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Medical Device Manufacturer Trixell Improves Production
Visibility, Traceability with Apriso FlexNet SolutionAnonymous.
Business Wire. New York: Nov 27, 2007.
Abstract (Summary)
Trixell (www.trixell.com), a joint venture between Thales (51%),
Philips Medical Systems (24.5%) andSiemens Medical Solutions
(24.5%), is using Apriso's software as a collaborative
manufacturingoperations execution system to improve production line
efficiency and enhance access to real-timedata. "Both
pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers such as Trixell
benefit from the ease ofuse in how Apriso FlexNet delivers
real-time operations intelligence to enable highly adaptive
production environments," explained Rick Gallisa, industry
director for life sciences at Apriso.
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Copyright Business Wire 2007
Apriso Solution Executes Manufacturing Operations Processes,
Enhancing Visibility and Control to
Simplify Production and Increase Responsiveness forTrixell's
Family of X-Ray Flat Panel DigitalDetector Devices
North America:
Apriso Corporation
Gordon Benzie, (562) 951-9054
[email protected]
or
Europe:
Apriso Corporation
Veerle Dedecker, +33-6 78 29 91 70
[email protected]
Logo: http://www.apriso.com
Apriso Corporation, a provider of adaptive software solutions
for global manufacturers, todayannounced Trixell, the world's
leading manufacturer of digital detectors for medical radiology,
hasgone live with their Apriso FlexNet(R) implementation. The
Apriso solution, in conjunction with arecent expansion at their
Moirans facility in southeast France, has greatly expanded capacity
byadding new machinery and upgrading systems, enabling a real-time
approach to operationsexecution.
Trixell (www.trixell.com), a joint venture between Thales (51%),
Philips Medical Systems (24.5%) andSiemens Medical Solutions
(24.5%), is using Apriso's software as a collaborative
manufacturingoperations execution system to improve production line
efficiency and enhance access to real-timedata. This greater
visibility and control over production processes has helped this
medical device
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manufacturer improve production performance through quicker,
better decision making and enhancedtraceability, enabling Trixell
to address their regulatory compliance requirements.
"Our expectations have been exceeded with the deployment of
Apriso FlexNet, continuing ourcommitment to improve customer
responsiveness while providing easier access to production
data,"explained Jean Philippe Pierre, IT project manager at
Trixell. "Now, everything is stored in acentralized database,
providing efficiency while simplifying production processes through
the easy-to-
use FlexNet system."
The Trixell product line allows physicians and radiologists to
quickly scan and save radiology images,rather than printing and
storing on large films. Implementation of the Apriso system will
amplifyTrixell's environmentally friendly processes, eliminating
the 80-100 sheets of paper previouslyrequired to manufacture each
device. Apriso's new paperless system could save overhalf a
millionsheets of paper per year, further expanding Trixell's
positive impact on the environment.
While the selection to deploy Apriso was primarily justified on
improved adaptability, responsivenessand real-time visibility to
plant operations, another equally important factor was the ease
of
implementation and use of FlexNet. To start, FlexNet completely
integrates withTrixell's SAP ERPsystem, so no ERP modifications
were needed as part of the deployment. Accustomed to
complexprogramming requirements of typical manufacturing IT
systems, the operations and IT staff are verypleased with the
intuitive, directive FlexNet user interface, which resulted in
shortening the
implementation schedule due to less programming and fewer end
user training requirements.
"Both pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers such as
Trixell benefit from the ease of usein how Apriso FlexNet delivers
real-time operations intelligence to enable highly adaptive
productionenvironments," explained Rick Gallisa, industry director
for life sciences at Apriso. "The FlexNetsystem directs operators
which specific actions should be completed, in the order necessary
tooptimize production processes. At the same time, sufficient data
is collected to enable completetraceability, greatly simplifying
the process of achieving and maintaining regulatory
compliance."
Trixell's FlexNet choice is in direct alignment with ARC
Advisory Group's approach to manufacturingoperations management, as
detailed within the recently published ARC report entitled
"OperationsManagement Solution Requirements Guide." The author,
Greg Gorbach, stated: "Leadingmanufacturers are now putting a
priority on plant floor IT investments, in some cases making
thestrategic decision that this will constitute the bulk of their
IT spend over the next few years ...They
need to operate as a real-time enterprise ... Leading
manufacturers have achieved success bydeveloping many
characteristics of real-time enterprises."
The Apriso solution now in use at Trixell doesn't stop improving
productivity once production iscomplete. As devices are shipped
worldwide to physicians and other end users, product returns
willoccasionally occur, whereby a previously shipped unit must be
inspected, repaired or re-stocked. TheApriso FlexNet system is also
being used to track this activity, creating an 'as returned'
history, whichis then available to production and design systems to
further improve production performance,product quality and overall
operations efficiency.
About Apriso
Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing
competitive advantage for its
customers. It does so by enabling manufacturing organizations to
adapt quickly and easily to marketchanges and unexpected events.
Apriso FlexNet applications provide visibility, adaptability and
real-
time control of manufacturing operations across the enterprise
and supply chain network. Apriso leadsthe industry in multi-site,
globally integrated Operations Execution Systems. Many of
Apriso'scustomers have chosen to integrate planning, execution and
control to increase operational efficiencyand eliminate errors in
their production process. Apriso serves more than 160 customers in
40countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, powering more
than 600 installations worldwide. Apartial listing of customers
includes General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, Microsoft, L'Oreal,
LockheedMartin, Becton Dickinson, Rubbermaid, Saint-Gobain, Novelis
and Essilor. Learn more at
www.apriso.com.
