Quality Systems International (QSI) has revealed that its Winlims Rental scheme has been developed to give organisations a tax-efficient option for investing in its Winlims system. Winlims is a laboratory information management system (Lims).
Clive Collier, managing director at QSI, said: 'If your company is making profits and paying corporation tax, you can offset the rental fees for your Lims, which will reduce your tax burden by the amount of the fees. 'This means your Lims is paid for by the government and effectively costs your company nothing.
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Lock-Maker Benefits From Compete IT's Management
Compete IT has modernised Fullex Locks' infrastructure and integrated a production-control system throughout the organisation on the recommendation of production systems manager Paul Head. Head said: 'During the selection process the people from Compete IT demonstrated their manufacturing software several times to me, the departmental heads and to all the people on the shop floor that it would affect. 'As we had hundreds of finished parts and thousands upon thousands of component parts and multi-level assemblies/bill of materials with often 80 to 200 component parts in, the perceived success of such a project was initially doubted by many of the people involved,' he added.
There were four main problems with this project: all data (part numbers, bill of materials, customer and supplier information) was in the old Pegasus system; there was too much data to be able to manually input it into a new system; a lot of the data within the current system was obsolete or required amendments; and the stock count needed to be entered into the system from day one. Compete IT's manufacturing software allowed Fullex Locks to import from an MS Excel spreadsheet the following data: customer information, supplier information, part numbers, assemblies / bill of materials, stock take quantities and values.
This was achieved by exporting information from Pegasus to MS Excel and then, where necessary, the data was 'cleaned up'. Using the standard import facilities within Factory-Master, the data was then pulled through, removing the need to re-key data, saving time, money and hassle. 'I have been involved in similar projects of this nature many times before and had expected it to take six to 12 months to be fully utilising the system without any glitches. 'To my delight and surprise we were fully live and up and running on the whole system within only two months,' Head concluded.
There were four main problems with this project: all data (part numbers, bill of materials, customer and supplier information) was in the old Pegasus system; there was too much data to be able to manually input it into a new system; a lot of the data within the current system was obsolete or required amendments; and the stock count needed to be entered into the system from day one. Compete IT's manufacturing software allowed Fullex Locks to import from an MS Excel spreadsheet the following data: customer information, supplier information, part numbers, assemblies / bill of materials, stock take quantities and values.
This was achieved by exporting information from Pegasus to MS Excel and then, where necessary, the data was 'cleaned up'. Using the standard import facilities within Factory-Master, the data was then pulled through, removing the need to re-key data, saving time, money and hassle. 'I have been involved in similar projects of this nature many times before and had expected it to take six to 12 months to be fully utilising the system without any glitches. 'To my delight and surprise we were fully live and up and running on the whole system within only two months,' Head concluded.
Webinar To Show Benefits Of Axstream Software
Softinway will host the free webinar 'Improving Axial Turbine Flow Path Efficiency Between Overhauls: Strategy for 2010' on 17 December. This webinar is dedicated to power station and airline engineers that want to improve the efficiency of turbomachinery during overhauls. At the presentation, the Softinway team will showcase the Axstream software suite and its ability to define optimal overhaul intervals, replace components without sacrificing efficiency and minimise retrofitting costs.
The contents for the steam-turbine section of the webinar will include: life cycle, typical deterioration factors, steam-turbine HP cylinder simulation in Axstream with estimation of deterioration factors, investigation of efficiency changing and investigation of erosion of the last stage. The contents for the aircraft-engine section will include: typical performance-deterioration mechanisms, engine performance simulation, investigation of aero-engine efficiency, fuel consumption and on-wing life.
The contents for the steam-turbine retrofitting section will include: comparison of redesign and retrofitting methods and the benefits of retrofitting. After the presentation, turbomachinery design experts from Softinway will be available for a question-and-answer session.
The contents for the steam-turbine section of the webinar will include: life cycle, typical deterioration factors, steam-turbine HP cylinder simulation in Axstream with estimation of deterioration factors, investigation of efficiency changing and investigation of erosion of the last stage. The contents for the aircraft-engine section will include: typical performance-deterioration mechanisms, engine performance simulation, investigation of aero-engine efficiency, fuel consumption and on-wing life.
The contents for the steam-turbine retrofitting section will include: comparison of redesign and retrofitting methods and the benefits of retrofitting. After the presentation, turbomachinery design experts from Softinway will be available for a question-and-answer session.
Rockwell Publication Discusses HVAC Benefits
A white paper from Rockwell Automation details how facility managers and owners can reduce energy consumption and maximise savings with HVAC control upgrade technology. The paper outlines a new option to help convert constant-volume HVAC systems to variable-air-volume (VAV) control, while avoiding the cost and complexity associated with changing mechanical or building automation-control systems.The white paper, 'Leveraging the Power of Intelligent Motor Control to Maximize HVAC System Efficiency', describes the technology behind this upgrade option, outlines the cost-saving benefits and breaks down a food manufacturer's payback as an example. By adjusting fan speeds, the upgrade option helps facility managers reduce energy consumption and building owners reap payback in a relatively short time - often less than a year.
The upgrade option helps building owners avoid redesign and capital investments associated with new systems. Designed as a self-contained unit for easy installation, the integrated control solution is said to deliver more energy savings at a fraction of the cost of a traditional hardware retrofit. The unit includes temperature and carbon-dioxide sensors, a microcontroller, a high-performance variable-frequency drive and a touch-screen operator interface.
Rather than cycling between constant speed and off, HVAC fans controlled by the variable-frequency drive automatically adjust in response to heating or cooling needs. Jenalea Howell, market analyst, IMS Research, said: 'HVAC systems typically constitute a large amount of a building's operating costs, so it makes business sense to upgrade HVAC systems as efficiently as possible, without being forced to reconfigure an existing system.
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