Customer Success Stories

Vantage Success Stories Micro Dynamics Micro Dynamics Manages its Application to Application and Internal Business Orchestration with Service Connect , Allowing Them to Operate Much More Smoothly and at a Lower Cost Cold Jet “We have better control of our inventory and now that engineering is on board there’s better coordination between engineering, production and purchasing.  Vantage has brought these teams together.”  —Michelle de la Vega, Business Applications Manager, Cold Jet, LLC ACE Clearwater Enterprises Since implementing Vantage 8.0, ACE Clearwater is experiencing better, faster decision-making through improved visibility, improved supply chain management and reduced dependence on paperwork. Prince Industries, Inc. Prince Industries needed a complete manufacturing system for mixed-mode production with integrated workflow processes and international capabilities, specifically a Chinese-language translation, and turned to Epicor Vantage. Enkeboll Designs Enkeboll Designs improves warehouse efficiency with Epicor Vantage and Advanced Shipping Synovis Life Technologies The vital importance of medical products manufacturing gives even routine activities extra significance. Synovis Interventional Solutions (a division of Synovis Life Technologies) depends on Vantage by Epicor to manage its manufacturing and precision machining operations. Transmission Development Transmission Development–manufacturer of pulleys, belts, conveyors, and medical machines–needed to improve their on-time shipping, reduce production bottlenecks, firm up margins, and automate product configuration. Read more to learn how Epicor Vantage helped Transmission Development reduce lead times, improve capacity visibility, enhance configuration efficiencies and increase profitability. Decorated Products This manufacturer of custom nameplates turned to Vantage by Epicor when it needed a robust solution that could help them with configuration and scheduling. Read more to learn why they believe Vantage stands out from the crowd of manufacturing solutions for midmarket companies. Harvey Vogel Manufacturing To better manage job costs, enhance plant communication and improve customer service, Harvey Vogel Manufacturing chose Epicor Vantage to help run its metal stamping and fabrication operation. Company productivity increased significantly after Vantage-related streamlining. Eastern Plastics Eastern Plastics was the company MIT scientists turned to for help with their life-saving research. To manage its own world-class manufacturing operations, Eastern Plastics relies on Vantage by Epicor. Standex Corporation With over 90 plants and more than 48,000 products, Standex Corporation was searching for an ERP solution that was comprehensive enough to handle its wide-ranging needs, yet also provided a low total cost of ownership. Standex required a solution that would support its operations on a global basis. After evaluating a number of software vendors, the team at Standex selected Vantage to fulfill its enteprise software needs. Mid-West Spring and Stamping Prior to 1998, each Mid-West plant ran its own independent legacy system. The company needed to centralize its data to aid in accounting, customer support and inventory visibility. Mid-West determined that a single unified system would save time and eliminate redundant processes, such as re-entering invoices and part numbers as a job moved through the company. Mid-West turned to Epicor's Vantage solution to provide them with operational efficiency for all of their plants. TEAM Industries TEAM Industries designs and manufactures power-train components for the recreational, agricultural, off-road, automotive and lawn care markets. The Minnesota-based company needed an integrated system offering real-time information and flexibility. They turned to Vantage. Lakin General Corporation Lakin General Corporation is a $60 million a year, diverse, multi-plant company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company mainly manufactures engineered components for original equipment manufacturers in the agricultural and industrial business sectors. These components include items such as wheel hubs, spindles, torsion axles and specialized rollers. Hydromat, Inc. Hydromat, Inc. a recognized global leader in precision transfer machine technology, required a versatile, cost-effective solution for a companywide system integration, as well as an eCommerce solution to conduct business over the Web. They found it in Vantage. VMI Americas VMI Americas manufactures machines used in tire assembly and industrial rubber processing. Worldwide, VMI works with virtually every tire manufacturer including The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Michelin Group and Cooper Tire and Rubber. VMI uses Vantage for job costing, integrated system, and scheduling management. Versatech, Inc. Versatech specializes in precision machine castings from aluminum and cast iron, along with parts made from bar metal. Versatech now uses Vantage to easily generate labor reports and efficiently manage its inventory. Specialty Screw Specialty Screw produces custom cold-headed fasteners and offers a complete range of secondary operations, including roll threading and forming, drilling, tapping, shaving, trimming, pointing, heat treating and plating. Specialty Screw is impressed with the overall connectivity and seamlessness within Vantage, and they've found Vantage very easy to use. Precision Grinding & Manufacturing Corporation Precision Grinding & Manufacturing Corporation (PGM) of Rochester, New York provides top quality, value-added products and services to its customers in the precision machining and fabrication marketplace. Vantage solved many problems for PGM by offering them fully integrated system that allows every department to access all the information for any jobs at any time. McNeal Enterprises McNeal Enterprises is a contract manufacturer specializing in custom plastic components, including machining, fabrication, thermoforming and assembly. Integrated data by Vantage enables McNeal to view historical data for all their products, enabling them to be much more efficient and accurate. Herker Industries Herker supplies precision parts and assemblies to a broad range of markets across the United States, including heavy equipment, automotive, aerospace, hydraulics and consumer power tools. Vantage helps Herker manage their inventory and scheduling their jobs. Harmon Sign Co. Harmon Sign Co. is a manufacturer of custom electric signs. Vantage has been a major contributor to Harmon's growth by providing them excellent summary information of their jobs and inventory. D&H Manufacturing D&H specializes in precision machining and assembly for the semiconductor, aerospace, computer and medical industries. The semiconductor industry represents 60-70 percenet of D&H's Business. D&H use Vantage to grasp shop load and capacity and to understand the efficiency of different machines and work centers. BluePrint Automation BluePrint is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and integrating automated end-of-line packaging systems for a wide variety of flexible and rigid products. The snack/frozen food industry accounts for approximately 60 percent of BluePrint’s business, with the remaining 40 percent divided among the pet care, dairy, personal health care and confectionery industries. BluePrint uses Vantage for data integration, labor reporting, and bill of materials management.