Proplanner Becomes a New Partner of the IMEP.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Proplanner and the Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (IMEP IMEP Indicated Mean Effective Pressure IMEP Institut de Microélectronique, Electromagnétisme et Photonique (Grenoble, France) IMEP Internet MANET Encapsulation Protocol IMEP Instituto Metodista de Petrópolis ) announced today the new partnership that is designed to enhance the capacity of IMEP to deliver process improvement services to IMEP manufacturing clients in Iowa by utilizing Proplanner's web-based process engineering and planning software tools. Proplanner's software solutions meet the needs of engineers who design and plan processes for manufacturing complex parts and assemblies. Proplanner and IMEP are educating Iowa manufacturers through a series of joint process engineering seminars being held throughout the state during the month of May. The new partnership anticipates that IMEP manufacturing clients will likely begin using the service for a few users, and can grow their usage to the point where they may find it cheaper to purchase the software and run it from their in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. systems. IMEP and Proplanner are currently engaged in pilot field deployment of these applications by Iowa manufacturers. This process involves the delivery, installation, training, data entry and evaluation of these productivity improvement applications by industrial engineers and computer scientists trained in the use of the software. Willem F. Bakker , the director of IMEP, stated "Proplanner tools help manage industrial processes that are keys to continued prosperity for our industrial sector. This continuous improvement of the "value stream" of any enterprise is directly related to the competitiveness of that enterprise." The partnership is truly a celebration of Needs Meet Demands. Dave Sly, the president and founder of Proplanner said "There is no better organization in Iowa than the IMEP to introduce and evaluate new manufacturing technologies and concepts. The IMEP has been instrumental in the success of Proplanner and our ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). applications development and field evaluation." About Proplanner Proplanner develops web-based process planning software solutions for small and medium sized manufacturers from its headquarters at the ISU ISU Iowa State University ISU Issue ISU Idaho State University ISU Illinois State University ISU Indiana State University ISU International Skating Union ISU International Space University ISU I-Shou University (Taiwan) Research Park in Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the . These applications automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. , streamline and integrate engineering activities for industrial and manufacturing engineers The profession of manufacturing engineer is defined as a person having the education and experience to understand and control manufacturing systems such as processes and/or automation, including industrial processes and equipment used to produce goods. who design and plan production systems for new and modified products. Built around the techniques of Lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. and Total Quality Improvement and deployed via the Internet, Proplanner solutions reduce the time required to take newly deigned products and launch them into manufacturing with better product quality and fewer product launch mistakes. Company offices are located at 2321 North Loop Drive, Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. Research Park, Ames, IA. Phone: 515-296-7526. Web: http://www.proplanner.net. About IMEP: The Iowa MEP MEP maximum expiratory pressure. MEP, n muscle energy procedure; diagnostic and therapeutic technique. Pulsed muscle energy techniques (MET) and integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) are two examples. is part of a nationwide network of NIST/manufacturing Extension Partnership that provides small- and mid-sized manufacturers with technical and business assistance as they upgrade their operations to boost performance and competitiveness. In line with the national objective, the mission of Iowa MEP is to assist +6,400 Iowa manufacturers to be more competitive and profitable. The organization has been successfully led by Mr. Willem F. Bakker since 1998. In the most recent third party national survey, IMEP has named to be the number one achiever among 75 centers in the nation for outstanding outcome in client assistance and client impact. |
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