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Friday, 31 May 2013
Congratulations!
Team Synchro ERP would like to congratulate our newest customer, Texas Aluminum Foundry, on making the all important decision to go with the global leading platinum provider of metalcasting specific software!
End of May - Start of June 2013
Howdy from Texas where it's 99f outside on the last day of May,
Summer has arrived, and along with it, even though it's still officially Spring time, this part of the world is focused on thunderstorms.
Simply beyond words the recent tornado that slammed Moore Oklahoma USA
BEFORE AND AFTER, Moore, Oklahoma
Simply amazing, when you think about it, that the loss of life was not much greater than it was. Had it been during the dead of night or perhaps during rush hours, it could have been far worse.
I wanted a PBS NOVA episode the other night on TIVO, Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes , and this monster was on the ground for like 45 minutes! They were talking about how much progress really has been made on warnings and that this tornado started outside of town, giving additional time to get out of harms way.
Where I am in Texas, we do get this strange creatures, but nothing like up in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. I have no storm shelter, so we'll just crawl into the hall and pull a mattress over our selves or hop in the bath tub, serious. Bath tubs are an ideal place to ride out the storm and are the suggested place to go unless you have a shelter.
Anyway, things are going exceedingly well at Synchro ERP. Richy is just returning from a jaunt to the eastern part of the globe and Simon and Daniel will be on this side of the pond.
Anyway, say good bye to May and hello to June...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Summer has arrived, and along with it, even though it's still officially Spring time, this part of the world is focused on thunderstorms.
Simply beyond words the recent tornado that slammed Moore Oklahoma USA
BEFORE AND AFTER, Moore, Oklahoma
Simply amazing, when you think about it, that the loss of life was not much greater than it was. Had it been during the dead of night or perhaps during rush hours, it could have been far worse.
I wanted a PBS NOVA episode the other night on TIVO, Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes , and this monster was on the ground for like 45 minutes! They were talking about how much progress really has been made on warnings and that this tornado started outside of town, giving additional time to get out of harms way.
Where I am in Texas, we do get this strange creatures, but nothing like up in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. I have no storm shelter, so we'll just crawl into the hall and pull a mattress over our selves or hop in the bath tub, serious. Bath tubs are an ideal place to ride out the storm and are the suggested place to go unless you have a shelter.
Anyway, things are going exceedingly well at Synchro ERP. Richy is just returning from a jaunt to the eastern part of the globe and Simon and Daniel will be on this side of the pond.
Anyway, say good bye to May and hello to June...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Planning for the Future
Howdy from Texas where Summer is upon us,
I'm just back from a little R&R camping at a nearby lake, nearby by Texas standards at least, only 3.5 hour drive away! Funny thing is, I neglected to take a single picture. I was just pulling out of the camping spot and realized that I had never taken the camera out of the truck. So unlike me. I guess it was because we had such a great time. We had a nice secluded campsite and all of the campers nearby were well behaved. Sometimes in state parks you have to deal with campers that want YOU to listen to THEIR TYPE of MUSIC. Weather was good, kinda warm on Sunday, ok, it was HOT.
As this was the Memorial Day weekend, the park was pretty crowded and the LE's, Law Enforcement, were out in full force making sure that peace and harmony prevailed. They were writing up tickets left and right on the boat ramp for no horns, too many people on the boat, not enough life jackets, etc. Of course, they generally waited to do an inspection until the boaters were pulling out of the water, hoping to catch some BWI's - Boating While Intoxicated. We didn't have a boat, so we did a lot of mountain bike riding on the various trails and also taking lazy afternoon naps in the cool air conditioning of the camper. The food was just great as well.
Anyway, Planning for the Future, be sure to check out the current issue of the new digital only magazine from the fine folks at Modern Casting. Pages 71-72 has a great article on Synchro ERP.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
I'm just back from a little R&R camping at a nearby lake, nearby by Texas standards at least, only 3.5 hour drive away! Funny thing is, I neglected to take a single picture. I was just pulling out of the camping spot and realized that I had never taken the camera out of the truck. So unlike me. I guess it was because we had such a great time. We had a nice secluded campsite and all of the campers nearby were well behaved. Sometimes in state parks you have to deal with campers that want YOU to listen to THEIR TYPE of MUSIC. Weather was good, kinda warm on Sunday, ok, it was HOT.
As this was the Memorial Day weekend, the park was pretty crowded and the LE's, Law Enforcement, were out in full force making sure that peace and harmony prevailed. They were writing up tickets left and right on the boat ramp for no horns, too many people on the boat, not enough life jackets, etc. Of course, they generally waited to do an inspection until the boaters were pulling out of the water, hoping to catch some BWI's - Boating While Intoxicated. We didn't have a boat, so we did a lot of mountain bike riding on the various trails and also taking lazy afternoon naps in the cool air conditioning of the camper. The food was just great as well.
