Logicap Engineering Corp. are the developers of NeXtreme Automation. The documents listed below
reflect the attention the technology has received by industry since
its public introduction in 2007.
- O'Leary encourages manufacturers to adapt in CMTS keynote address by Rob Colman
Venture capitalist and television personality Kevin O'Leary was keynote speaker at the recent Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS 2011) in Toronto. His strongest message was that manufacturers
need to adapt to the financial power shifts in the global market by adopting new technologies while they’re most affordable.
- We should encourage value-added production in Canada by Gord Hobbs
Canadian industry is too heavily concentrated in resource extraction and the service industries.
For long-term economic benefit, the country must foster entrepreneurship to build global, sustainable manufacturing enterprises.
- Canada’s prosperity depends on shift to complex manufacturing by Gord Hobbs
A high North American standard of living is dependent on the production of goods, not just services.
To excel against overseas competition, custom manufacturers can win significant productivity gains by automating industrial knowledge processes.
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Eliminating the Manufacturing Bottleneck by Mark Albertine [4,891 kb]
At the SME Automation Conference in Toronto, the President
of OpenAire Inc. of Oakville, Ontario details his company's
experience with engineering resource automation (ERA) technology
in the design of massive custom glass/aluminum structures
erected worldwide.
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3D Detailed Digital Prototype of a Filtration Pressure Vessel [1,241 kb]
See how effectively NeXtreme Automation enables visualization of
complex design concepts by engineer-to-order manufacturers and
their customers for near-infinite ranges of product
configurations. Use your left mouse button to PAN, the
right to ROTATE, and both to ZOOM. [Requires Microsoft
Internet Explorer web browser with ActiveX controls
enabled.]
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Examples of Design Automation Projects [1,083 kb]
This flyer identifies several vertical markets addressed by
NeXtreme Automation technology with examples of boilers,
buildings, filtration pressure vessels, heat exchangers,
engineered concrete, conveyors, towers, rail cars, specialty
machinery, hydraulic cylinders, and office furniture.
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Habitat for Humanity Canada Applies NeXtreme Automation Technology [6 kb]
This press release cites use of NeXtreme Automation by Habitat
for Humanity to achieve dramatic productivity improvements in
manufacturing panels for wood-frame houses, work done by
enthusiastic but inexperienced volunteers.
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Faster Quotes, Bigger Profits by Corinne Lynds [3,029 kb]
This feature article in Plant Magazine interviews the CEO of 3L
Filters Ltd. to uncover the management rationale behind the
investment in NeXtreme Automation technology. See how the
engineer-to-order manufacturer justified the project and how it
transformed the company through increased capacity and
profitability without growing fixed costs.
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NeXtreme Automation Customer Wins Top Award at C.I.P.A. 2005 Gala [1,471 kb]
A $10 million manufacturer of nuclear industry filtration
vessels earns the Best-of-Show Diamond Award in Canada's
prestigious annual competition for most innovative application
of advanced software technology. The competition included
giants such as Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Canada, Stantec Inc.
and RBC Financial Services.
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CASE STUDY: The Business Case for Truly Lean Manufacturing by John McCoy [1,359 kb]
Learn about a visionary entrepreneur who builds entire cement
processing facilities as a virtual manufacturer. He
commands his market by excelling in rapid delivery of complex
engineered designs suitably documented for subcontract to
virtually any fabrication shop.
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Automating A True Engineer-to-Order Environment Is Possible by Daniel Pillipow [69 kb]
The President of Arbid Management Inc. interviews a key player
in the history of NeXtreme Automation's evolution. The
consultant asks hard questions about the technology, soliciting
clear responses on key issues of cost justification,
organizational transformation, the competition, and
planned future developments.
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The Next Generation of ERP for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers by Dr. Paul Doherty [52 kb]
A prominent Wilfrid Laurier University business expert predicts
that engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing will gravitate to a
new enterprise software technology that manages vast volumes of
changing technical data virtually automatically. Dr.
Doherty first coins the phrase enterprise resource
automation (ERA) and explains the key differences between
repetitive and ETO manufacturing, demonstrating why today's ERP
doesn't address the demands of ETO.
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CASE STUDY: Targeting Customer Service & Market Growth Using Lean Methodology by George Foss [3,780 kb]
In a management presentation to the High Performance
Manufacturing Symposium, the CEO of a company using design
automation technology explains why his company was compelled to
increase knowledge worker productivity.
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Design Automation Brings Automatic ROI by Emily Atkins [107 kb]
The editor of Materials Management & Distribution Magazine
investigates the new NeXtreme Automation manufacturing software
technology by interviewing both the vendor and an early-adopter
customer.
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The Missing Link in Engineer-to-Order Supply Chain Logistics by Dr. Paul Doherty [5,074 kb]
An expert in supply chain logistics (SCL) examines the
inadequacies of conventional SCL technology as it applies to
engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing where product definition
constantly changes. Dr. Doherty argues that design and costing automation (DCA)
must be implemented before efficient supply chain logistics are achievable in ETO.
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3L Filters Ltd. Adopts DCA Technology to Improve Position in the Automotive Sector by Kevin Cassells [881 kb]
In this technical paper presented at the Advanced Manufacturing
Technologies Conference, the Engineering Manager at a custom
manufacturing facility describes the process of adopting design
and costing (DCA) software technology. An important
observation is that engineering jobs aren't eliminated, they're
merely reassigned to the more interesting work of new product
development.
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Adopting Advanced Technology During an IT Downturn - A Case Study by Dr. Paul Doherty [178 kb]
Here's an insightful paper presented to the 9th International
Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management
Systems. Learn how visionary thinking led a filtration
vessel manufacturer to commit to a unique new engineering
software technology during the worst of economic times.
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Advances in Digital Manufacturing by Steve Krar and Arthur Gill [196 kb]
In a special edition of Advanced Manufacturing Magazine, the co-
authors of more than a dozen textbooks on advanced manufacturing
review several emerging technologies including NeXtreme
Automation.
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Design Automation Speeds Delivery Time for Engineered Products by Colleen Mellor [1,230 kb]
The editor of Ontario Technologist Magazine conducts the first
published review of NeXtreme Automation technology, noting that
the new software platform has the potential to help improve Canadian
manufacturing productivity significantly.