Manufacturing Operations Solutions T oday manufacturers and logistics providers are under constant pressure to surpass customer expectations. Reducing timeto-market is vital while there is constant pressure to cut costs, deliver quality products and ensure governmental and regulatory compliance are met. EPIC DATA S suite of modular applications supports a wide range of environments and their associated business processes. For more than 40 years, Epic Data has served clients around the world in many industries. Our strengths reside in our ability to combine vertical knowledge, specialized software offerings, data management services, and the capability to put it all together using business intelligence tools that generate maximum value. Manufacturing (Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Heavy Transportation) Epic Data s solutions are designed to collaborate with multi-faceted, complex, cross-facility business units and processes. Timely information collection, dispersion and analysis ensures important information is delivered to the right resource at the right time. Complete system integration unites the entire manufacturing chain of operations from planning and scheduling through to logistics fulfillment and business intelligence. Food & Beverage Processing Warehousing Retail Logistics We bring solid visibility and management control to key operational and corporate performance. All metrics are tracked, aggregated, and reported to provide business intelligence on the big data that supports lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and predictive, fact-based decision making. Quality processes are linked throughout the system to ensure product and process performance along with system data integrity, consistency, and accuracy. Integra Analytics Dashboard
Integra Analytics Customized, real-time dashboards turn your business data into business intelligence. To compete in today s global manufacturing environment, a manufacturer has to have tight control on its production and supply chain, and high quality is a must. Your management team needs to be one step ahead of production, and the right product has to come off the production line right the first time. You can t afford delays or rework when you re competing with best-in-class manufacturers. Epic Data s Integra Analytics is a robust analytics and dashboard tool that provides management control and displays critical manufacturing information in meaningful, visually-descriptive formats. To keep production running smoothly amid the inevitable changes and adjustments, production supervisors need a sweeping view of the overall operation, with more details at their fingertips. With Integra Analytics, you have detailed information about parts and materials location, workflow and production metrics, available machinery and labor resources, and the customer s requirements all in one place, all up-todate, with all the details needed to make informed decisions. You receive continuous updates on production requirements and material status. You see work order progress and product quality statistics. You can view production line status indicators, or drill down to see details on a work center or all the way to the individual work cell. Most importantly, you ll be alerted to issues while you still have time to correct them. You ll be warned of potential parts shortages, incorrect parts delivery, and quality deviations before they impact production. From Integra Analytics, you ll be able to adjust workflow, substitute parts or resources, and dispatch maintenance teams to keep production running smoothly.
Integra Analytics Alarms and other trigger events can be sent to mobile devices or smart phones and tablets, so you stay informed while on the shop floor or in remote locations. Notification of materials-related issues can be sent directly to purchasing and logistics staff, or even the supplier, to shorten the time it takes to resolve the issue. In addition to managing day-to-day operations, Integra Analytics can display Key Performance Indicators the metrics your corporate management uses to gauge overall manufacturing performance. At a glance, everyone from employee to supervisor to senior executive will know how manufacturing operations are measuring up against the company s strategic goals. Epic Data s Integra Analytics helps you to extract and visualize the critical information you need for efficient control of your manufacturing operations. As manufacturing processes become more complex with vast amounts of information, Epic Data s Integra Analytics mines the critical information you need and delivers the visibility essential to optimize your production schedule, deliver high quality product and maximize your profitability. View Integra Analytics on any device including phones The Analytics solution is critical to the operation of our Transportation department and has helped us eliminate many manual processes and integrates our financial, asset, engineering, work and GIS information to meet our operational decision support needs. GREY COUNTY
UniView Terminal The Epic Data UniView Terminal is an industrial-strength touch screen terminal that securely runs any application, whether it s Epic Data s manufacturing or warehousing solutions or an ERP, SCM or WMS system. The modern, space-saving design lets you conveniently locate the costeffective UniView Terminal in virtually any environment including: Aerospace Automotive Heavy Equipment Heavy Transportation Warehousing Food & Beverage Retail Hospitality High Tech Pharmaceutical Government Flexible, open architecture Its thin client architecture is an open platform that can support any application deployable on a browser whether it s one of Epic Data s manufacturing solutions or an ERP, SCM, CRM, or WMS application. UniView Terminal with Integra Analytics Secure, protect your data and investment Network security is improved as exposure to viruses and mal-ware are limited by tight control of the software components on a centralized boot server. Terminals can be configured to only boot from or connect to specific application servers limiting the exposure to unapproved applications. A centralized terminal image also ensures that the latest version of an application is deployed thereby reducing system management costs by eliminating the need to support individual devices. When data security is required, the UniView Terminal architecture can be configured to process each field on the application server ensuring that no information is resident on the terminal or saved to an external storage device through the terminal. Arm your workers with real-time information Along with the integrated data entry options, capturing information is easy. The dual prox card and contactless smart card reader, barcode reader port and touch screen speeds up data input while reducing input errors.the UniView Terminal s simple design allows for easy hardware maintenance, quick unit replacement and uses standard VESA mounts. Key Features of the UniView Terminal Thin Client Architecture Large 10.1 color TFT display Built in speakers Ruggedized, fan-less, disk-less design Ideal for shop floor, offices, warehouses & retail Wireless and mobile Touch screen Built in Prox card reader Space saving dimensions The UniView Terminal that we use for time reporting and inventory movement provide the tough, rugged, yet sleek exterior perfect for the factory setting where the temperature and dust can sometimes cause problems for other units. We have found them to be quite functional and reliable as well. KOMATSU AMERICA
