CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
31 October 2005
Implementation Investments
Silicon Graphics Selects Synapsis' Environmental Compliance Solution-EMARS
Synapsis Technology, Inc. announced that Silicon Graphics, Inc ., a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage, has selected its patent-pending Environmental Material Aggregation and Reporting System (EMARST) to support its environmental compliance management and reporting requirements.
"Compliance with RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is a major undertaking for any high tech electronics manufacturer," said Dick Harkness, vice president of manufacturing operations, SGI. "Synapsis' EMARS is a comprehensive solution that will enable us to thoroughly manage and analyze the material content of our products to ensure that we are fully compliant with the critical industry regulations."
EMARS is a tool that will provide SGI with the ability to implement a solution to meet the existing environmental regulations and sets the framework for staying ahead of the growing and constantly changing environmental requirements. As an off-the-shelf solution, EMARS will offer SGI a complete set of functionality to analyze and track compliance at the substance, material, part and product level and efficiently manage its data collection and reporting processes.
"As a leader in the high tech industry, SGI is taking the reigns and leading by example by implementing EMARS and effectively managing its processes related to environmental compliance while also preparing the company for future regulations," said Tim Irvine, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Synapsis. "We look forward to working with SGI to satisfy its RoHS and WEEE compliance needs and growing with the organization as new needs arise."
Synapsis is an international software and consulting company specializing in providing environmental compliance, product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) solutions. EMARS, Synapsis' Environmental Material Aggregation and Reporting System, and its Compliance Checker are patent-pending solutions that enable companies to comply with environmental regulations, such as ELV, RoHS, WEEE, among others. Some Synapsis clients include: Air Products, American Power Conversion (APC), Cisco Systems, Dialogic, Harley Davidson, Motorola, Northrop Grumman and Victaulic Company. Founded in 1999, Synapsis is headquartered in Spring House, Pa. and has a software development center in Noida, India. For more information on Synapsis, visit http://www.synapsistech.com/ .
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