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Making the Tool Fit the Process
Moldflow Custom Applications Development Services
By Robert Newman and Matthew Pooley, Moldflow Corporation
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Customers are already talking about the benefits of custom applications development:
"Thanks to work by the Moldflow Custom Applications Group, I was able to automate a task which previously wasted valuable staff time. As a result, we were able to actualize a ROI on the customization in less than 12 months while also reducing potential sources of error in our process."
Sylvain Theroude
Production Manager
Qualipac America
"When integrating our industry leading SPC package with Moldflow's CMM suite of products at a customer site, we found that the Moldflow Custom Applications Group provided support beyond our expectations. It was a pleasure to work with Moldflow in order to meet the customization needs of our mutual customer."
Steve Wise
Director of Statistical Applications
InfinityQS International, Inc.
"The Moldflow Custom Applications Group has been great at gathering and understanding our requirements and delivering to deadlines. I would recommend their services to current and future manufacturers in my industry."
Gilbert Estrada
CIO
Technology Integration Services
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Every manufacturer has certain distinct management methods, processes and procedures that they have employed to leverage unique competitive advantages. Due to the specialized nature of these systems, it is usually not possible for any standard product to facilitate all such approaches.
Too often, the addition of new enterprise tools implies that clients need to change their procedures and operations standards to meet the functionality and limitations of the new tool. However, in many circumstances, a better solution would be to adapt the tool to meet the individual manufacturer's operational standards and needs.
Moldflow provides an effective solution through custom-developed tools that augment its collaborative manufacturing management (CMM) suite of products. As a result, Moldflow customers can utilize our technology to add greater value and achieve more seamless integration with their other enterprise management systems and operational processes.
The Moldflow Custom Applications Group provides development facilities to meet a wide range of custom requirements such as:
- Alarming systems, delivered through pagers, text messaging, etc.
- Customer-specific reports, summaries and data representation
- Additional data input for scrap entry, QA events, operator changes, etc.
- Additional user input methods and devices, such as swipe cards, barcodes, etc.
- Custom interfaces with ERP, MRP, QA and other tools
- Customized algorithms for part diversion, alarms or part tracking
- Collection and integration of data from external devices
- Integration of barcode reading or printing facilities
When bridging the gap between the Moldflow CMM suite of products and other processes, procedures and systems, the Moldflow Custom Applications Group utilizes its wide range of experience to automate interactions and boundaries. This reduces the workload involved in usage of the many plant systems and allows customers to obtain extended benefits to a standard approach.
The Moldflow Custom Applications Group is also available to investigate solutions to any unique requirements which customers have. The experience and broad-based knowledge of the Custom Applications Group allows it to consistently implement solutions which meet or exceed customer expectations.
When you need services to fully integrate your systems, thus supporting the end-to-end solutions required in manufacturing operations, you need Moldflow's custom application development services.
Supported Products
- Moldflow Manufacturing Solutions 1.0 and above
- MMS/Production Monitoring 1.0 and above
- Moldflow Shotscope 2.4 and above
Note: Local language support provided with the assistance of local sales representatives.
Standard Requests
Customized ERP/MRP interfaces. The necessity of ERP/MRP systems in manufacturing plants has been shown worldwide. However, each plant has different processes surrounding its ERP/MRP system, which require different interactions between this and supporting systems such as Moldflow's shopfloor products. The Moldflow Custom Applications Group can provide solutions when the standard integration facilities of the Moldflow products do not meet specific requirements of a customer's ERP/MRP configuration. Extended data tracking. Many Moldflow customers find that they use additional internal tracking mechanisms which are not explicitly supported by our standard CMM product suite. In these situations, the Moldflow Custom Applications Group can provide facilities to integrate the collection and storage of additional data alongside the standard product. Extended data entry functionality. Barcodes, and lately, RFID devices, are pervasive in the world of manufacturing. They provide a method of tracking inventory and production which far surpasses that available previously. However, true standards in these areas have been hard to achieve, with only a few (KANBAN/CODE39) being accepted globally. The wide range of different standards means that the core Moldflow product set cannot accommodate all possible approaches. In situations where a data entry standard not supported by the core product is required, the Moldflow Custom Applications Group can investigate and potentially integrate such support. Custom reports. The necessity for compiled data and measures in the form and format most useful to the user is a critical factor in gaining value from MES tools. The Moldflow Custom Applications Group can develop tools to generate custom reports from Moldflow's own data and data from other sources, based on the client's specifications. Custom alarms. Ensuring that the correct personnel receive information in a timely manner is key to many processes which aid efficiency and quality. The Moldflow Custom Applications Group can provide automated methods for delivering information to personnel, reducing the potential error and delays inherent in manual systems.
To find out more about how the Moldflow Custom Applications Group can help you to achieve greater benefit from your manufacturing systems, contact your MMS sales representative or CAgroup@moldflow.com.
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