Solution for Medical Device Manufacturers to be Deployed across Illumina’s Global Operations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 14, 2011) - Camstar Systems, Inc. announced today that Illumina, a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for analysis of genetic variation and function, has selected the Camstar Enterprise Platform™ to support its growing business with a rapid deployment across global sites. The solution, which includes Manufacturing Execution and Operational Intelligence, will further enhance manufacturing visibility and enforcement of new products, processes and engineering change orders - to fuel growth and rapid innovation. The solution will enable Illumina to quickly transfer best practices among manufacturing sites as it expands operations globally.
"Leading innovators in the genomic sequencing field like Illumina continue to look to Camstar to support their complex operations," said Scott Toney, President and CEO of Camstar. "They find that a comprehensive platform for Manufacturing, Quality Management and Operational Intelligence pays off when innovation, speed and quality are their strategic drivers."
"The speed with which Illumina adds innovative technologies for studying genetic variation and function enables rapid advances in disease research and personalized medicine - and also creates operational urgency," said Bill Bonnar, Sr. Vice President of Operations for Illumina. "Camstar's Platform will help us quickly deliver new products and solutions, and prioritize the needs of our customers - all while continuously improving quality."
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar is a leading innovator of software solutions that advance product quality in the manufacturing industry, enabling its customers to deliver the highest quality products on time, the first time and every time. The Camstar Enterprise Platform advances product quality throughout the product lifecycle, from design to planning to supply to manufacturing to customer product experience – all in a closed-loop learning process that allows future products to be designed better and manufacturing processes to be leaner and more efficient.
Camstar is the largest in its market, providing solutions for manufacturing execution, process planning, enterprise quality management and supply chain intelligence. For over 20 years, Camstar has served hundreds of satisfied customers worldwide, including Abbott, AMD, Amkor, Arcelor, BAE Systems, Beijing SE Potevio Mobile Communications, BIOTRONIK, Boston Scientific, Canadian Solar, CIBA Vision, Cisco, Emcore, Ericsson, Fresenius, Hitachi, Honeywell, IBM, Infineon, Intevac, Kodak, Life Technologies, Luvata, MiaSolé, Motorola, Nortel, Noven Pharmaceutical, NXP, Pacific Biosciences, Panasonic, Q-Cells, Roche, SanDisk, Siemens, Stryker, Xilinx, Zeiss and ZOLL. For more information, please visit www.camstar.com.