Formglas Goes With ETO ERP EncompixWritten by Thomas Cutler
Formglas, Inc. (www.formglas.com) recently joined fraternity of Engineer-to-Order/project-based manufacturing companies. Formglas placed an initial order for 20 seats of Encompix with implementation and support services. Formglas, located in Toronto has 4 operating divisions. The primary division (commercial construction) provides custom gypsum-based products to construction industry. The gypsum products are used in place of heavier, more expensive, more flammable materials like wood. Formglas specializes in providing ornamental ceiling and wall fixtures to Casino and cruise ship industries. Their other divisions are architectural, fireplace and CNC Pattern.A typical project for them begins with a quotation to provide a certain amount of a product that has been designed by an architect to a customer building a large facility. Formglas provides a quotation in number of pieces and feet using several custom dimensions. They make a pattern (mold) to use in production of final product. Formglas is like many of mold makers in their system requirements. Once patterns are complete company makes a recipe of gypsum or glass and then manually presses gypsum into pattern. The gypsum dries, is finished, (painted, sanded, etc) and then stored for shipment to job site. The shipments and production schedule are timed in accordance with project site build schedule.
| | Long Island Adults Worry About Floridian ParentsWritten by Thomas Cutler
Olga Brunner is founder of A Good Daughter, Inc. (www.agooddaughter.com) located in Margate, Florida. Brunner is certified by Society of Certified Senior Advisors, international organization that has trained over 20,000 professionals in all fifty states. Brunner has a number of clients whose adult children reside on Long Island, with parents living in South Florida who require eldercare attention. According to Brunner, “It often creates a unique challenge to find and manage caretaking when adult children live so far away.” Brunner has become professional leader in meeting key needs and issues concerning senior citizens in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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