Success Stories

The studies contained in this section document real success stories of companies that improved productivity using Entivity software. You can select categories of studies by application, industry, or client. Simply make a selection from one of the drop-down lists.

Application: Distribution
China Postal Slashes Development Time with Entivity®
Mail Sortation Improves 25% with Entivity® and Windows CE


Application: Facilities Management
Embedded Control and Intranet Create New Plant Security using Entivity®
Grand Canyon Uses Wireless Communication to Link Controllers Over Tough Terrain
HP's New Hi-Tech Spin-off Uses PC-based Control for Facilities Automation

Application: Manufacturing
Allpax reduces design and installation time by 50%
Automotive OEM Retrofits Grinder Controls and Saves
Chrysler Achieves Fastest-Ever Launch on New 70-Node Line
Embedded Entivity® Brings Savings and Repeatability to Vacuum Coating
Entivity® Helps Donnelly Achieve In-Line Vehicle Sequencing (ILVS) Assembly
Entivity® on Windows CE Allows Field Customizing of Refrigeration Systems
Flexible Spring Manufacturing Machine
Ford Halewood's World First in the Motor Industry
High Performance Automotive Electron ics Assembly Uses Entivity® Distributed Control
Ingersoll-Rand Develops Lean Control Systems
Inland Paper Board and Packaging Inc Corrugated Box Application
ISA Corporation Solves SQL Connectivity
Lockwood Greene uses Entivity VLC to Implement Error-Proofing System at Eaton Transmission Plant
Major Automotive Manufa cturer Achieves One-Button Changeover
OEM Saves Over 50% Development Time Using Entivity® Software
Plastics Molding Company Saves Development and Production Time with Entivity and Cognex
Powder Metal Press Cuts Parts Cost 50% with Steeplechase®
Semiconductor Fab Application
Semiconductor Packaging OEM Uses Entivity w ith SDS Network
Vintage Paper Machine Gets a Fresh Start with New PC-based Controls
Windows NT and Windows CE Create Scalable Controls for Electronics OEM
Woods Wire saves $60,000 per line

Application: Material Handling
A Waste Water Treatment Application
Alvey Reduces Engineering Time by 75%
Audio Electronics Cuts Built-To-Order System Implementation Time with Entivity®
Bank's Check Sorting System us es Entivity® and DeviceNet I/O
Bastian Material Handling Uses Built-In Multimedia Diagnostics to Increase Up-Time
Cast Polymer Mixer Gains Flexibility and Power with Entivity Software and PC-based Control
E-Fulfillment Solution Doubles Throughput with Entivity®
Fully Robotic Hospital Pharmacy uses Windows NT and Windows CE
Gateway's E-fulfillment Throughput Multiplies with Entivity®
Leading-edge Mixer for Cast Polymers uses Entivity® for Open Control
Packaging with Vision Inspection
Railroad Classification Yard
Semiconductor Material Handling Application
Sorting and Conveyor Application
Transfer Line Station with RF Tag Reader
Tray Filling with Vision Inspection
Video Cassette Packaging at McGilvery Machine

Application: Packaging
Bottle-Filling-Systems Feature Speed and Accuracy with Steeplechase®
European Machine Builder Selects Steeplechase® for Dispensing Systems
Metal-Pak Increases Productivity by 25%
Thiele Impro ves Uptime and Diagnostic Capability

Application: Process Control
A Cool Entivity® Software Application
Automotive OEM Doubles Line Speed and Saves Money with Entivity®
Batch Processing of Starch Slurry
Chemical Processing Control
Cubex Reduces Costs by 35% While Delivering Diagnostic Information
Fuel Cell Systems OEM uses Entivity® for Flexible Process Control Research
Lanco Standardizes on Entivity®
Microbreweries Gain Business Edge with Entivity® Process Automation
Most Efficient and Profitable Steel Producer in the World
Mott Reduces Design Time by 75%
Portable Process Controller Integrates Logic, PID, and Reporting
Process OEM Saves in Production and Solutions Costs with Entivity Software
Scalable Controls Provide Major Benefit to Electronics Equipment OEM

Application: Testing
Custom Capacitor Testing Machine uses Off-the-Shelf PC for Control
Entivity® Integrates Production Testing of Electric Motors With Oracle
Inspection Application with X-Y Motion and Vision Integration
Pump Testing Station Gains Productivity & Flexibility with PC-based Control
Wenger Reduces Programming by 50% using Entivity Live!