Posted on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 @ 12:34 PM
Newest Release Delivers Key Advancements in Closed-loop Quality Process for Global Discrete, Batch and Hybrid Operations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (December 9, 2009) - Camstar Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Enterprise Platform solutions to Advance Product Quality, announced today that it has released Camstar Enterprise PlatformTM 4.5 for general availability. Enhancements in version 4.5 - driven in collaboration with leading manufacturers using the Platform - include expanded enterprise-caliber capabilities for global enterprises with multiple manufacturing locations and outsourced operations. Version 4.5 augments the Platform's configurability and usability to allow users to quickly adopt the solution with minimal training - even where complex manufacturing and processes span discrete, batch and hybrid operations.
Customers adopting the Camstar Enterprise Platform have quickly achieved dramatic results. A top life sciences manufacturer using Camstar ManufacturingTM in its discrete manufacturing area recently deployed Camstar Weigh and DispenseTM 4.5 to standardize on the Camstar Enterprise Platform across its batch reagent and discrete operations. The company reports that full traceability from finished product back to raw material enables easier root cause analysis across multiple batches and devices.
A leading global high-tech manufacturer that expanded its Camstar Manufacturing solution with Camstar QualityTM completed the deployment 12 weeks from start to finish. As a result, the company reports it has increased output while decreasing the rate of occurrence of quality incidents.
"The new release is a leap forward toward Camstar's strategic vision of a comprehensive platform to Advance Product Quality for the Enterprise," said Karim Lokas, Vice President of Product Strategy and Marketing for Camstar. "The high level of excitement by new and existing customers who plan to deploy 4.5 underscores the value Camstar is delivering through its continuous investment in R&D. The enterprise-caliber technology and usability make it possible for leading manufacturers to quickly realize benefits across their global operations."
To learn more about the version 4.5 of Camstar's Enterprise Platform for Advancing Product Quality and to register to view the Official 4.5 Launch Event, visit www.camstar.info/45demorequest-website.
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar is a leading innovator of software solutions that advance product quality in the manufacturing industry, enabling its customers to deliver the highest quality products on time, the first time, every time. The Camstar Enterprise Platform advances product quality throughout the product lifecycle, from design to planning to supply to manufacturing to customer product experience - all in a closed-loop learning process that allows future products to be designed better and manufacturing processes to be leaner and more efficient.
Camstar is the largest in its market, including solutions for manufacturing execution, process planning, enterprise quality management and manufacturing intelligence. For over 25 years, Camstar has served hundreds of satisfied customers worldwide, including Abbott, AMD, Amkor, Arcelor, Beijing SE Potevio Mobile Communications, BIOTRONIK, Boston Scientific, Canadian Solar, CIBA Vision, Emcore, Hitachi, IBM, Kodak, Life Technologies, Luvata, MiaSole, Noven Pharmaceutical, NXP, Q-Cells, Roche, SanDisk, Xilinx, Zeiss and ZOLL. For more information, please visit http://www.camstar.com/.
Posted on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 @ 12:30 PM
Leading Provider of Enterprise Software for Quality Manufacturing Sees Acceleration in Solar, High Tech Industries, Strong Life Sciences Showing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 29, 2009) - Camstar Systems, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise software that Advances Product Quality for the Medical Device, BioPharma, Solar, Semiconductor and Electronics industries, today announced that revenue and profit were up for the third straight quarter as of the three-month period ending September 30, 2009 (the third quarter of its 2009 fiscal year).
Camstar reported strong license revenue growth, with 85% of license revenue from new customers. Solar manufacturers comprised a significant portion of that revenue, as that industry ramps up new production facilities with rigorous quality requirements. Camstar has the largest Solar manufacturers in the world as its customers - adding Q-Cells and Canadian Solar.