IntegraTrak IntegraTrak helps manufacturers to track, manage and efficiently move selected materials and assets. It provides real-time item location and status that improves production efficiency, avoids costly delays while reducing safety stock. IntegraTrak lets production workers expedite material flow and maintain high productivity by capturing, in real-time, parts movements in stores, in transit and on the shop floor. Production workers and managers can quickly solve logistics problems, or expedite materials to keep production lines running. Track items in IntegraTrak for your manufacturing operations: Receiving Unique identifiers or serial numbers are assigned to each item or group of items. Bar codes, magnetic stripes, or RFID tags can be applied to identify each item Storage IntegraTrak keeps track of the item s location for quick retrieval, including storing newly received raw materials inventory, sub-assemblies, finished goods and spare parts and tools/ moulds/dies to be used for production at a later date Movement When items are moved from one location to another, IntegraTrak captures the work orders item identifier, its new location and the user performing the move Shipping As each item is delivered, IntegraTrak saves an audit trail of the move history for the order/item enabling the performance and accuracy of the logistics process be measured and reported Optimize Production Throughput and Quality IntegraTrak users capitalize on the real-time and historical item data captured by IntegraTrak. Locate missing parts production workers and managers quickly located misplaced items that would otherwise result in: safety stock that drives up inventory costs delays that slow a production line, postpone time-to value, erode customer satisfaction, lower asset/capacity utilization Quality control reports produce a complete item history for quality analysis, improved customer service and regulatory reporting Integration with ERP and MOM systems real-time shop floor data can be uploaded to other enterprise systems to improve their effectiveness Performance analysis and schedule adjustments part status can provide alerts when production is off schedule triggering corrective action We are pleased to add another Epic Data solution to our shop floor. We ve been able to significantly improve operations with Epic s Data s system. BELL HELICOPTER
Sylobridge Sylobridge software is a suite of SAP certified robust integration and administration tools to setup, integrate, monitor and manage data transfers between SAP and legacy systems, distributed mobile systems and web-based applications. Backed by over 18 years of development and our partnership with SAP, we provide extensive experience with SAP environments and technologies to rapidly reduce integration time and achieve immediate business results. Get the products and the expertise you need for a complete, reliable, missioncritical solution. Sylobridge Benefits Potential Business Value Point-to-Point Data Integration Data integration using a common hub Complex business process modeling & application integration Integration Total Cost and Complexity Reduces risk of any SAP integration project by using proven technologies and SAP endorsed methodologies Sylobridge can reduce ongoing SAP licensing costs using a many to one licensing model. The software only requires 1 CPIC user from SAP to integrate multiple mobile devices or legacy software packages Integrates with other ERP solutions using ODBC compliant connectivity allowing accessibility to data combinations that validate business processes being integrated Multithreaded architecture for high performance transaction processing. Clients achieve sub-second response times and can easily process in excess of 40,000 transactions per day Runs in real-time and store and forward modes simultaneously, minimizing downtime of any integration product. Facilities can continue to operate even if the connection to SAP has been lost Ability to process and move data between multiple versions of SAP ERP systems Providing a direct connection to push data to other SAP systems in the supply chain Sylobridge has helped us create a highly efficient materials storage solution while leveraging our current SAP system. We were searching within the industry for a solution and found that Sylobridge is a unique solution that could perform this connectivity for us at the best price. TAESL
IntegraNet IntegraNet is a platform that supports data capture, data management, and system interface capabilities and includes application level clustering and real-time status, notifications, and alerts delivered through dynamically updated, event data. IntegraNet s powerful web-centric application server is the core of the Integra infrastructure and incorporates a configurable Event Engine for Dashboard and Routing/Queuing mechanisms that enlist the latest Enterprise JavaBean specification for the most flexible implementations. The information-oriented architecture (IOA) allows IntegraNet to access multi-faceted, complex, and cross-facility manufacturing operational information. IntegraNet houses a central infrastructure to harvest big data to achieve informed predictive analysis and drill-through execution. That means your organization has the data it needs at the time it s needed. Database Enterprise Systems PDM ERP PLM MES APS SCM LIM IntegraNet Manufacturing Platform that delivers real time data to enterprise applications Data Acquisition Systems IntegraNet Benefits Usability IntegraNet applications simplify the user interaction with typically complex manufacturing, logistic and operational systems by translating them into browser pages with a minimum of input fields and using inputs such a radio buttons and toggles. The design is driven by our 35+ years of experience to maximize productivity and minimize information error Performance designed to support a large number of concurrent users without degradation in performance. Use of localized processing at the device or server level plus load balancing capability with cluster setups enables this Web architecture flexible system deployment. Support for leading web technologies such as Redhat JBoss and Oracle WebLogic Scalable the architecture of IntegraNet allows for scaling from 10 s of users to 10,000 s IntegraNet Improves Manufacturing Operations : Reductions in TCO through a streamlined and configurable implementation Acceleration of application deployment and provisioning Scalability of applications and network configuration alternatives Management of labor and equipment resources in real-time In producing the world s most advanced aircraft, it is essential to record and validate details of all work performed, as it occurs. We need to do this without creating additional overhead. The open standard solution from Epic Data brings our various standalone systems under a unified and much more efficient communications umbrella. LOCKHEED MARTIN ABOUT EPIC DATA Epic Data is a trusted provider of Manufacturing Operations and Warehouse Management (WMS) Systems to the world s most progressive discrete manufacturers. We focus on knowing what is important to our customers and delivering solutions that last, resulting in relationships that have spanned many decades. CONTACT US: info@epicdata.com www.epicdata.com North America: 604.273.9146 or 877.332.3742 Europe: +44 (0) 1635 521140 Copyright 2015, Epic Data, a division of Sylogist Ltd., All rights reserved. All company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.