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Take the MESA Metrics Survey, Get the Benchmark Data for Yourself |
Survey Ends November 17, 2011
Take the MESA Metrics 2011 Survey and receive two reports:
- Metrics that Matter Revisited (NOW)
- Pursuit of Performance Excellence (In Feb 2012)
Benchmark your company with other leaders in your industry. How has performance in your operations improved what really matters to the success of your business overall? To find out, participate now in the new survey - sponsored by Camstar - from Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International and its research partner Cambashi Inc. It takes just 15 minutes.
Click here to take the Camstar-sponsored survey. |
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Live Webinar: Manufacturing Execution Excellence in a Fast-growing Business
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November 15, 2011
1:00pm ET
Speaker: Emile van de Pas, Senior IT Specialist PAI M&Q, Solution Architect, Philips Lumileds
Philips Lumileds is the leading provider of LEDs for illumination solutions. In this presentation, Mr. van de Pas will describe a vision of the Philips business and manufacturing landscape, and how Philips Lumileds quickly deployed a single platform for Manufacturing Execution across global sites to achieve:
- High growth in a highly complex global factory footprint
- Reduction of WIP across the entire line
- Quality, yield and throughput time improvement
- Performance and process improvement
- Improved equipment uptimes and preventive maintenance
Mr. van de Pas will describe how the company selected the platform, best practices for valuable and rapid deployment, and their vision for future global manufacturing systems.
Register now.
Philips Lumileds Customer Story: Philips Lumileds deployed Camstar Enterprise Platform at all sites in less than a year, enabling rapid growth in the competitive LED business. Emile van de Pas of Philips describes the project and results. Watch the Video…
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Camstar Customer Success Story - Kodak |
| Kodak Image Sensor Solutions describes how they continuously improve yields and accelerate new product introductions in their complex Semiconductor processes, thanks to instant and reliable visibility to critical information.
"With Camstar and Microsoft, we are able to control our production, which we integrate with research and development, in ways that were unimaginable in our previous MES"
- Joe Blakely, Kodak Image Sensor Solutions Group
Watch the Video…
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Solaria Implements Camstar Platform to Manage Global Manufacturing and Quality |
Camstar Systems, Inc. announced on November 3, 2011 that Solaria, a global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, has deployed the Camstar Enterprise Platform™ to drive quality initiatives throughout all manufacturing processes, enabling flexibility for global manufacturing expansion. The rapid deployment of the manufacturing execution system, Camstar Manufacturing™, at Solaria’s headquarters facility in Fremont, CA provides easy access to real-time product and process intelligence as well as process and quality control across global locations – enabling Solaria to quickly adapt to changes required for process improvement and new product introduction.
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 UPCOMING EVENTS
Camstar Education: Course Schedule
November 2011
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Course Name |
| Nov 7 - 10 |
Exploring Camstar Manufacturing & Feature Modules |
| Nov 14 - 16 |
Object Design |
Nov 17 - 18
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Web Forms Builder |
| Nov 21 - 23 |
Camstar Open Adapter
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December 2011
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Date
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Course Name |
| Dec 5 - 8 |
Exploring Camstar Manufacturing & Feature Modules |
| Dec 12 - 14 |
Object Design |
| Dec 15 - 16 |
Web Forms Builder |
Visit Camstar's Education Page to learn more about these great courses.
Email SMARTCamstar@camstar.com for registration information.
Live Webinar: Manufacturing Execution in a Fast Growing Business
November 15, 2011
1:00pm
Speaker: Emile van de Pas, Senior IT Specialist PAI M&Q, Solution Architect, Philips Lumileds
Philips Lumileds is the leading provider of LEDs for illumination solutions. In this presentation, Mr. van de Pas will describe a vision of the Philips business and manufacturing landscape, and how Philips Lumileds quickly deployed a single platform for Manufacturing Execution across global sites to achieve:
- High growth in a highly complex global factory footprint
- Reduction of WIP across the entire line
- Quality, yield and throughput time improvement
- Performance and process improvement
- Improved equipment uptimes and preventive maintenance
Mr. van de Pas will describe how the company selected the platform, best practices for valuable and rapid deployment, and their vision for future global manufacturing systems.
Register now.
Live Webinar: Best Practices in Detecting and Preventing Counterfeit Electronics
December 7, 2011, 1:00pm ET
Counterfeit electronic parts continue to proliferate and increase the threat of defects, revenue erosion, and product risk to Brand Owners globally each year. Approximately 40% of the U.S. Department of Defense supply chain is believed to consist of fake or defective parts. All elements of the supply chain are negatively affected by counterfeiting. In many cases, the reputation and financial stability of many brand owners has been significantly impacted.
Today, monitoring the production supply chain for counterfeiting is part of doing business. Solutions are available that are creating best practices for counterfeit detection and prevention. Attend this webinar to find out the latest practices in gaining control over this growing problem.
You will learn:
- The Definition of a Counterfeit Electronic Component
- The Impact of Counterfeit parts to a Brand Owner’s business
- Methods to identify counterfeit parts
- How to deploy an effective multi-tier supply chain visibility solution to detect and deter counterfeit products
Speaker:
Nader Fathi, General Manager, Supply Chain Quality, Camstar
Learn more and register now.
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Camstar SigmaSure 7.1
Best Practices in Detecting and Preventing Counterfeit Electronics
Counterfeit electronic parts continue to proliferate and increase the threat of defects, revenue erosion, and product risk to Brand Owners globally each year. Approximately 40% of the U.S. Department of Defense supply chain is believed to consist of fake or defective parts. All elements of the supply chain are negatively affected by counterfeiting. In many cases, the reputation and financial stability of many brand owners has been significantly impacted.
Attend the Webinar on December 7 to find out the latest practices in gaining control over this growing problem. |
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Kal Nawawi,
Director of Manufacturing, Carl Zeiss Meditec
"Having real-time information so you can go solve your problems quickly to respond to your customer is the biggest issue that you need to focus on."
Hear Mr. Nawawi describe how Carl Zeiss Meditec accelerates new product introductions, improves product quality and enhances customer satisfaction with fast access to critical manufacturing and quality information.
Watch the Customer Video.
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