After overwhelming success with our initial vertical
solution for the screw
machine and turned parts industry – in 1986 Intera Systems, Inc.
contracted with six of the leading companies in the metal stamping industry
and the Precision Metal Forming Association (PMA), to design and develop
the first fully integrated software solution for the metal stamping
and metal forming industry.
By collaborating with these industry leaders and the
association, Intera has developed a next-generation manufacturing
software package specifically designed for the requirements of the
metal stamping and metal forming industries. By developing a custom-based
solution, Intera has avoided the problems associated with attempting
to modify a generic software package.
In 1988 we joined the Automotive Industry Action
Group - (AIAG) to address the requirements of EDI and
Repetitive
manufacturing. Our completely integrated solutions –
Hawk-i
and
ISOlution
– offer the following features for the metal stamper/former:
Estimating including cycle time calculation
Tracks production in cycles to handle multi-cavity dies
Order processing/Invoicing
Integrated EDI
Inventory/lot tracking/bin location
Purchasing/receiving
Bar Coded material and labor reporting
Time phased material requirements planning
Finite/Infinte scheduling - forward/backward - what-if -
concurrent
Schedules Dies
Die maintenance
Detail job costing
ISO/QS9000 Quality Control (see overview on
ISOlution)
Scrap tracking
BOM and routings
Work Orders and Production Plans (Repetitive)
Calculates tool costs
Equipment/Machine maintenance
Accounting
Payroll and HR