Anyway, Planning for the Future, be sure to check out the current issue of the new digital only magazine from the fine folks at Modern Casting. Pages 71-72 has a great article on Synchro ERP.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Getting To Know You - May Edition.
Getting To Know You
Christopher Collins - CEO/MD
So its that 'Getting to know you' time again and this month were looking at our MD/CEO, Christopher Collins.
Job Title
Managing
Director
How long have you worked for Synchro ERP?
4th
July 1997
What is the best part of your job?
Being part of a hard working team with
focus and drive
Describe yourself in 3 words
Creative, focused, persistent
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Mixed summer fruits, nuts, seeds and
porridge
What is your favourite food?
Indian
What do you dislike most?
Apathy, laziness, lack of self-responsibility
Who is the most precious person to you?
Myself & my wife
Who is your famous idol?
I never idolize anyone, we are all human…
What is your favourite book?
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What is your favourite film?
Anything created by Quentin Tarantino
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go
and why?
The Arctic Circle, peaceful whilst still
savage and untamed
Christopher is extremely passionate about every aspect of Synchro ERP and he is a fantastic and inspirational leader.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Let's Go Hunting Rabbits...
Howdy from Texas,
We're hunting rabbits in Texas for some good ole Welsh Rabbit. Yes, I know it is Welsh Rarebit... I remember the first time I met up with Rincewind AKA Lee and said I wanted some Welsh Rabbit... He almost died laughing and almost plunged us off the road. Turns out, for 40 some odd years of my life I thought it was Welsh Rabbit, not Welsh Rarebit... Welsh Rarebit as it turns out has no rabbit in it, it's really just a glorified cheese sandwich...
Here is my hunting dog Wyatt Earp struggling to kill a rabbit that ventured into the yard.
Certainly not for the faint of heart!
Hunting rabbits is such a tiring process...
All is well in the land of Synchro ERP. Plans are already being made for the upcoming NFFS and ICI in October as well as the AFI. Chris, Simon, and Shane will be attending the ICI-Investment Casting Institute and Simon and I will be at the NFFS-Non Ferrous Foundry Society and Jean-Marie will be solo at the AFI - Australian Foundry Institute.
As I type this, Richy and Jean-Marie are in the UAE with a massive implementation in progress.
Anyway, happy hunting and until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
We're hunting rabbits in Texas for some good ole Welsh Rabbit. Yes, I know it is Welsh Rarebit... I remember the first time I met up with Rincewind AKA Lee and said I wanted some Welsh Rabbit... He almost died laughing and almost plunged us off the road. Turns out, for 40 some odd years of my life I thought it was Welsh Rabbit, not Welsh Rarebit... Welsh Rarebit as it turns out has no rabbit in it, it's really just a glorified cheese sandwich...
Here is my hunting dog Wyatt Earp struggling to kill a rabbit that ventured into the yard.
Certainly not for the faint of heart!
All is well in the land of Synchro ERP. Plans are already being made for the upcoming NFFS and ICI in October as well as the AFI. Chris, Simon, and Shane will be attending the ICI-Investment Casting Institute and Simon and I will be at the NFFS-Non Ferrous Foundry Society and Jean-Marie will be solo at the AFI - Australian Foundry Institute.
As I type this, Richy and Jean-Marie are in the UAE with a massive implementation in progress.
Anyway, happy hunting and until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Monday, 13 May 2013
Here's To You Momma!
Howdy from Texas,
Just a brief tribute to all the mothers of the world, here's to my mother and all the others. We celebrated Mothers Day here in the states yesterday. This was my mothers 50th Mothers Day! Looking good mom! We had a fine seafood meal for lunch, getting there when they opened at 10:30am to beat the inevitable rush. By 11am, they were standing at the door in line! We beat the crowd.
Couldn't have done it w/o you mom - I owe you so much.
Love your Loving Son...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Just a brief tribute to all the mothers of the world, here's to my mother and all the others. We celebrated Mothers Day here in the states yesterday. This was my mothers 50th Mothers Day! Looking good mom! We had a fine seafood meal for lunch, getting there when they opened at 10:30am to beat the inevitable rush. By 11am, they were standing at the door in line! We beat the crowd.
Couldn't have done it w/o you mom - I owe you so much.
Love your Loving Son...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Friday, 10 May 2013
We've Always Done it This Way...
