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About Manufacturing Information
Solutions
Manufacturing Information Solutions is an authorized Predator
Distributor/Service Center (fka Predator Trailblazer). A core group of Predator Software, Inc. resellers selected
to aid in the successful implementation and development of their
manufacturing execution system (MES) software suite. The MES
software suite consists of Predator DNC™,
Predator Traveler™,
Predator Tracker™
(fka Predator Tool Crib and Predator Gage Crib), and
Predator MDC™ .
All these products are designed to be ran integrated among one common
backend database so that all applications can share the same data.
M.I.S. was founded on the principle that
manufacturers, particularly the smaller to medium sized ones, needed
assistance automating, especially with respect to computers and computer
software. We found that the larger software vendors did not target, nor
could they justify the resources to target, these smaller to medium sized
manufacturers as potential customers. When they did, they merely sold to
them, they didn't really try to "help" them. M.I.S
was created to help the manufacturer.
Our mission
statement is simple:
Do
everything possible to make the customer more efficient and therefore more
profitable.
In
doing so, they will become a satisfied customer and a repeat
customer.
We
help them, they will help us.
In 1966 Elk-Bend Machine and Supply was
founded. It started out selling perishables such as saw blades and
coolant, then grew to selling manual metal working equipment and
eventually to CNC--Computer Numerically Controlled-- machine tools.
Elk-Bend later evolved into a company known as Beta Technology. The
company still sells new and used machine tools, as well as conducting
appraisals and liquidations. As the manual machines became more
sophisticated, Beta Tech's customers needed help in running these CNC
machines, primarily in the form of computer software which was needed to
operate them, and in the training of the operators on how to use the
software.
A "Software Division" was created
to help the customer utilize their newly acquired CNC machines to their
fullest potential. Sometimes this meant incorporating CAD/CAM software to
create the G-Code necessary to run the machine tool and sometimes it meant
DNC to get the G-code into the machine tool. At times it meant setting up
and training the customer and their employees on the use of SPC so that
they could consistently produce quality parts. At other times it meant the
custom writing of software programs to meet their specific needs.
In February of 1994, the "Software
Division" had accumulated enough customers and was gaining so much
new interest and potential customers, that it was "spun off" as
it's own entity. Before that could happen however, a new name had to be
created.
Many long hours were spent trying to find a
suitable name. The individuals involved wanted a name that really meant
something. A name that described what the company would be and what it
would do. A name that a potential customer could identify with. A name
that would be easily identifiable with the products & services which
it had to offer. In the end, the basic underlying thought of the company
was selected to represent itself: Manufacturing Information Solutions.
The abbreviation of the new name also meant
something in-and-of-itself. To most people, when they see or hear the
letters "M.I.S." they think of computers, software, and possibly
the "IT department." That is exactly what and how we
wanted people to think of us; as "their" IT department.
And that's exactly who we are; the people who's job it is to help you do
your jobs better. We wouldn't have it any other way.
About Predator Software Inc.
Predator Software develops software to
automate the shop floor and improve production efficiencies. Predator
products provide the network "backbone" to communicate across
any shop floor or production facility, and then add vital productivity
components, including network security, document viewing, internet
browsing, data collection and analysis, tool and gage management, and
electronic work instructions. Other Predator applications focus on CNC
programming, such as CNC/Machine verification and simulation, and
universal CNC translation. Together, Predator's products make up the
Predator MES (Manufacturing Execution System), an integrated suite of
products that gather shop floor data and deliver it to the front office,
in sync with existing ERP or MRP systems.
Since 1994, Predator Software has not only
become the industry leader in DNC and shop floor communications,
they have totally redefined what DNC is and have raised the standard by
which all other DNC vendors, across the globe, shoot for.
Predator Software Inc., located in
Portland, Oregon is focused on the development of applications and
solutions that provide manufacturers with answers to the real world shop
floor communications and automation problems. From their experienced and
dedicated staff to their own internal systems for development, testing,
sales, and support; Predator Software is committed to investing in the
resources it takes to remain the recognized industry leader in shop floor
automation technologies.
"Every day more and more manufacturing
companies come to rely on Predator shop floor solutions, services, and
expertise to increase their manufacturing productivity and
profitability."
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