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InfoServe365 in China (Again !) 01/07/2009 Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China – Voith Paper Fabrics China Co. Ltd has awarded InfoServe365 the contract to install their remote production and process data collection system on the latest manufacturing machine at their brand new Kunshan plant in China. InfoServe365’s system will give the local management team valuable production and process intelligence and ensure the highest possible level of support from the machine design team who are based in the UK. The data will afford the engineering team a comprehensive diagnostic view over key operational parameters for both process and engineering services. The system will also provide full operational clarity to business professionals at Voith’s headquarters in Heidenheim, Germany by allowing access to the live and historic data store and the customised productivity reports. Michael Hill

InfoServe365 in China 09/06/2009 Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China – Process Line (China) Ltd., have ordered a remote data collection system from InfoServe365 Ltd. The system will be fitted to Process Line’s latest machine currently under construction in Wenzhou, China. The system will give the both the machine’s operators and Process Line’s UK support engineers full access to the lithographic coating line’s process data meaning their specialist skills can be employed effectively and efficiently from their UK headquarters in Leeds. Alan Arthur, Process Line’s managing director commented, “Where we have complex coating machinery such as this, the facility to be able to access and analyse the process data from anywhere in the world means that we can provide much more immediate and informed assistance to our clients should they experience production issues. Using the InfoServe365 system our process support team aim to help achieve higher levels of OEE (overall equipment efficiency) from the coating line returning a much faster return on investment for our client”. The InfoServe365 system has the capability to also report productivity performance, energy usage and to warn of degrading plant conditions pre-empting catastrophic component failure. Michael Hill

InfoServe365 hits Europe 16/04/2009 Genk, Belgium – Alupa NV, one of Europe’s leading producers of vacuum metallised paper for applications in the labelling, cigarette and packaging industry has just had final commissioning of the first InfoServe365 installation in mainland Europe. Installed on a new General Vacuum K5000 metalliser (manufactured by Bobst Group, Heywood, UK), Alupa’s production, operations and business managers have comprehensive access to a suite of automatically generated reports, indicating productivity and OEE levels achieved plus downtime analysis over the reporting periods. Live dashboards, automated journals and line graph modules allow Alupa’s professional management team to perform detailed analysis of the production and process parameters from any web connected PC. This intelligence will help keep the machine operating at maximum potential throughout its production lifetime so generating maximum returns on investment for Alupa. Michael Hill

ICE 2009 02/03/2009 InfoServe365 Ltd. will exhibit at this year’s ICE Exhibition at the M.O.C., Munich. The event runs from November 24th – 26th and will be the 2nd ICE event at which the company have exhibited. ICE 2007 was the launch platform for InfoServe365 and significantly, this year’s event will coincide with the major release of AssetManager™ InfoServe’s powerful, new and low cost production management information system. InfoServe365 has seen a remarkable uptake in the company’s products and services since it’s launch in 2007. Helping high profile companies from various sectors of manufacturing realise significant benefits from the production intelligence generated by their data collection and analysis systems. ICE Europe is the benchmark trade show for the converting industry. Europe’s elite converters of web materials, such as paper, film, foil and nonwovens visit the show to stay abreast of market developments. Today’s global market conditions are forcing manufacturers across the world to concentrate heavily on maximising their productivity from existing machinery and to drive down their energy consumption. These are both core activities to which InfoServe365 delivers powerful intelligence with simplicity. InfoServe365 predict that ICE 2009 will see unprecedented interest in their automatic data collection, analysis and reporting system. Come and visit our stand and discover how to find out what you don’t know. Michael Hill

