CIMTEK's Award-Winning Proposition: Improve Quality and Save Millions in Manufacturing Costs

The company was selected for its irresistible proposition to manufacturers today: Hit product launch windows, safeguard brands from product recalls, stretch working capital and improve overall financial performance.

CIMTEK's technology-enabled consulting services - that draw from its Magellon QLM software and test hardware capabilities - have collectively saved manufacturers millions of dollars in operating costs and significantly reduced risk in the supply chain already this year. The popularity of these engagements coincides with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers feeling squeezed from two directions: headcount reduction initiatives have left development teams resource-strapped, and a persistent gap remains between executive mandates and execution ability at the plant floor - both of which put production lines in jeopardy.

CIMTEK's embedded resources and remote monitoring services can speed reaction time, root out redundancies and inefficiencies, and reduce risk using predictive alerts in product development, test procedures and production processes.

"When OEMs and contract manufacturers share information, visibility and a willingness to solve problems together, both sides win - with stronger margins and far better efficiency," said Stan Smith, president and CEO of CIMTEK and a 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 'Pro to Know'. "That's a game-changing proposition in any economy."

CIMTEK's suite of quality lifecycle management (QLM) offerings combine services, software and test systems, enable predictive and diagnostic product quality management across entire product lifecycles - from design, specification and production through post-sales repair aftermarket.

"Our readers are craving solutions and best-practices that'll help them weather the current economic storm, and also to position their companies for growth when recovery starts," said Andrew Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "This year's short-list of 100 solution providers and consultants - from every facet of the supply chain - represent the best resources to help them meet today's critical corporate survival challenges."

The full list of recipients is the cover story feature of the June/July 2008 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, and available online at www.SDCExec.com/SDCE100.

CIMTEK solves one of manufacturing's biggest challenges: how to bring high-quality products to market quickly and cost-effectively. With CIMTEK's Quality Lifecycle Management, manufacturers leverage critical information on performance, functionality and reliability captured in the test phase to drive higher quality designs, smarter sourcing and consistently profitable products. Since 1986, CIMTEK has been the partner of choice for innovative test solution by leaders in aerospace, automotive, high-tech and industrial manufacturing. Its customers include Microsoft, Motorola®, Honeywell®, Siemens®, Visteon®, Delphi and DuPont. For more information, visit www.cimtek.com.

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