Strategic alliance provides local presence for manufacturers in China

January 12, 2012 – Ottawa, Canada – Sciemetric Instruments (www.sciemetric.com), whose technology has been used for over 25 years by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve quality, has signed a distribution and service agreement with HG Tech. The agreement provides HG Tech with the rights to distribute and support Sciemetric products in China.

Under the terms of the alliance, HG Tech will offer the complete line of sigPOD process monitors and Sciemetric’s QualityWorX data management tools and provide customers with installation, service and local support where required. Sciemetric will continue to support large projects and provide applications expertise for these installations. HG Tech will carry stock of sigPOD systems to ensure fast delivery to customers in China.

Headquartered in Shanghai, HG Tech also has offices and service stations in Guangzhou, Wuhan and Tianjin; HG Tech will be establishing new service stations in Chongqing and Nanjing in 2012. Contact HG Tech with your sales inquiry at:

Jack Yin
Chairman & President
Tel: (86)-21-61178358,61178356
Fax:(86)-21-61178357
Mobile:(86)-18917916692
Email: jack.yin@hg2mes.com

Helen Yang
Global Support Leader
Tel: (86)-21-61178356
Fax:(86)-21-61178357
Mobile:(86)-13636676708
Email: helen.yang@hg2mes.com

About Sciemetric Instruments
Since 1981, Sciemetric’s process-monitoring and quality-management systems and software have enabled some of the world’s largest automotive, medical and industrial manufacturers to inspect part quality in-process and optimize manufacturing to reduce costs and increasing yields. Visit www.sciemetric.com for more information.

About HG Tech 
Shanghai HG Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 to provide advanced integrated MES solutions and related products and services to manufacturers across China, specializing in the automotive sector. HG Tech’s experienced technical team applies its expertise to deliver automation solutions, customized solutions and engineering services with high standards of project management and after-sales support. HG Tech has established partnerships with a number of recognized international enterprises. For more info, go to www.hg2mes.com.

Strategic alliance makes zero defect realization possible for Ontario manufacturers

November 22, 2011 – Ottawa, Canada – Sciemetric Instruments (www.sciemetric.com), whose technology has been used for over 25 years by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve quality and their manufacturing processes, today announced a strategic alliance with Gescan Ontario a division of Sonepar Canada. The agreement provides Gescan Ontario rights to distribute Sciemetric products in Ontario.

Under this alliance, Gescan Ontario will offer the complete line of sigPOD process monitors and Sciemetric’s QualityWorX data management tools and provide customers with installation, service and support.

“Sciemetric’s technology is a strong fit for our Manufacturing Excellence portfolio,” said Ivan Romanow, Director of Sales and Marketing, Gescan Ontario. “This agreement will allow us to help the manufacturers we work with to meet their goals for zero defect realization.”

Sciemetric’s technology provides the visibility into production processes that manufacturers need to meet quality, yield and cost reduction goals. sigPOD is a robust, flexible and scalable process monitoring platform that is used for in-process inspection for a range of applications such as press-fit monitoring, leak testing, torque to turn, sound and vibration analysis, weld monitoring, dispense monitoring, part gauging or profiling, and crimping. It applies signature analysis to accurately and reliably catch manufacturing defects as they occur and collects and stores all data from the operation. QualityWorX is a manufacturing data management tool that automates the storage, retrieval, analysis and reporting of these data.  With just a few clicks it provides reports, proof of compliance and root cause analysis of defects and bottlenecks.


About Sciemetric Instruments
Since 1981, Sciemetric’s process-monitoring and quality-management systems and software have enabled some of the world’s largest automotive, medical and industrial manufacturers to gain visibility into, and control over, their manufacturing processes. On the production floor, process signature verification (PSV) technology provides the most accurate determination of process health and part quality while collecting all data. Manufacturing managers use Sciemetric’s analytic tools to transform the data into actionable information to reduce costs, manage quality and maximize yield while providing proof of process compliance and complete line-wide traceability. Visit www.sciemetric.com for more information.

About Gescan Ontario
Gescan Ontario, part of Sonepar Canada Inc. one of the world’s largest electrical distributor networks, is a premier distributor of automation, process and electrical solutions for the manufacturing, utilities and process markets. With the ever increasing demands on today's manufacturers to enable Lean Manufacturing, JIT (Just In Time) delivery, reduce WIP (Work In Process) inventories and have greater insight into their process require an increasing level of system capabilities, coupled with more robust and effective solutions for supporting automation and information technologies. Gescan's manufacturing solutions assist in – Zero Defect Realization, Continuous Process Improvements and Traceability/Genealogy/Part Marking. Visit http://www.gescanontario.com/solutions/manex for more information.

