Encompix Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning Winning Praise by Gehring in Michigan

>Adrian Mitrea was the project manager for the
Encompix implementation. According to Mitrea, "We
Winning Praise given by Gehring in Michigan forare seeing a streamlining of our processes with better
Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Encompix implementationcommunication between departments. Our people can
process Established in 1976, Gehring L.P. launched itssee the whole process and not just their piece. They
North American operations in Farmington Hills, Michigan.now understand the effect their work has on
The 50,000 square foot facility provides a full servicedownstream operations, and we now have the
machine tool operation, engineering and assembly ofdiscipline to make things happen the right way. This is a
custom precision honing machines, comprehensivedirect result of having a single, integrated system."
research and development services, contract honingAccording to TR Cutler, spokesperson for the ETO
services, tooling re-work services, a highly skilled teamInstitute ( “This Gehring implementation is indicative of
of service technicians, spare parts and in-housethe type of efficiency process many ETO
manufacturing of super-abrasives by another Gehringmanufacturers are completing to stay competitive in a
Group member, Diato L.P.global economy.”
After a six-month implementation Gehring L.P. went liveEncompix ( has filled the manufacturing software
on Encompix, the nation’s leading ETOrequirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since
(Engineer-to-Order) ERP system. The implementation1992. The company name reflects the commitment to
or champion team was comprised of eightdeveloping business application solutions that
representatives from each department, including bothencompass the complex areas of project-based and
end-users and managers. As with most successfuljob-based manufacturing.
implementations, the president was heavily involvedEncompix provides ETO manufacturers with a
and committed to the project's success.competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.