7 ETO ``Engineer-to-Order'' Manufacturers in 30 Days Select Encompix ERP.Business/Technical Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 After years of hesitation and caution, ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturers have demonstrated a new economic confidence in the past few weeks. Seven ETO companies selected the Encompix ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. (enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. ) system in the past 30 days. According to Encompix President Dave Warford, "We saw the beginning of this confidence trend in the third quarter of 2003 and now see clear evidence that 2004 is positioned to be a very strong year." This optimism is shared by Nathan Weaks, Chairman of the Financial Issues Committee of the Association for Manufacturing Technology Association for Manufacturing Technology, formerly the National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTB), creates machine tool design standards. The NMTB laid down standards for machine tool design, among other things: the taper used on CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) (AMT See vPro. ). "The economy hit bottom in the first part of 2003. With its typical six to nine month lag behind the economy, the machine tool industry appears to have hit bottom in the last half of 2003. At the present time both the economy and machine tool orders are improving. Many economists, including myself, expect machine tool activity to improve by 10-15% in 2004. Finally!" Encompix (www.Encompix.com), has a single focus in the engineer-to-order market, having captured a significant marketshare, and providing rationale why the following manufacturers decided to partner with the Cincinnati-based firm: -- Air Enterprises, Inc. of Akron, Ohio, is the global leader in designing, engineering, manufacturing and supporting custom air handling systems. -- Cross Bros. Co., is a leading Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , material-handling company dealing with high-quality custom fabricated equipment and custom conveyor systems. -- Gehring L.P., based in Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is the most populous city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is known for it's affluence, excellent schools, great housing stock, luxury homes and a center of business in Oakland County and Metro Detroit. , is part of the Gehring Group, the leading corporation for honing technology worldwide. Their customers include all of the major engine manufacturers (GM, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Saturn, Caterpillar, Harley Davidson.) -- Kvichak Marine Industries, based in Seattle, Washington, is the worldwide leader in the design and construction of high quality, customized aluminum workboats, from 20 feet to 100 feet in length. -- Rimrock Rimrock is the sheer rock wall at the upper edge of a plateau, canyon, or geological uplift. It may refer to either the rock formation or to the rock itself. Rimrock may be composed of almost any stone—basalt, gneiss, granite, sandstone, etc.—and is frequently layered. Automation, Inc. of New Berlin, Wisconsin New Berlin is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 38,220 at the 2000 census. The city was named for New Berlin, New York. There being five other New Berlin's in the United States, New Berlin, Wisconsin is the largest New Berlin in population, , provides robotic automation solutions for industry. -- Rough Brothers, Inc., based in Cincinnati, Ohio, designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs custom greenhouses with capabilities to build any number of structures using a variety of coverings including glass, polycarbonate, film, and more. -- Wolf Robotics, based in Ft. Collins, Colorado designs and manufacturers industrial welding cells. Warford emphasized, "We are honored to have these industry leaders join our Encompix/ETO family." |
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