Memex Becomes Mazak VIP Partner
The two companies will collaborate on data-driven manufacturing opportunities through the iSMART Factory.
Posted: September 16, 2015
Mazak Corporation (Florence, KY) recently named Memex Inc. (Burlington, ON), the data-driven manufacturing technology vendor of the industrial-strength shop-floor-to-top floor communications platform MERLIN, to its exclusive Value Inspired Partner (VIP) program. The announcement comes at a time when Mazak is paving the way in digital resource productivity via its iSMART Factory concept, an all-encompassing vision that harnesses the power of connectivity to optimize manufacturing operations at every level.
Mazak selects VIPs that share its same forward-thinking approach to manufacturing. According to Brian Papke, president of Mazak, Memex makes the perfect VIP because Mazak knows first-hand how the company can help create factories of the future today. And, like Mazak, Memex believes in continuous innovation, boosting manufacturing productivity via digital interconnectedness and helping customers achieve the best possible competitive advantage.
MERLIN plays a critical role in the iSMART Factory concept by allowing Mazak to monitor its productivity and overall equipment effectiveness metrics from anywhere in real-time. The MTConnect® open communications protocol works in conjunction with MERLIN to harvest the data from all the different production floor machines, cells, devices and processes.
As a VIP, Memex will continue to collaborate with Mazak on ways to continue to transform its iSMART Factory. The two companies will also work together to make data-driven manufacturing highly accessible to Mazak customers. This is especially beneficial in a time when talk of smart machines, in-depth software analytics and IIoT is giving rise to a new generation of innovative technologies that will transform the manufacturing paradigm within the next decade.
David McPhail, the president and chief executive officer of Memex, said, “We are very excited to have been selected by them to join their VIP program and see this as a great opportunity to collectively enhance the productivity and profitability of their customers through the adoption of the iSmart Factory initiative. We believe that the iSmart Factory concept is the next logical step in the evolution of data-driven manufacturing, enabling the factory of the future, today.”
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