Howdy from a soaking wet Texas this Friday,
I just recalled a story when a professor friend of mine and I were discussing "doing things the same way". What brought this up is that our alma marter has relentlessly and under protest from the President and the Board of Regents, agreed to go to two graduation ceremonies. The University has grown and the graduating class is bursting the seams of the coliseum. The lack of parking and space is a real inconvenience on those attending, especially those with special needs. It had become a fire hazard as well with people standing and sitting on the steps.
"This is not the way we do things, we only have one graduation." "Having two graduations will take away from the purpose of graduation" "Having two graduations will mean that the speaker, the President, and the Board of Regents will have to go through this two times".
I am really surprised the President and Board of Regents didn't "solve" the problem by deciding to build a grand new coliseum to handle all the students at once... Put some more costs on the backs of students and leave even more of a "legacy" with another named building...
Momma, a small child asks, why do you always measure the ham at 6" and cut it before baking it? Mother - well, I've always done it this way as I learned it from your grandmother. I really don't know why, but there must be a reason. Small child goes and asks grandma, "grammy why do we cut the ham at 6"" - Grammy responds, when I was cooking hams years ago during the great depression, I only had a 6" pan to cook the ham in, so I had to measure it.... and cook it as two hams...
Moral of the story, is your metalcasting stuck with a 6" pan when you really need a 12" pan? Synchro ERP can be your 12" pan and assist you in streamlining your operations and improving your profitability.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
I just recalled a story when a professor friend of mine and I were discussing "doing things the same way". What brought this up is that our alma marter has relentlessly and under protest from the President and the Board of Regents, agreed to go to two graduation ceremonies. The University has grown and the graduating class is bursting the seams of the coliseum. The lack of parking and space is a real inconvenience on those attending, especially those with special needs. It had become a fire hazard as well with people standing and sitting on the steps.
"This is not the way we do things, we only have one graduation." "Having two graduations will take away from the purpose of graduation" "Having two graduations will mean that the speaker, the President, and the Board of Regents will have to go through this two times".
I am really surprised the President and Board of Regents didn't "solve" the problem by deciding to build a grand new coliseum to handle all the students at once... Put some more costs on the backs of students and leave even more of a "legacy" with another named building...
Momma, a small child asks, why do you always measure the ham at 6" and cut it before baking it? Mother - well, I've always done it this way as I learned it from your grandmother. I really don't know why, but there must be a reason. Small child goes and asks grandma, "grammy why do we cut the ham at 6"" - Grammy responds, when I was cooking hams years ago during the great depression, I only had a 6" pan to cook the ham in, so I had to measure it.... and cook it as two hams...
Moral of the story, is your metalcasting stuck with a 6" pan when you really need a 12" pan? Synchro ERP can be your 12" pan and assist you in streamlining your operations and improving your profitability.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Paying to Use Software
Good Spring morning from Texas,
There in an interesting read in the Houston Chronicle that I thought I would pass along...
Paying monthly for Photoshop may be good for you
The Synchro ERP pricing model is also based on the "pay to use" philosophy. It's like paying for electricity or water, you pay for what you use on a monthly basis - a utility. Synchro ERP is a tool, a utility, to assist your metalcasting operations in all facets of daily production. At the end of the day, the battle over profits and losses is won or lost on the foundry floor - and Synchro ERP can go a long ways to managing your costs and improving your profits.
The basis for the Synchro ERP pricing model is that there are no upfront or hidden costs. We do not ask you for a large capital outlay to start with. We realize that you are not giving us a "blank check". Being a business, we do have to make a "normal" profit, and in order to make that profit to stay in business, we make our money long term - by providing outstanding support and keeping our customers satisfied and thus keeping customers long term.
This pricing model makes the Synchro ERP solution afforadable for any sized metalcaster! As a testament to the affordability, we make all of our prices and provide tools for "good faith estimates" right on our website for everyone to see.
Licensing Costs
Training & Implementation Costs
So, when you are ready to see everything that Synchro ERP has to offer, request a demonstration. After the demonstration, you can even put the software through it's paces for thirty days with no cost and no obligation. We even provide you with support and mini-training sessions during the thirty days.
Demonstration Request
Thirty Day Trial
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
There in an interesting read in the Houston Chronicle that I thought I would pass along...
Paying monthly for Photoshop may be good for you
The Synchro ERP pricing model is also based on the "pay to use" philosophy. It's like paying for electricity or water, you pay for what you use on a monthly basis - a utility. Synchro ERP is a tool, a utility, to assist your metalcasting operations in all facets of daily production. At the end of the day, the battle over profits and losses is won or lost on the foundry floor - and Synchro ERP can go a long ways to managing your costs and improving your profits.
