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  • 3form, Inc.

    3form, Inc. manufactures chemical resin materials for the architecture and design industry, with a focus on furniture, strata, and hardware collections. They have 350 employees and annual revenues of $70 million.

  • AKG of America

    AKG of America, Inc. manufactures brazed aluminum heat exchangers for heavy industrial application markets such as construction, agriculture, mining, and forestry. They have 350 employees and revenues of $100 million in the United States.

  • Aquion Water Treatment Products

    Aquion Water Treatment Products encompasses several strategic business units that serve the global water treatment industry. These businesses include RainSoft, ProSystems, and Clearwater Tech.

  • Bluegame

    Located in Italy, Bluegame is the brainchild of Luke Santella, an architect and Olympic sailor, and Carlo Bonomi, an offshore champion. Their yacht design combines a safety guarantee, thanks to a one-of-a-kind hull and layout; comforts such as large outdoor living spaces; the utmost personalization; the use of best construction processes including infusion; and top of the line materials such as carbon steel. The first model was presented in 2004. The company offers three models ranging from 40 to 60 feet.

  • Computer Designs

    Computer Designs is a manufacturer of custom thermoforms for the medical, surgical, electronic, and OEM markets. Based in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, the company also has plants in North Carolina, Arizona, and Puerto Rico.

  • CORTEC Fluid Control

    CORTEC Fluid Control provides specialized equipment and services to the global oil and gas industry. With headquarters in Houma, Louisiana, and more than 30 years of management experience in the industry, CORTEC offers chokes, manifold systems, valves, and flow line equipment such as flanges, spools, adapters, and crosses.

  • Darmex

    Located in Brazil, Darmex manufactures high-quality chemical products that are used by the rubber industry in general and the automotive tire industry in particular. They serve customers in more than 30 countries over five continents.

  • Eberhard

    Located in Strongsville, Ohio, Eberhard Manufacturing has been a leader in providing high-quality industrial hardware for over 140 years. Today, the 184-employee company is a leading manufacturer of industrial, vehicular, military, and specialty hardware for trucks, trailers, fire and rescue equipment, marine, utility and other vehicles, as well as toolboxes, electrical and industrial enclosures and panels. With over 7,000 products available, Eberhard offers a wide choice of variations and options, many not available from any other source.

  • ENERTECH Fabricaciones

    ENERTECH Fabricaciones is part of Grupo Industrial Monclova, which started its operations in 1951. Located in Frontera, Mexico- 124 miles from the U.S. border- ENERTECH specializes in the manufacture of heavy equipment and steel structures designed mainly for the export market.

  • Essen

    Founded in 1980 in Argentina, Essen is a leading manufacturer of cast aluminum kitchen cookware, sold through direct sales operations. The company has shown continuous growth and now has operations in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile.

  • Geophysical Survey Systems

    Founded in 1970 And based in Salem, NH, Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI) manufactures ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic induction equipment used to explore the subsurface of the earth and to nondestructively inspect infrastructure systems. Applications for GPR solutions include concrete inspection, utility mapping and locating, road and bridge deck evaluation, geophysics, and archaeology.

  • Graphicast, Inc.

    Graphicast, Inc. is the premier supplier of ZA12 (zinc aluminum alloy) castings. Founded in 1978 and based in Jaffrey, NH, Graphicast has built a reputation as an innovative and collaborative supplier of machined and as-cast parts to a wide range of industries, including medical and diagnostic equipment manufacturers.

  • Groov-Pin Corporation

    Founded in 1926, Groov-Pin Corporation began manufacturing patented press fit fasteners known as groov-pins to use in various applications, and has also led the way in setting commercial and military standards for engineered fasteners. The company has continuously added to its product line with equipment it designs itself to engineer reliable products that last. Through acquisition, the company has also diversified and began manufacturing precision-turned parts.

  • Grupo BTM

    Based in Brazil, Grupo BTM is made up of three companies that manufacture and assemble switchboards and low- and medium-voltage electrical panels: BTM Eletromecânica Ltda., BTMEC Indústria e Comércio Ltda., and BTM Service Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

  • ICx™ Technologies

    ICx™ Technologies develops and integrates advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection, and commercial applications. They have over sixteen different subsidiaries in the United States and Canada.

  • Instrument Technology, Inc.

    Instrument Technology, Inc. (ITI) designs, develops, and manufactures products for industrial, medical, veterinarian, law enforcement, aerospace, and military markets. Founded in 1967 and located in Westfield, Massachusetts, ITI has produced the most advanced remote viewing instruments and systems available, including borescopes, fiberscopes, and videoscopes for observing or inspecting inaccessible or hostile environments.

  • J&E Manufacturing

    J&E Manufacturing Company is a contract manufacturer of precision metal components. The company has five locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and western Wisconsin, with a combined area of more than 150,000 square feet. J&E’s extensive range of in-house capabilities includes sheet metal fabrication, stamping, welding, CNC turning, CNC milling, powder coating, screen printing, and assembly. The company also maintains an engineering staff and a tool & die department.

  • J. C. Steele and Sons, Inc.

    J.C. Steele and Sons, Inc. is the largest producer of heavy clay processing equipment in the United States. The family-owned company has around 150 employees and $32 million in annual sales.