Camstar also reported significant growth in its APAC and European operations, as High Tech starts to rebound. Medical Device and Biotechnology companies are also showing renewed commitment to investment in quality systems, especially as looming health reform promises to drive efficiency and quality requirements. Roche Diagnostics extended its deployment of Camstar ManufacturingTM by adding Camstar's Weigh and Dispense module for their reagent manufacturing operations.
"We are pleased with this very positive trend over three quarters now," said Scott Toney, President and CEO of Camstar. "We are seeing increasing investment not only across Life Sciences, but also a strong uptake in the Solar industry. Our Camstar QualityTM offering is proving to be a game changer, as we see many of our engagements being strategic, enterprise-wide investments that include our entire platform - manufacturing execution, quality management and manufacturing intelligence."
"The acquisition of Technology Resources Group, announced earlier this week, puts us in a strong position to continue our rapid revenue growth in Solar, Semiconductor and Electronics in the APAC region," continued Mr. Toney. "Our continued healthy financial performance supports not only our increased R&D investment over the last few years, but these kinds of strategic investments we continue to make as a business."
Camstar hosted its 2009 Customer Conference in Q3, a unique virtual conference for its customers in North America which proved to be the most attended event in the company's history. Speakers included Boston Scientific, MiaSolé, Roche Diagnostics and SanDisk. Some of the results reported by this group include:
- 66% reduction in quality incidents
- Rapid volume ramp without increase in number or severity of quality issues
- Elimination of four critical types of nonconformances
- Improved process understanding with an end-to-end platform for batch and discrete operations
- Rapid four-week first deployment
- Increased efficiency in global rollout through use of Camstar Extended Services and Global Partners.
"Camstar's customers have always been actively engaged, and they again shared energetically at our customer event," said Robert Rudder, Sr. VP of Global Sales and Marketing for Camstar. "It's rewarding to see the results of the combined Camstar and customer commitment to the success of each project."
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar is a leading innovator of software solutions that advance product quality in the manufacturing industry, enabling its customers to deliver the highest quality products on time, the first time, every time. The Camstar Enterprise Platform advances product quality throughout the product lifecycle, from design to planning to supply to manufacturing to customer product experience - all in a closed-loop learning process that allows future products to be designed better and manufacturing processes to be leaner and more efficient.
Camstar is the largest in its market, including solutions for manufacturing execution, process planning, enterprise quality management, and manufacturing intelligence. For over 25 years, Camstar has served hundreds of satisfied customers worldwide, including Abbott, AMD, Amkor, Arcelor, Beijing SE Potevio Mobile Communications, BIOTRONIK, Boston Scientific, Canadian Solar, CIBA Vision, Emcore, Hitachi, IBM, Kodak, Life Technologies, Luvata, MiaSole, Noven Pharmaceutical, NXP, Pacific Biosciences, Q-Cells, Roche, SanDisk, Xilinx, Zeiss, and ZOLL.
For more information, visit http://www.camstar.com/
Posted on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 @ 03:40 PM
Seamless Platform for Quality Management, Manufacturing Execution and Intelligence Enjoying Rapid Adoption across Industries
Charlotte, NC - December 18, 2008 - Camstar, the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing and Quality Execution solutions, today announced the general availability of version 4.3 of its Enterprise Platform.
Camstar's Enterprise Platform unifies Quality Management, Manufacturing Execution and Intelligence into a seamless platform for advancing product quality across the supply chain.
"With version 4.3 we continue our mission of enabling manufacturers to deliver the highest quality products on time, the first time to meet market demand," said Karim Lokas, Camstar's Vice President of Product Strategy. "Camstar's platform offers a fundamentally different approach to quality management - a comprehensive platform that provides global control and visibility over production with built-in quality processes that function as intended - to prevent quality issues from occurring. Manufacturing leaders are shifting away from compliance-focused procedural quality to more global, business-driven quality initiatives that impact final product quality, performance, safety and reliability."
