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May 24, 2016 | EPE CorporationEstimated reading time: 1 minute
EPE Corporation, industry experts in high-reliability electronics manufacturing since 1965, first selected Aegis as their Manufacturing Software System (MES) vendor in 2000.
“In 2000, EPE was looking for a long-term, cost-effective manufacturing software solution to provide the necessary insight into our manufacturing processes to drive greater efficiencies and improve activities,” notes James “JD” Bell, President and CEO of EPE. “We did a lot of research on various software solutions before finally selecting Aegis. To this day, we can say that Aegis was a great fit for us, without which we would not be where we are today,” he adds.
“The Aegis MES software system has allowed EPE to dramatically improve our New Product Introduction (NPI) process turnaround times, improve our product quality by automating the data collection and analysis processes, and as a result, improve our overall performance for our customers. Since we purchased Aegis, we have achieved near six-sigma level quality in our surface-mount operations, improved our on-time delivery by 67%, and have achieved year-after-year growth in revenues and profitability in a very competitive and demanding EMS marketplace. Aegis Software has been instrumental to our success,” says JD Bell.
Some of the key Aegis MES functions that allows EPE to remain a strong EMS provider are:
- NPI Automation
- Real-time WIP Tracking
- Materials Control
- Machine Data Acquisition for Quality and Performance
- Factory-Wide Paperless and Version Control
- Deviation management
- Full System Box Build & Genealogy Control
- User-Designed Real-time Dashboards
- User-Designed Reports
- Statistical Process Control
- Certificates of Conformance
EPE Corporation has been a trusted, high-reliability Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) expert since 1965. EPE is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) located in Manchester, NH and focuses on the high-reliability markets of defense, aerospace, medical, robotics, industrial, RF communications and Internet of Things.
About Aegis
Founded in 1997, Aegis Software is headquartered in a state-of-the-art development and training facility in Philadelphia PA. Aegis has international sales and support offices in Germany, UK, China and Japan, and is partnered with 37 manufacturing equipment suppliers. With a global customer base of over 1700 factories across the military, aerospace, electronics, medical, and automotive industries, Aegis delivers a unique level of capability, value, and time-to-value for its manufacturing customers.
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