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As a residential North Vancouver Fencing Company, the team at QS Fencing installs fences for all kinds of projects. Chain link fences have recently gone through a renaissance. Designers are incorporating these study fences into interior design to create unique, stylish spaces. For more, go to https://qsfencing.ca/blog/chain-link-fences-into-innovative-interiors-integrating-them-into-modern-design/

The new Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina recently celebrated its grand opening after a significant redesign that completely renovated and expanded the premier deep-water marina of The Bahamas.

Memex was founded in 1992 with a vision to improve the way automated machine tools work and connect on the factory floor. Memex Electronics evolved into Memex Automation and is still making circuit boards - but the vision has expanded to include the networking of all machine tools so that they can communicate with each other and with the computers in the administration office. In fact, the network may be extended to the Internet, allowing productivity and other statistics to be emailed to a PDA, or laptop anywhere in the world.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has become an indispensible tool that allows manufacturers to see information about assets in real-time. Applications built around RFID help report immediate deviations and exceptions to any process. RFID has allowed companies to build authentication and confirmation into previously error-prone processes.

Memex understands the need to be more competitive and get the maximum throughput with your machine assets in manufacturing. To be able to "visualize" how your machines are operating allows customers to react quickly to situations. Measuring what actually happens on the shop floor allows manufacturing and industry leaders to tune processes using lean manufacturing techniques. Apply the Theory of Constraints principle by monitoring and identifying a constraint. Improve operator productivity and satisfaction by helping them perform faster and reduce their data collection overhead using automatic and accurate tracking systems. OEE - Overall Equipment Effectiveness is the key performance indicator that drives this machine monitoring process.

Here is your chance to get an early peak at JustFoodERP’s latest development effort. Combining a number of technologies including Microsoft’s new Office365, SQL Azzure, SharePoint 2010, and Excel Online Services, JF Reporting will give our customers a reporting and metrics platform that is always on and can be accessed from anywhere and from any device.

DNC Software for Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP and others is a 32-bit multi-threaded communications & file management system allowing simultaneous upload and download to multiple CNC controls. It includes a CNC Editor, Backplotter and many other utilities and features. DNC Software is easily connected to CAD/CAM systems over industry standard networks and is available in a Client-Server configuration. Besides machine tool DNC communications, other shop floor data can be collected from shop terminals, tool pre-setters, bar code equipment or SPC systems.

Memex was founded in 1992 with a vision to improve the way automated machine tools work and connect on the factory floor. Memex Electronics evolved into Memex Automation and is still making circuit boards - but the vision has expanded to include the networking of all machine tools so that they can communicate with each other and with the computers in the administration office. In fact, the network may be extended to the Internet, allowing productivity and other statistics to be emailed to a PDA, or laptop anywhere in the world.

Physical Asset Management and Manufacturing links metrics so that improvements in equipment and work effectiveness are connected to the resulting contribution to business and operating objectives. Physical Asset Management and Manufacturing metrics begin with business measures such as RONA and ROCE. They include industry benchmarks such as cost per Unit and Replacement Asset Value. Effectiveness metrics cascade through Overall, Availability, Yield or Performance, Quality and cost measures of performance. Equipment effectiveness, including inventory tracking through RFID, and work productivity measures are included in this range.

NorthernGraphics.ca is pleased to announce the recent launch of its new company and its company website http://www.northerngraphics.ca. NorthernGraphics.ca is an independent contractor service experienced in design and production of imagery, layouts, animations, web design, advertisement, as well as 3D modeling and animation services. NorthernGraphics.ca provides small to mid size business owners with graphical support to promote and advertise their products and services. NorthernGraphics.ca prides themselves on the ability to produce custom graphics accurately, quickly and at a cost effective price.

Few industries are impacted as heavily by external factors as food and beverage companies. Regulatory requirements, quality and food safety, raw materials pricing flux, changing consumer preferences etc. Through ramping up on operational efficiencies we can keep the bottom line numbers in the black.

Memex Automation, was invited to participate as a supplier to the manufacturing industry, specifically David McPhail, President. Business Outlook 2011 – Innovation Advantage was put together by Canadian Plant magazine and Rogers Communications and shed some interesting light on the manufacturing industry. It is based on a survey of manufacturing companies as well as a roundtable discussion with senior executives of leading manufacturing companies.

Zevrix Solutions announces Package Central 1.5, a feature update to its file packaging workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Originally developed for a major publisher in the United States, the software automates InDesign packaging by processing files from hotfolders. Package Central offloads file packaging to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the collecting process. The new version lets users export InDesign documents to PDF and IDML during processing.