Scott Toney, Camstar's President and CEO adds, "A focus on product quality is the top priority for businesses across industries, which is why this platform is proving so strategic to our customers. High product quality leads to leaner operations, higher customer satisfaction, higher market share and less risk of brand damage from product recalls - that is what will define the leaders, especially in the current economic climate."
Manufacturers are choosing Camstar's platform because it includes robust Non-Conformance Management, CAPA Management and Complaint Management that interoperate tightly with manufacturing functions. Coupling these capabilities with improved performance and monitoring reports, analyses, KPIs and dashboards to support manufacturing and quality processes is another compelling benefit for manufacturers.
Version 4.3 became available for general release on November 21, 2008. The concept of Advancing Product Quality and how it is enabled by version 4.3 of Camstar's platform are discussed in the on-demand webinar "Changing the Game: The New Model for Quality-Driven Manufacturing Performance." That presentation may be viewed at www.camstar.com/change-the-game.
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar's Enterprise Manufacturing Execution, Quality and Intelligence platform enables "Closed-Loop Quality Execution," the end-to-end business process that surrounds manufacturing and quality operations. Camstar's unparalleled solution optimizes the innovation and risk equation by monitoring and controlling global manufacturing and quality, and by delivering process interoperability and best practices. The result is shorter time-to-market and time-to-volume, the highest quality products, and leaner, more efficient operations.
Designed for ultimate configurability and built on a service-oriented architecture, Camstar's comprehensive solution set includes industry-specific, out-of-the-box applications and a proven implementation methodology that ensures successful deployment and rapid time to benefit. More than 100 leading companies, including Boston Scientific, Zeiss, Life Technologies, ZOLL, CIBA Vision, BIOTRONIK, Stirling Medical Innovations, IBM, Hitachi, AMD, IBM, Kodak, Eagle Test and Sony Ericsson BMC rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner.
For more information, please visit http://www.camstar.com/.
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Media Contacts:
Chris Parsons, Camstar Systems, Inc.
cparsons@camstar.com
(704) 227-6617
Posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 @ 03:44 PM
Industry Experts Present How Winning Solar Manufacturers Use Manufacturing and Quality Execution Systems to Deliver Maximum Output and Profit Per Line
Charlotte, NC - November 17, 2008 - Camstar Systems, Inc. today announced that it will host a Solar Industry webinar titled "Reduce Your Cost Per Watt - Rapidly and Reliably". The webinar will be held December 4, 2008 at 1:00 pm EST.
"The winners in Solar manufacturing will effectively produce products with a low cost per watt," said Karim Lokas, Vice President of Product Strategy for Camstar. "The keys to their market leadership and nearly unlimited growth are speed of innovation and the ability to increase production volume while delivering top quality."
In the webinar, industry experts will discuss how top solar manufacturers are embracing an enterprise manufacturing and quality execution platform to maximize output and profit from every production line. They will describe how manufacturers can deliver real-time feedback of product performance to engineering and R&D for effective process and technology improvement; and the platform approach helps manufacturers ensure process consistency, predictability and output across the entire value chain.
Guest speakers from Emcore Photovoltaics, a Camstar customer, will share how manufacturing and quality systems have helped them improve essential business processes:
- Scaling volume without compromising quality
- Detecting issues early and rapidly determining root cause
- Reducing field failures with preventive, predictive, proactive quality
- Enforcing best known methods (BKMs)
- Increasing overall equipment uptime and utilization
- Automating data acquisition and process control
The webinar is open to professionals involved in photovoltaic manufacturing and related industries. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Those interested can register online at www.camstar.com/cost-per-watt.html .
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar's Enterprise Manufacturing Execution, Quality and Intelligence platform enables "Closed-Loop Quality Execution," the end-to-end business process that surrounds manufacturing and quality operations. Camstar's unparalleled solution optimizes the innovation and risk equation by monitoring and controlling global manufacturing and quality, and by delivering process interoperability and best practices. The result is shorter time-to-market and time-to-volume, the highest quality products, and leaner, more efficient operations.
