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Advaris MES on the podium...

...and Chemetall For the second time in a row, Chemetall received the award of best supplier of the year by from ArcelorMittal Bourg-en-Bresse (AMBB) in France, the wire drawing division of ArcelorMittal. The leading global surface treatment company obtained the best evaluation in terms of safety, cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness and partnership. “We are very honoured to receive this award and consider it as a tribute to our strong customer dedication and an incentive to continuously improve our performances and services”, said Bruno Rouvier, general manager of Chemetall France. Seven out of 35 major suppliers invited to the AMBB’s Suppliers Day were esteemed for their great performance.

ISA (International Society of Automation) and the guidelines of the Association of German Engineers (VDI), which they are derived from. He also added some more stringent criteria of his own. The Advaris MES got top marks for its “manufacturing flow design” with the

In this year’s assessment and ranking of manufacturing execution systems (MES) carried out by Landshut-based industrial consultants MES Consult, Advaris from Bruchsal, Germany, has gained a place among the top eight. MES is a core element of “Advaris Cable”, the operations management system for length-based manufacturers.

functions of “product definition management” and “resources management”, as well as for its “manufacturing flow planning”. The Advaris system was also praised for its flexibility and the ease with which it can be integrated into an existing on-site system landscape. The decision to consistently base the system on service oriented architecture (SOA) also contributed to the Bruchsal company’s overall success. Two other reasons for the

Economist of MES-Consult, said: “Advaris has a very good manufacturing execution system tailored to the relevant sectors (cable, wire, litz wire, and rope). In the opinion of MES-Consult, the Advaris system could also be used in other industries with drum-based manufacturing. Klaus Thiel,

▲ ▲ Advaris CEO Dr Manfred Moser

“The impressive because the basic design includes all three main components of a sophisticated MES. The fact that the structure is based on SOA elements throughout, and makes use of modern in-memory technology, also deserves a special mention.” system is

very positive assessment by MES-Consult were the intensive advice with which Advaris supports their customers, and the fact that its systems can be implemented on site in a very short time. Advaris Informationssysteme GmbH – Germany Website : www.advaris.de

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longstanding relationship and the award underlines this excellent cooperation.

Chemetall GmbH – Germany Website : www.chemetall.com

In his product evaluations, the MES expert adhered strictly to the standards of the

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