  • L&H Industrial

    L&H was founded in Gillette, Wyoming in 1964. They are a leading after-market supplier in the mining industry--a world-class rebuilder of heavy mining equipment and engineer, design, and manufacture alternative replacement parts for the surface mining industry. L&H has offices on four continents with over 450 employees. Their distribution and service network spans the globe, with distributors in all major mining areas worldwide. The company is committed to maintaining its reputation as a high-quality repair, fabrication and manufacturing provider.

  • Miljoco Corporation

    Miljoco Corporation is an international manufacturer of temperature and pressure instruments used in the refrigeration, food service, commercial heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC), and processing industries. Miljoco has 35 people in its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Detroit, and 55 more at a plant in Shanghai, China.

  • MOR/ryde International

    Founded in 1966 in Elkhart, Indiana, MOR/ryde International makes suspension systems, trailer brakes and aftermarket products for the recreational and commercial vehicle industry. The company has also expanded into custom-fabricated solutions: designing, engineering and producing components and systems for automotive, medical equipment, agriculture and general manufacturing. They have more than 300 employees in multiple facilities.

  • Nelson Industrial

    Nelson Industrial designs and manufactures precision fabricated metal products for customers throughout the world. Its 150,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Pickering, Ontario, Canada, produces a wide range of proprietary and OEM products, and markets them through six divisions: access doors, architectural metals, automotive, contract manufacturing, storage products, and mission critical.

  • Quality Metalcraft, Inc.

    Quality Metalcraft, Inc. is a supplier of high-quality prototype and low-volume production automotive parts with a focus on the fast-growing aftermarket and specialty car industries. They have 250 employees and more than $17 million in annual revenue.

  • Silex Innovations Inc.

    Silex Innovations Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of a complete line of standard and customized exhaust products such industrial silencers, emission control products, insulation blankets, and exhaust accessories. Silex is the market leader in Canada, with 110 employees and $12 million in annual revenues.

  • Skills Inc.

    Through responsible management and solid corporate partnerships, Skills Inc. creates and maintains a stable, rewarding place of work, where persons with disabilities contribute their skills. The company, with three locations in the state of Washington, is a contract manufacturer providing products and services to the aerospace industry. A skilled workforce of over 400 employees is able to fabricate and machine complex parts to drawing and customer specifications. Additionally, Skills Inc. is a growing provider of minor and complex aircraft sub-assemblies. Work is completed to legacy and model-based designed engineering.

  • Technicon Industries, Inc.

    Technicon Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of quality laminate and composite material solutions for noise control, vibration damping, and cushioning. They have 35 employees and revenues of $11 million per year.

  • ThermoFab

    ThermoFab specializes in the thermoforming of high-quality plastic enclosures for a wide range of medical, industrial, and computer products. They strive to be a leader in the thermoforming industry through its use of innovative and award-winning design and manufacturing techniques.

  • Ultra Clean Technology

    Ultra Clean Technology is an international leader in the design and manufacture of critical subsystems for original equipment manufacturers in the semiconductor, flat panel, medical, and solar industries. UCT has 900 employees and annual revenues of $300 million.

  • UPCO, Inc.

    UPCO, Inc. is a leading US manufacturer of “downhole” oil field equipment, including sucker and pony rods, couplings, polished rods, sinker bars and pup joints. The company supplies major international oil companies and employs 100 people in their Oklahoma facility.

  • Walworth

    Walworth is one of Mexico’s leading manufacturers of industrial valves for fluid control. They manufacture a variety of valves in a wide variety of materials, such as carbon and alloyed steels, stainless steels, nickel alloys, ductile, iron, and bronze.

Infor PLM Discrete Case Studies

  • Jabil

    Jabil is one of the industry leaders in the design, manufacture, and service of electronics products. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, the company offers comprehensive services, including design, supply chain management, manufacturing, and repair solutions.

Infor VISUAL ROI Studies

  • For Every Body

    For Every Body is a manufacturer of candle products. Using Infor VISUAL helped them to reduce finished good and overall inventories, improve their supplier status and improve inventory turns.

  • Tripp Enterprises

    Tripp Enterprises designs, manufactures and distributes plastic products. Infor VISUAL helped them to improve productivity, reduce lead time, decrease the payroll cycle and improve financial data accuracy.

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    8 minute video demo – The Infor Enterprise Performance Accelerator Kit (EPAK) will give you all the tools you need to build your employee skill sets and make them more productive-before, during and after your ERP software implementation.

  • Infor VISUAL Quality Management Demo

    5 minute video demo - Infor ERP VISUAL Quality Management is an enterprise-wide software solution designed to address quality assurance issues within specific areas of your operation.

  • Infor Discrete Manufacturing Essentials Demo

    8 minute video demo - Infor Discrete Manufacturing Essentials is an integrated suite of solutions that provides manufacturers with the vital tools for making better decisions and adapting quickly as their business environment changes.

A little history… VISUAL Manufacturing ERP software (aka VISUAL Enterprise, VISUAL MFG and VMFG) was originally developed by Lilly Software Associates (LSA). In 2004, Infor Global Solutions® purchased Lilly Software and the VISUAL Product and changed the name to Infor VISUAL.

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