Designed for ultimate configurability and built on a service-oriented architecture, Camstar's comprehensive solution set includes industry-specific, out-of-the-box applications and a proven implementation methodology that ensures successful deployment and rapid time to benefit. More than 100 leading companies, including Boston Scientific, Zeiss, Applied Biosystems, ZOLL, CIBA Vision, BIOTRONIK, Stirling Medical Innovations, IBM, Hitachi, AMD, IBM, Kodak and Sony Ericsson BMC rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner.
For more information, please visit http://www.camstar.com/.
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Media Contacts:
Chris Parsons, Camstar Systems, Inc.
cparsons@camstar.com
(704) 227-6617
Posted on Wed, Nov 12, 2008 @ 03:49 PM
Adams Brings a Deep Knowledge of the User Community and Business Issues Facing the Manufacturing Industry
Charlotte, NC - November 12, 2008 - Camstar, the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing and Quality Execution solutions, today announced that Jason Adams, Vice President of Sales, North America and Europe, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International. MESA is a community of manufacturing end users, systems integrators, hardware and software suppliers, industry analysts and consultants.
Adams has extensive Life Sciences and High Tech manufacturing experience and has been a thought leader at Camstar for more than 15 years. Jason's deep understanding of the manufacturing community and business issues facing Life Sciences and High Tech Industries will greatly assist MESA in guiding new topic areas, programs and informational materials.
"Jason Adams' experience and expertise in ‘Next Generation' Manufacturing and Quality aligns very well to MESA's strategic initiative for Quality and Regulatory Compliance," said John Dyck, MESA Board Chairman from Rockwell Automation. "We expect that he will take an active leadership position in helping to educate end users and the industry as a whole in this key area."
Adams will leverage the relationships he has cultivated over many years to encourage end user involvement and ultimately drive new membership to the organization. He will also bring new opportunities to MESA through his extensive experience in defining and penetrating new markets, and will help further define and position the future of strategic Manufacturing, Quality and Intelligence solutions in the context of the global enterprise.
"MESA International is an outstanding organization that has exhibited its thought leadership time and time again through its numerous conferences, research and publications," said Adams. "Camstar has long been an active member of MESA, and we are pleased to expand the relationship through this appointment."
About MESA International
MESA is an association of manufacturers/producers, solution providers and industry professionals, promoting innovation and best practices sharing, with a goal of delivering valuable knowledge around operations-centric enterprise solutions. MESA defines industry standard methodologies and approaches that allow manufacturers/producers to bridge execution excellence with enterprise level requirements. MESA's industry events, symposiums and publications help cultivate understanding, analysis and the exchange of strategies and innovation to achieve manufacturing leadership. For more information, please visit: http://www.mesa.org/.
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar's Enterprise Manufacturing Execution, Quality and Intelligence platform enables "Closed-Loop Quality Execution," the end-to-end business process that surrounds manufacturing and quality operations. Camstar's unparalleled solution optimizes the innovation and risk equation by monitoring and controlling global manufacturing and quality, and by delivering process interoperability and best practices. The result is shorter time-to-market and time-to-volume, the highest quality products, and leaner, more efficient operations.
Designed for ultimate configurability and built on a service-oriented architecture, Camstar's comprehensive solution set includes industry-specific, out-of-the-box applications and a proven implementation methodology that ensures successful deployment and rapid time to benefit. More than 100 leading companies, including Boston Scientific, Zeiss, Applied Biosystems, ZOLL, CIBA Vision, BIOTRONIK, Stirling Medical Innovations, IBM, Hitachi, AMD, IBM, Kodak and Sony Ericsson BMC rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner.
For more information, please visit http://www.camstarsystems.cn/ or http://www.camstar.com/.
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Media Contacts:
Chris Parsons, Camstar Systems, Inc.
cparsons@camstar.com
(704) 227-6617