is to maximize the benefits of
information technology while minimizing its complexity and total cost of
ownership. Progress can be reached at http://www.progress.com/ or
+1-781-280-4000.
Progress and OpenEdge are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress
Software Corporation. Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein
are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Manuvis Corporation

Chuck Keberdle of Manuvis Corporation, +1-440-686-1525, ckeberdle@manuvis.com;
or Brian Bloom of Liggett-Stashower, Inc., +1-216-373-8307,
bbloom@liggett.com, for Manuvis