AssetManager from InfoServe365 Ltd 19/01/2009 Because a 5% increase in OEE can mean a 20% increase in profit, AssetManager™ is a serious business tool in the manufacturing world. InfoServe365 Ltd. has launched its new, low cost “Lite” product, AssetManager™. As a true “Out-of-the-box” product, designed and priced to suit companies of all sectors and sizes, AssetManager™ promises to identify concrete opportunities to improve production efficiency. o No more clipboards o No more reliance upon operator accuracy. o No more time consuming data transfer to spreadsheets o No more manual generation of complex reports and graphs etc. InfoServe365’s AssetManager™ is the truly efficient, accurate and affordable answer to the data collection and reporting problem. The system automatically measures, calculates and reports OEE, productivity, downtime, slow running, and jobs run. With reports available at the touch of a button production and business professionals have the most up-to-date management informed at their fingertips. Simple to install, with very little machine interfacing, highly relevant productivity data is extracted during normal operation of any process machinery. Onward collation and analysis means “Real Time” dashboards show the current operational status of connected plant and easy to use analysis tools also provide the means to conduct fast diagnostics previous production data. The system also alerts designated personnel of defined conditions as they occur. With determination, skill and the powerful AssetManager™ business information tool, improved efficiency and elevated profits are now in everyone’s grasp. Michael Hill

Kodak turns to InfoServe365 to drive energy initiative ... 05/02/2007 Kodak Polychrome Graphics at Morley, UK is a group member of one of the world’s largest lithographic platemanufacturing companies. Kodak have installed InfoServe365 to help drive the company’s energy efficiency initiative at it’s manufacturing plant in Leeds. Phil Ball, Kodak’s Operations Manager said, “Kodak Polychrome Graphics recognises that it has importantcommercial and environmental responsibilities regarding its energy usage. Our customers, employees and shareholders can rest assured that we continually strive to maximise our energy efficiency at all times. Since installing InfoServe365 across our plant, we now have detailed, live and historic energy profiling that allows us to target usage areas in our operation where we do indeed make improvements. By installing InfoServe365 across our plant, we have reinforced our commitment to preserve the environment by maximising our energy efficiency.” InfoServe365 automatically gathers Kodak energy data and can present them with an energy report for any given time period with just a few clicks of a mouse. Michael HIll

The Perfect Package for Amcor ... 18/12/2008 Amcor Flexibles Camvac in Norfolk, a group member of one of the largest packaging companies in the world has installed InfoServe365 on key manufacturing assets at it’s Thetford plant. Simon Smith of Amcor said, “In order for Amcor Flexibles Camvac to maintain it’s competitive advantage as a manufacturing ‘Best in Class’ company, our plant’s operational efficiency is crucial to us. InfoServe365 provides us with powerful business information from our production plant as it happens.By installing InfoServe365, we have reinforced our commitment to continually improve overall equipment efficiency (OEE), ensure we always to meet our stringent high quality standards and maintain an operational advantage over our competitors.” A simple installation with little on-site infrastructure: InfoServe365 users need only Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. With only a few mouse clicks, board members, production managers, process engineers and maintenance engineers all have access to empirical machine data, from wherever they are in the world. Michael Hill

Packaging International ... 09/02/2007 Optima Control Solutions and InfoServe365 are delighted to be associated with Packaging International www.packaging-int.com Packaging International is an Internet portal informing you of all the very latest developments in the field of packaging. Packaging International offers you the leading packaging firms’ latest releases and news, a glossary of terms, an indexed listing of conference and exhibitions concerning the packaging market. It includes a list of associations, the latest packaging headlines and links to the most important packaging websites and organisations in the world. The publication is one of the leading and most up-to-date packaging publications on the Internet, proven to be an invaluable source of information and a platform of communication for buyers and suppliers alike. Silas Murray

Forecasting Bright Times Ahead ... 08/12/2006 Optima Control Solutions, developers of InfoServe365, recently installed a meterological office-grade weather station into a Lancashire technology college. Weather data collection and presentation is handled by InfoServe365 in exactly the same way as it would be for a commercial installation of the product. Data is continually gathered from the weather station and is immediately transferred to a secure data center where it is indefinitely stored. Our system has proved a highly effective tool for the college and staff and pupils are able to log into the InfoServe365 web application to access the data from any Internet connected computer. The web application is an intuitive and powerful suite of data mining tools. Up to the minute and historical information can be accessed, trends can be plotted and periodic reports can be instantly generated. Silas Murray