CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
21 June 2007
Implementation Investments
Intermatic Deploys Agile 9.2 for Global New Product Development
Agile Software Corporation announced that Intermatic has deployed Agile 9.2 PLM. Taking advantage of Agile Product Collaboration, part of the Agile 9.2 solution suite, Intermatic is able to enhance visibility, management and collaboration of new and changing product record information across multiple engineering and manufacturing locations. Intermatic chose Agile based on its proven customer track record, industry expertise, and ability to reduce time to market for new products.
"Prior to Agile, we managed our product record and changes manually in a paper-based system that was error prone and very slow," said Tim Duitsman, VP of Research and Development, Intermatic. "With Agile, product information and changes are visible worldwide and we have decreased our Engineering change time from three weeks to less than one; enabling us to reduce our overall costs and time to market for new, high quality products."
Intermatic, based in Spring Grove, IL, is a highly integrated manufacturer of consumer and industrial energy control products. Established in 1891, its major product lines are consumer timers, Malibu® outdoor lighting, industrial grade timers, photo controls and a variety of other products. Intermatic products are widely distributed and can be found at most home center and hardware retailers and through electrical distribution.
Intermatic's implementation of Agile Product Collaboration is the largest product development system initiative undertaken in Intermatic's 100-plus year history. The Agile Product Collaboration implementation is the first of a four-phase process running through 2008.
"Manufacturers like Intermatic face competitive markets around the globe that require accelerated innovation cycles, reduced costs and improved quality," said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and CEO. "Agile 9.2 enables companies such as Intermatic to improve greatly product profitability, gain greater product insight and control, and accelerate innovation and get products to market faster."
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