Physical Asset Management and Manufacturing links metrics so that improvements in equipment and work effectiveness are connected to the resulting contribution to business and operating objectives. Physical Asset Management and Manufacturing metrics begin with business measures such as RONA and ROCE. They include industry benchmarks such as cost per Unit and Replacement Asset Value. Effectiveness metrics cascade through Overall, Availability, Yield or Performance, Quality and cost measures of performance. Equipment effectiveness, including inventory tracking through RFID, and work productivity measures are included in this range.

The potential is right there on the shop floor. There are many success stories of companies realizing the benefits and reaping the windfall. With Memex’s ROI calculator, companies evaluate the impact of OEE implementation, whether reducing costs or mining capacity, this innovative tool allows for quantifiable improvements. Built by leaders in the industry, the ROI calculator provides both numerical and graphical results, validates the potential of the shop.

Zevrix Solutions announces Instant Backup 1.7.1, a compatibility update to its simple and affordable solution to securely back up selected data online and locally. Instant Backup is designed to back up the most important and sensitive active projects - the ones users don't want to take any chances with. And FTP backup assures that the data won't be lost in the case of theft, fire or flood. The new version makes InPreflight compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

When manufacturers benchmark by real-time accurate measurement, the current level of productivity using OEE as the metric, provides an accurate picture of the true efficiency of manufacturing operation(s). Analysis of the data collected allows a company to continuously improve problem areas quickly, which leads to increased productivity in the near and long term.

Toronto-based LoyaltyOne, an Alliance Data business and owner of one of Canada’s most admired brands - the AIR MILES Reward Program, has acquired a 26 percent stake in India-based Direxions Marketing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Direxions is behind some of India’s largest loyalty programs in the airline, hospitality and retail sectors and counts among its clients leading companies such as ICICI Bank, Levis, Colgate, Tata Photon, LG and Dominos, among others.

RONA, Return On Net Assets; ROCE, Return On Capital Employed; EVA, Economic Value Added are all excellent corporate metrics, and in the manufacturing world they are always derived from operational OEE - Overall Equipment Effectiveness, is derived from Availability, Performance and Quality of the manufacturing process.

Zevrix Solutions announces that all its products are now compatible with the Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 software. Zevrix products include popular solutions for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, such as BatchOutput, LinkOptimizer and InPreflight. The Zevrix products let users automate printing, exporting and file delivery from InDesign; save disk space and production time through image optimization and automated packaging; and eliminate errors with thorough preflighting.

SBIS is Canada’s leading agency for individual health and dental insurance, and has been a leader in the industry for over 17 years, and is entrusted by Canadians as the country’s leading provider of health insurance. SBIS’s preferred partner – Green Shield Canada – has huge financial strength and integrity. Green Shield Canada is the only nationwide not-for-profit health and dental provider in Canada that serves over 1.3 million participants. The company has over 1 billion dollars in annual revenue, and is one of the most stable health and dental providers in the world.

Zevrix Solutions announces Deliver Express 2.1.6, a feature update to its automated solution to send and share files across the Internet and local networks. Deliver Express processes files automatically from hot folders and supports FTP, MobileMe and other services. The software can run totally unattended and offers e-mail notifications, multi-destination delivery, file compression and more. The new version adds new variable email tokens for date and time, and addresses some connectivity issues.

Job Shop companies tend to believe that no two products are the same and so must be designed and built individually. The reality is that while every product may be unique, most of the individual operations that go into making a product are very similar. These operations depend on the two most expensive assets of any manufacturing company: the equipment located on the shop floor and the people that operate it.

Bakeries and baked goods manufacturers are facing increasing business pressures. Fluctuating commodity and freight costs has put added pressure on managing gross margins, more so than the common food processor.

Business Outlook 2011 – Innovation Advantage was put together by Canadian Plant magazine and Rogers Communications and shed some interesting light on the manufacturing industry. Based on a survey of manufacturing companies, as well as a roundtable discussion with senior executives of leading manufacturing companies, Memex Automation (www.memex.ca), was invited to participate as a supplier to the manufacturing industry, specifically David McPhail, President.

With razor thin margins and increasing demands from your customers, Food Distribution companies are feeling a crunch like never before. Shortened lead times and more stringent performance requirements mean that distributors need a technology advantage to stay in business.

Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput Server 4.7.6, a maintenance update to its output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Layers magazine, the software automates printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign files from watched hotfolders. BatchOutput Server offloads output to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process. The new update improves output of InDesign documents as single reader's spreads.