Memex and 5ME Join Partners in THINC

Please join us in welcoming two new members of Partners in THINC: Memex and 5ME are now a part of our elite group. Each of our partners brings best-in-class talent and products to our collaborations, and the addition of these organizations continues that tradition.

Memex Automation Inc., the operating company of Astrix Automation Inc. (TSX-V:OEE), is the leader of the measurement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (“OEE”) in real-time. OEE is the measurement of plant-wide capacity utilization. MERLIN (Manufacturing Enterprise Real-time Lean Information Network) generates OEE enterprise-wide, machine by machine. Frost & Sullivan awarded MERLIN its 2013 Technology Innovation Leadership Award. In 2013, Microsoft picked MERLIN to be its mid-market ERP machine connectivity solution. MERLIN incorporates the MTConnect standard, an open source royalty free XML protocol, and it solves the last meter connectivity problem faced by 97% of manufacturers. For more information, please visit: http://www.memex.ca.

5ME provides innovative technologies, products, and value added services solely focused on increasing manufacturing efficiency. Cryogenic Machining is a game changing metal-cutting technology that increases throughput, quality, tool life, and profitability. Environmentally friendly, it facilitates a safer work environment for plant floor personnel. The company offers manufacturing software with a suite of modules focused on manufacturing and maintenance metrics that integrate seamlessly into production assets and business systems. Additionally, 5ME’s manufacturing solutions render high performance tooling, tool holders, fluids, fixture design, clamping, and turnkey systems.

We’re getting very close to 50 Partners in THINC members! Combined with Okuma’s distribution network, this partnership comprises the largest, cross-company collaborative network in the metalworking and machining industry. If you know of an organization that would add complementary skills and products to our group, please contact Jeff Estes at 704-588-7000 or jestes@okuma.com.