Released on = June 27, 2006, 10:00 am

Press Release Author = Hellen Budaya-Pileski

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Quality Digest Profiles Shorewood Packaging and Shoplogix

Press Release Body = Real-time shop floor technology by Shoplogix is profiled by
manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler in the current issue of the online version
of Quality Digest.
According to Cutler's article, At the Shorewood Packaging Midland Avenue facility in
Toronto, real-time information helps yield world-class lean manufacturing results.
Shorewood Packaging is part of International Paper, which has operations in more
than 40 countries and sells its products in more than 120 nations. Shorewood
Packaging has three plants in Ontario, Canada, and is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of premium packaging.
The company could identify machines that were ahead or behind in productivity
through key performance measurements, but these numbers weren\'t relevant to machine
operators. Management needed to find a way to provide relevant information to
operators and give them the ability to set efficiency goals on a per-job basis.
In an attempt to increase efficiency, Shorewood Packaging first looked for a device
to identify machine status via light emitting device (LED) display marquees
connected to their equipment. They implemented four test devices to see if lean
manufacturing results would be possible. The company implemented a software solution
by Shoplogix, with which the employees became engaged. This solution offered
real-time cost and job variances on the LED display boards to help operators and
management visualize and graphically understand where they were versus where they
needed to be in the production process. Shorewood evaluated other solutions based on
these criteria and assessed typical server-based data-collection systems. The
Shoplogix software enabled a direct connection to existing production equipment and
allowed the company to capture real-time machine-productivity information,
quantifying improved performance and contributing directly to the bottom line.
ABOUT SHOPLOGIX
Shoplogix develops integrated web-based software solutions that optimize plant floor
operations. Shoplogix solutions improve productivity, efficiency, and total
operational performance by allowing companies to make real-time decisions that
impact profitability while actively engaging employees in the process.

Shoplogix Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, with
offices across North America. The company serves a growing base of Global 2000
companies to set new standards for production performance and efficiency in
industrial environments.


PLANTNODE
Plantnode is a hybrid web-based software application designed on an open platform to
integrate with existing production equipment, analyze real-time performance, and
evaluate machine productivity. Plantnode's built-in intelligence goes beyond raw
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application; differentiated by the ability to compare real-time data against planned
estimates. Plantnode is proven to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
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performance.


PLANTNODE NETWORK
Plantnode Network is an enterprise web-based software application that consolidates
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Web Site = http://www.shoplogix.com

Contact Details = Shoplogix
www.shoplogix.com
Hellen Budaya Pileski
hbudaya-pileski@shoplogix.com
Manager, Marketing Communications
905-469-9994 Ext.120