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SoftTech ProductCenter PLM Selected by Cryogenic Industry
SofTech's ProductCenter PLM Deployed by Cryogenic Industries
ProductCenter PLM is a Global Business Solution, Phase One
Implementation Completed
SofTech, Inc., the proven provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
solutions, announced that its ProductCenter™
PLM solution has been deployed at several Cryogenic Industries (CI)
companies, including Cryoquip, ACD, Cosmodyne and Wittemann. The
Cryogenic Industries group of companies are industry leaders in
cryogenic gas processing and transfer equipment.
Before ProductCenter was implemented, product data was managed by
standard network technology where various drives were utilized to store
data and rights were granted according to business division. There were
many costly disadvantages to this data management structure in terms of
time, productivity, and lack of controls. Upon recognition of how these
practices were impeding the progress of the business as a whole, support
for a PLM solution search took shape. “After
completion of a successful pilot, ProductCenter PLM was ultimately
selected for SofTech’s support and cooperation
as well as the performance and flexibility of the application,”
states Ted Pardo Jr., Manager of Information Technology at Cryoquip and
ProductCenter Project Lead for Cryogenic Industries.
Phase one of the ProductCenter implementation began with the migration
of all Engineering related data into a centralized environment.
ProductCenter provided immediate results with improved product data
management, and streamlined global data access and collaboration across
the Cryogenic enterprise. “ProductCenter was
implemented to control Cryogenic’s
intellectual property (IP) which is documented through our product
engineering drawings. ProductCenter has allowed us to inject a measure
of credibility and reliability into our IP that we had not experienced
before. One might say that if it’s not in
ProductCenter then we don’t need it,”
explains Pardo.
ProductCenter continues to be expanded with a recent deployment to an
engineering design services group based in India. Project rollout plans
for follow-on phases include improved business operations and process
improvements using the ProductCenter Workflow module followed by an
integration to the corporate ERP system. Pardo adds, “We
are looking to ProductCenter to increase visibility, accessibility and
security. Cryogenic Industries views ProductCenter not just as an
Engineering solution but as a global business solution that proves to be
a tremendous benefit to our company’s success.”
About Cryogenic Industries
Cryogenic Industries consists of a group of affiliated companies engaged
in engineering, manufacturing and servicing equipment for the industrial
gas and other industries worldwide. From air separation units, LNG
liquefiers, vaporizers, heat exchangers and food freezers to cryogenic
liquid samplers, reciprocating and centrifugal pumps, turbo- expanders,
and CO2 generators and recovery equipment, Cryogenic Industries leads
the industry in cryogenic gas handling, transporting and process
equipment.
SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB: SOFT) is a proven provider of product lifecycle
management (PLM) solutions with its flagship ProductCenter™
PLM solution.
ProductCenter PLM accelerates products and profitability by fostering
innovation, extended enterprise collaboration, product quality
improvements, and compressed time-to-market cycles. SofTech excels in
its sensible approach to delivering enterprise PLM solutions, with
comprehensive out-of-the-box capabilities, to meet the needs of
manufacturers of all sizes quickly and cost-effectively.
Thousands of users benefit from SofTech’s
ProductCenter PLM solution, including Goodrich, Honeywell, Siemens, U.S.
Army, and Whirlpool Corporation. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts,
SofTech (www.softech.com) has
locations and distribution partners throughout North America, Europe,
and Asia.
SofTech and ProductCenter are trademarks of SofTech, Inc. All other
products or company references are the property of their respective
holders.
