Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition
Boston Centerless Drives Efficiency with Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Industry
Metal Fabrication
Challenges
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Existing software nearing obsolescence and lacking analytical features Manual preparation required for complex specification documents
20% increase in production with no additional staff
The Boston Centerless AccuRod® Division provides ground bars and rods cut to length for close tolerance machining applications, grinding a wide variety of materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel and alloys, titanium, tool steel, plastics and exotics. The GrindAll Division offers a range of grinding services for customers furnishing their own material or components. The PinGage Division manufactures a line of ultra-precise gages to validate precision measurements with absolute accuracy.
Increased on-time delivery from 88% to 98%
Old System Grinds to a Halt
Lead time for processing orders
Benefits
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Boston Centerless is an industry leader in supplying precision ground bar materials and grinding services, specializing in extremely close tolerances.
Reduced time from order receipt to the production floor from three days to one Increased the volume, accuracy and timeliness of information available to decision-makers
In the past, Boston Centerless used manufacturing software developed as a custom application based on the Pick database and operating system. A few years ago, the program was technologically outdated and didn’t provide the level of analysis needed in today’s manufacturing environment. Furthermore, support for the software was minimal.
Emphasis on Support Boston Centerless Director of IT, Robert Berger, had prior experience with another leading ERP system designed for mid-sized companies. “This ERP system was sold to us and supported by a reseller. Without a direct relationship with the software vendor, I found that it was days before someone got back to me on a support issue.”