Mazaks headquarters in Florence, Kentucky. (Photo: Mazak)
FLORENCE – Mazak Corporation recently named SIM Technologies Corporation, an engineering services firm specializing in software development for the manufacturing and distribution industries, to its exclusive Value Inspired Partner (VIP) technology program that brings total manufacturing solutions to Mazak customers.
Through this partnership, SIM Technologies and Mazak will collaborate on solutions that solve production, scheduling, logistics and inventory challenges.
The two companies will also work together to create training programs and seminars on understanding and solving production bottlenecks for presentation at Mazak technology and education events across the country, including the DISCOVER 2013 event that will take place Oct. 8 – 16 at the companys headquarters in Florence, Kentucky.
“We are excited to have SIM Technologies as our newest VIP partner. Having relied on them to optimize our own manufacturing initiatives, we know firsthand the company is a proactive collaborator that embodies what it means to be a VIP, said Brian Papke, president of Mazak Corporation.
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Like Mazak, SIM Technologies is committed to making its customers more productive and profitable by solving their production challenges.
SIM Technologies offers software-based planning systems that focus on global supply chains, capacity scheduling, flexible manufacturing simulation, lean manufacturing and congestion modeling. Projects range from optimizing throughput of an existing production line to the complete global supply chain process for a company.
We are excited to be able to take our working relationship with Mazak to the next level, said Paul Eckard, president of SIM Technologies Corporation, and serve as a key factor in helping their customers reduce capital and operating costs through our specialized solutions.
The companys VIP program was launched in 2010, and was designed to bring together reputable producers of complementary technologies for Mazak machines.
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