The basis for the Synchro ERP pricing model is that there are no upfront or hidden costs. We do not ask you for a large capital outlay to start with. We realize that you are not giving us a "blank check". Being a business, we do have to make a "normal" profit, and in order to make that profit to stay in business, we make our money long term - by providing outstanding support and keeping our customers satisfied and thus keeping customers long term.
This pricing model makes the Synchro ERP solution afforadable for any sized metalcaster! As a testament to the affordability, we make all of our prices and provide tools for "good faith estimates" right on our website for everyone to see.
Licensing Costs
Training & Implementation Costs
So, when you are ready to see everything that Synchro ERP has to offer, request a demonstration. After the demonstration, you can even put the software through it's paces for thirty days with no cost and no obligation. We even provide you with support and mini-training sessions during the thirty days.
Demonstration Request
Thirty Day Trial
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Friday, 3 May 2013
Synchro News
Firstly Synchro ERP would like to say a massive congratulations to Darren Liew of Yoonsteel (M) Sdn Bhd for winning the Microsoft Surface Tablet Competition. we will look forward to seeing pictures when you receive it.
Thank you to all of you that took part and helped share our Facebook page too - Your continued support means so much to Synchro ERP, Please keep your eye on the page for future competitions.
Well it's been another busy week here at Synchro ERP as usual the support department have been supporting our customers, The marketing department have been busy working on new projects and looking into merchandise for the next Expo's - Let us know what you would like by answering the poll on Facebook. The training department have been busy on site with customers and the rest of the team have been busy in the office.
Bianca Catherall our Marketing Project Manager is taking part in this years Race For Life.
Check out her page here;
We look forward to following her on this journey.
News from within the industry - German Foundry Day.
More than 600 visitors attended the German Foundry Day in 2013 and the 5th GIFA forum in Fellbach.
The visitors were viable to catch up on the latest Developments in the foundry industry with a total of 30 lectures The current situation of foundry industry what Brought to light in the opening presentation.
Lars Steinheider, President of the "Association of
German foundry professionals" ( VDG ) German Foundry Association of
Professionals, Described in his speech, "Do not miss out on the future -
this is foundry technology of tomorrow with people of today ". The German
foundry industry will focus on new campaigns targeting in skills shortages and
recruitment campaigns.
The German foundry industry is one of the world's leading
foundry nations. With modern production methods, innovative economic casting
solutions can be realized in this country. "Only with highly trained
professionals, can we maintain this leading position," says Steinheider,
president of the VDG . Dr. Engineer Will Fox (VDI) Explained in his lecture,
"Does production have a place in Germany in the future?" So he did
Explained future innovations are the key to economic success in Germany.
Especially in times of Increasing globalization and more importantly, says Fox,
to expand the technological leadership of the German foundry industry. "A
standstill is a step backwards," said Fox. Dr.-Ing. Erwin Flender,
president of the Association of the German Foundry Industry ( BDG ) gave a
detailed view of the "situation and potential of the German foundry
industry." Flender turned his attention to the economic development of the
foundry industry. His outlook for the second half of 2013 is seemingly
optimistic. "The German foundries are well-Positioned in the international
competitive environment and have significant expertise advantages, "says
Flender.
A main focus of discussion was the cost of the energy
transformation, the increase enlarge in the cost of raw materials and the
associated negative results of German foundry industry tips and strategies to
continue manufacturing high tech casting products in Germany. The German
foundry industry is covering the transformation energy policy, but understands
the need for reform in the EEG.
The Federation of German foundry industry Strongly advocates
retention and a smooth entry into this hardship in order to avoid distortions
of competition.
Technology trends Current Throughout The entire process chain
were presented to the interested public of suppliers of the foundry industry.
Visitors of the foundry day received a 2013 technology insight into current
trends of major suppliers .
The topics of lightweight construction, sustainability and
energy efficiency were thus current topics in the forefront. The Exhibitors
were impressed not only by the number of visitors, but the quality of talks so
that they had At Their Board.
Exhibitors Already have confirmed Their participation in the
coming year. The German foundry in 2014 will take place on the 15th and 16th of
May in Hamburg and the 6th GIFA forum during the event of the GIFA from the
16th to 20th of June 2015 in Dusseldorf.
Catch up soon.
Victoria
Head Of Social Media
Synchro ERP.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
The Pros from Dover...
The "Pros from Dover", in case you are not old enough to remember, :), was a line from the original movie MASH released in 1970. "Pros from Dover" refers to the experts, the outsiders that are brought in to solve problems. Synchro ERP knows metalcasting.
Until next time, see you on down the road somewhere...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
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