Jul 1, 2019
New Partnership with znt-Richter to Enable the Connected Enterprise of the Future
July 1, 2019, Chicago, Illinois, USA –
Engineering Industries eXcellence is proud and excited to announce an official strategic partnership with znt-Richter, a global technology and service provider, and a leader in the Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and Shop Floor Integration for the Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing industries. PAC (Process Automation Controller) is znt-Richter’s flagship product and a universal platform for the implementation of equipment integration and factory automation solutions. PAC connects all the machines and sensors involved in the manufacturing process horizontally and vertically, and has the capability to take over cross-machine production control. Designed on the principles of adaptation, transformation and abstraction, PAC adapts to a huge spectrum of standard protocols and conventions in the automation world and, in principle, can integrate every type of shop floor machine into your IT landscape. In addition to enabling full connectivity amongst the different machines on your production floor, PAC fills the gap between the production and business IT layers as well, enabling a continuous data flow between the manufacturing floor and the enterprise layer, including ERP, PLM and other systems.
While PAC can be leveraged for all different process and discrete industries, it is particularly valuable and effective in the demanding environment of high-tech industries like electronics, medical device and semiconductor manufacturing. PAC supports high-speed data collection needs, complex contextualization requirements and industry protocols. Furthermore, PAC allows for equipment control to avoid manual failures and to increase production efficiency and quality.
"Engineering Industries eXcellence has been following znt-Richter as a market leader in manufacturing IT solutions for the electronics sector for some time now. With their PAC Equipment Integration platform, they have developed a unique, flexible and effective product for production automation integration. This is a gap that many of our customers suffer from today, and a critical need when talking about digitalization initiatives and connected systems related to manufacturing,” said Chris Draska, Partner and Director of Sales at Engineering Industries eXcellence. “This partnership will enable us to offer a more robust digitalization portfolio to our customers, closing the gap between the shop floor and the business level and helping manufacturers move one step closer to Industry 4.0 and the connected enterprise of the future.”
“znt-Richter is happy to announce this partnership with Engineering Industries eXcellence. Our continued growth over the last years across the globe and across industry sectors requires strong and valuable partners to secure customer satisfaction. Engineering Industries eXcellence has a great reputation in the U.S. market that will help us win and serve new customers,” said Jochen Stephan, Director of Sales for znt-Richter. “PAC (Process Automation Controller) is one of the leading solutions for Equipment and Shop Floor Integration, and we are experts in the Semiconductor, Medical Device, Electronics, Civil Aerospace and Automotive Suppliers industries. This partnership will enable us to extend our footprint in the North American market and will expand our capabilities beyond our key markets with local services in the U.S. territory.”
znt-Richter‘s innovative and technologically-progressive product portfolio for Digital Manufacturing and Shop Floor Integration is further enhanced by their partnership with Engineering’s Industries eXcellence team in North America. Our experts can deliver PAC along with industry-specific consulting, software development, product implementation and support services to manufacturing customers worldwide. We look forward to many successful joint initiatives ahead.
