| According to John Rattray, a senior executive with | | | | |
| Memex Automation, "Our mission is to save | | | | |
| manufacturing by increasing efficiency…usually five to | | | | Data Collection is a Manufacturing Productivity Tool |
| twenty percent. By using our patent pending | | | | enabling Increased Productivity and is… |
| technology, we can uniquely increase efficiency to | | | | - Cost Effective |
| monitor and control your machine tools." | | | | - Practical and Proven |
| | | | | - All machines - CNC, non-CNC, PLC, Presses, Injection |
| - OEE (Overall Equipment Effectives) can monitor | | | | Molding, etc. |
| ANY MACHINE in real-time; reporting on cycle time, | | | | |
| parts produced, reject analysis, labor tracking and | | | | |
| more, all to reduce downtime and improve efficiency | | | | While many systems say they automate shop floor |
| for any and all machines. | | | | data collection Memex Automation does it |
| | | | | automatically and directly in real-time. Operator Bar |
| - DNC can control machines and load programs fast, | | | | code scanning of work order status and keying in part |
| with special features, all increasing efficiency. | | | | counts, reject counts, reject classifications, down time |
| | | | | reason codes all are inefficient and prone to error. |
| - Component hardware (Memory, Connectivity, File | | | | |
| Servers, BTR) make machines perform faster. | | | | Memex Automation has a Universal Machine Interface |
| | | | | that automatically tracks this information - freeing up |
| Brake Parts International (Aimco) AIMCO - I.T.T., | | | | the operator to manage the machine. This |
| executives recently praised Memex Automation, noting | | | | information is then automatically disseminated from the |
| "With 45+ machines we are thrilled with our | | | | Shop Floor to the Top Floor for visibility, management, |
| connectivity and responsiveness to operators on the | | | | accountability, historical auditability and available for time |
| shop floor." | | | | study analysis. |
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| Immediate visibility of production status and | | | | About Memex Automation Inc. |
| comprehensive data collection is vital for a competitive | | | | |
| advantage. Rattray insists, "Memex Automation | | | | Memex Automation Inc., a unit of Astrix Networks Inc., |
| understands the need to be more competitive - by | | | | was created to leverage the research and |
| automating the information flow companies can | | | | development of Memex Electronics, which was |
| manage productivity." | | | | founded in 1992. Memex continues its tradition of |
| | | | | serving the discrete manufacturing sector, supplying |
| Companies are Managing Productivity by… | | | | component hardware, memory upgrades, and |
| | | | | visionary shop floor communication technology. |
| - Sending ERP or scheduled work orders and/or CNC | | | | Memex Automation products allow a manufacturer to |
| programs direct to the machine. | | | | "Automate the Automation" to increase productivity |
| | | | | and decrease costs. Memex Automation focuses on |
| - Receiving actual real-time status and Shop Floor | | | | delivering value with Real-Time Machine Monitoring and |
| results immediately back to the Top Floor. | | | | Control, which utilizes OEE+DNC solutions that boost |
| | | | | efficiency by up to twenty percent with minimal capital |
| - Increasing efficiency with information - measure it, | | | | investment. Memex Automation is based in Burlington, |
| then manage it. | | | | Ontario. |
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| - Dashboard for the Top Floor to have real time | | | | |
| visibility of the Shop Floor. | | | | Memex, Inc. |
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