| Westford,
Massachusetts -- November 10, 1999 -À GenRad,
Inc. (NYSE: GEN) today announced that its GR Software
business unit has released Shop Floor Line Manager™
, a module of its flagship manufacturing execution system
(MES) Shop Floor Data Manager™ solution. Shop Floor
Line Manager (SFLM™) extends the reach of Shop Floor
Data Managerês (SFDM™) MES functionality to
provide integrated machine and equipment process control
for the electronics assembly industry. Seamlessly linked,
SFLM and SFDM provide visibility of the entire product
build cycle from line monitoring up through the MES to
its integration point with an organizationês enterprise
resource planning (ERP) system.
The integrated GR Software solution provides faster
implementation of a comprehensive solution at less cost
on the front end, providing greater control over new
product introduction in the fast-paced electronics industry,
decreasing time-to-market.
"Using Shop Floor Line Manager together with Shop
Floor Data Manager gives our customers control over
their entire manufacturing process. As a result, they
can ramp new products faster, speeding time to market."
said Steve Holford, President, GR Software.
The Shop Floor Line Manager module provides automated
data collection from in-line printed circuit board assembly
process activities, including detailed information regarding
paste and soldering functions, component pick-and-place
activities, as well as flying probe, in-circuit, and
functional testing equipment. Parametric data tracking
provides the basis for real time alerts via dynamic
web-enabled reporting that ensures in-process responsiveness
across the entire production line. Visibility to activities
on the line is universally available to line operators,
production supervisors, process and product engineers,
and plant managers.
The added process-centric functional depth of line
monitoring and control within SFLM adds a critical new
dimension to SFDMês traditional product-centric
MES focus. With SFLM, SFDM now bridges the entire functional
area lying below an organizationês global enterprise
planning solution, from MES down to process control
of equipment on the line in a single solution. The dynamic
web-enabled reporting of alerts ensures rapid responsiveness
to events occurring anywhere in the build cycle, resulting
in maximum line throughput and improved return on capital
investment.
GenRad Background
GenRad, Inc. provides electronics OEMs and their customers
with the hardware, software and services to increase
productivity by optimizing product design, manufacturing
and after-market service. GenRad, headquartered in Westford,
MA, offers products and services through three business
units: Advanced Diagnostic Solutions (ADS), Electronic
Manufacturing Solutions (EMS), and GR Software (GRS).
GenRadês web site address is http://www.genrad.com.
GenRad’s most current shareholder information
is available by visiting our Website at http://www.genrad.com
or calling our Fax on Demand Service at (800) 469-1261.
Statements made in this press release which are not
historical, including statements regarding future performance,
product capabilities and markets are forward looking
statements and as such are subject to a number of risks.
Factors that may cause results to differ materially
from those projected are discussed in GenRadês
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ending January 2, 1999 and form 10-Q for the quarter
ended July 3, 1999 under the section "Managementês
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and
Results of Operations À Factors That May Affect
Future Results."
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