Lafayette Steel & Aluminum has implemented STRATIX/SigmaNEST, areal-time bi-directional integration between the STRATIX metalenterprise software and the CAD/CAM plate nesting softwareSigmaNEST. Lafayette, IN (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Lafayette Steel & Aluminum, an Oscar Winski Company, with headquarters in Lafayette, Indiana, has implementedthe STRATIX/SigmaNEST product, a real-time bi-directional packagedintegration between STRATIX and the CAD/CAM plate nesting systemSigmaNEST. The STRATIX/SigmaNEST product is related to the metal servicecenter software, STRATIX. It represents a joint effort betweenInvera, the metal industry software specialist, and SigmaTEKSystems, the leading nesting software developer. Lafayette Steel& Aluminum has been live and operational on the STRATIX metalindustry ERP at their Steel Service Center and Aluminum Fabrication division s since 2006.
STRATIX/SigmaNEST is a transaction management product that enablesSTRATIX inventory and orders to be dynamically downloaded toSigmaNEST, and the final optimized nest to be uploaded back intoSTRATIX without any manual intervention. SigmaNEST is the leadingCAD/CAM nesting system for profile cutting & punching machines. About STRATIX STRATIX is specialized metal ERP software that handles all types offerrous and non-ferrous products of all forms, including coils,sheets, structural products, wire, pipe and tubing, rebar, mesh,bars, roll formed products, panels/profiles, and building products. A seamless integration of native metal industry terminology,functions, and features make STRATIX quick to deploy with minimumimplementation costs.
The STRATIX software includes sales,purchasing, receiving, inventory management, multi-step production,production scheduling, delivery and logistics planning, invoicing,and financials. STRATIX/SigmaNEST Benefits For metal service centers and plate processors that perform platecutting, plate burning, water-jet cutting, and laser cutting, theintroduction of STRATIX/SigmaNEST significantly improves overallcompany productivity and provides better nesting options.Improvements in productivity include the following: 1. Real-time availability of inventory and remnant stockinformation to sales 2. Reduction in material costs 3.
Improved in planning staff productivity 4. Improved order profitability 5. Improved customer service Integration of Sales Orders and Inventory STRATIX/SigmaNEST eliminates the need to manually load inventoryand new orders into SigmaNEST and automatically forwards inventoryallocation after nesting from SigmaNEST to STRATIX. Through the useof bi-directional product code mapping and the real-time transferof order and inventory transactions between STRATIX and SigmaNEST,the STRATIX/SigmaNEST product maintains live-update inventory andremnant synchronization.
Bill Rothrock , VP of Operations for the Oscar Winski Company, commented, Thispackaged integration has eliminated the double-entry that wasrequired when the two systems were not fully integrated. Ourproduction planner now works mostly in SigmaNEST to do the entireplanning function." Inventory Control Remnants are recorded with diagrams and plate detail and stored inSTRATIX for availability to all users within an organization. Production Production planners use SigmaNEST to optimize material utilizationand processing speed for improved cutting efficiency. When thenesting process is complete, the nest information is transmitted toSTRATIX so that STRATIX jobs can be automatically created.
STRATIXjobs can then be scheduled and recorded in STRATIX. After jobs are completed, STRATIX will automatically informSigmaNEST of accurate inventory usage and remnant information sothat the SigmaNEST inventory remains accurate and the relatedwork-orders are completed properly. Lawrence Tabachnick , ERP Systems Administrator for the Oscar Winski Company,commented, The packaged integration has substantially improvedthe productivity of the production planner that plans and handlesthe production. I would estimate that it has saved 2-3 hours perday for that individual, and, as we expand our laser plate cuttingcapabilities, the time-savings increases significantly further. Wewere also very pleased with the support we received from Invera andSigmaTEK Systems during the straight-forward implementation of thisproduct.
About Lafayette Steel & Aluminum Lafayette Steel & Aluminum , an Oscar Winski Company, with headquarters in Lafayette, Indiana,has three main locations in Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana aswell as Franklin Park, Illinois. The flat-rolled service center locations in Indianapolis, IN andFranklin Park, IL, which stock and process carbon and aluminumcoils, carry a large selection of hot rolled, hot-rolled P&O,cold rolled galvanized, galvannealed, galvalume, aluminized,aluminum, and pre-painted coil and sheet products. Processingcapabilities include slitting, cut-to-length, shearing, andstamping. The Aluminum Fabrication division carries a large selection ofgeneral line products, aluminum extrusions, and stainless steelproducts, with multi-step processing capabilities including laserplate cutting, fabrication, bending, punching, welding, sawing,shearing, and other cutting operations. About Invera Invera has been providing steel and metal service center enterprisesoftware (ERP) and Internet systems for over 30 years.
Theirenterprise software products are used by metal service centers,steel service centers, plate processors, metal distributors, steelstockholders, metal processors, toll processors, building productsdistributors, and tube mills. Their metal industry softwareproducts, including STRATIX , are used by more than 13,000 users at over 600 sites in theUnited States, Europe, Mexico, Canada, Dubai, and the Far East. About SigmaTEK Systems SigmaTEK Systems, LLC develops and sells SigmaNEST®, a comprehensive softwaresolution for nesting, NC programming, and cutting of steel sheet,plate and tube materials, as well as wood. SigmaNEST is the leadingCAD/CAM nesting system for plasma, laser, punch, oxyfuel, waterjet,router, knife, tube/pipe and combination cutting machines.SigmaNEST ensures superior material utilization, machine motionoptimization, and maximum part quality, balanced with cuttingspeed, work flow integration, material handling, accurate estimatesand information management. Founded in 1993, SigmaTEK Systems is headquartered in Cincinnati,OH and has an extensive global support network with branches inNorth and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.
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