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Amit Sindhwani brings 19 years of experience in plant equipment maintenance, machine building and industrial automation to his new role

May 2, 2011 – Ottawa, Canada & Pune, India – In 2009, Sciemetric Instruments, makers of process monitoring and quality management systems for manufacturers, strengthened its commitment to serving its Asia Pacific customers by opening Sciemetric Technologies Private India Ltd. in Pune. Today, the company is expanding further in that market with extended office space to support its growing team of commissioning engineers and software developers, and appointing Amit Sindhwani as general manager of engineering for Sciemetric India.

In his role, Sindhwani will supervise technical staff, manage projects and service activities in India as well as assist with sales and business development initiatives.

“We’re excited to be bringing Amit, a seasoned professional with extensive experience, on board to help support our growth in India,” said Sciemetric CEO Nathan Sheaff. “Amit has many years of hands-on experience with various types of automation, CNC machines and manufacturing processes. He has managed accounts with many automotive powertrain and component manufacturers in India. He will provide our team in Pune with strong leadership.”

Sindhwani comes to Sciemetric directly from Messung Systems Ltd., a company that makes PLCs for the Indian market and that provides support for Mitsubishi Factory Automation products. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Marathwada University Aurangabad.

“I’m excited about joining the Sciemetric team, helping the company to further build inroads into the Indian manufacturing market,” said Sindhwani. “Sciemetric has already demonstrated a keen understanding of the needs and wants of this market and I look forward to building on that foundation and serving well both existing and future customers in this region.”

Many manufacturers in the Asia Pacific region in a broad range of industries have been receptive to Sciemetric’s process monitoring and quality management systems, available in customizable configurations and at various price points. The company’s Indian location enhances application support in the region and helps companies located there to improve their quality and manufacturing processes.

About Sciemetric Instruments
Since 1981, Sciemetric’s process monitoring and quality management systems and software have enabled some of the world’s leading automotive, medical and industrial manufacturers to gain visibility into, and control over, their manufacturing processes. On the production floor, Process Signature Verification (PSV) technology provides the most accurate determination of process health and part quality while collecting all data. Manufacturing managers use Sciemetric’s analytic tools to transform the data into actionable information to reduce costs, manage quality, and maximize yield while providing proof of process compliance and complete line-wide traceability. Visit www.sciemetric.com for more information.

March 15, 2011 – Ottawa, Canada – Sciemetric Instruments, whose technology has been used by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve their quality and manufacturing processes, today announced significant upgrades to its sigPOD 1200 series in-station process monitor. sigPOD is the universal hardware platform of the company’s process monitoring and quality management systems that help manufacturers monitor the variables that impact critical manufacturing processes.

The sigPOD 1200 series is Sciemetric’s most popular sigPOD due to its industrial NEMA-12 packaging. This designation renders the monitor suitable for harsh manufacturing environments without the use of an enclosure, which speeds implementation and reduces costs. The sigPOD 1202 and 1204, for two- and four-channel applications, now has a 40GB solid state drive, a 1.66 GHz dual-core processor and twice the memory, as well as two USB 2.0 ports. These improvements can boost overall performance by up to 10 times over the previous version. Independent per-channel amplifiers, 33.3 mV sensitivity, and up to four encoder channels, make the sigPOD 1200s’ data acquisition system one of the best in the industry. The sigPOD offers the most on-board data storage of any process monitor.

“Our customers and our industry develop at the speed of technology, and as a trusted software and systems provider to the world’s leading manufacturers, we need to keep pace with technological developments and offer market-leading solutions to our customers,” said Nathan Sheaff, CEO of Sciemetric Instruments. “With these improvements to the sigPOD 1200 series, manufacturers have a rugged, powerful quality platform that has the power to handle any application.”

As part of the family of universal process monitors, the sigPOD 1200 series can be used for virtually any testing and monitoring applications such as press-fit monitoring, torque testing, sound and vibration analysis, welding, profiling  and more. Manufacturers can also use Sciemetric’s PSV, or process signature verification, software to configure the system to meet their requirements.

Improved performance enables manufacturers to perform complex data analysis in real time, delivering more accurate and comprehensive quality tests than ever before. Pairing sigPOD with Sciemetric’s QualityWorX analytical software, provides advanced automated storage, archiving, retrieval, analysis and reporting of critical manufacturing data captured on the plant floor. QualityWorX enables collection and analysis of production data to demonstrate proof of compliance for parts made, determine trends as a means to proactively identify production improvements, quickly address quality issues and increase productivity.

Company has grown from a few employees in one location to an international organization with a stable of Fortune 500 customers worldwide

February 1, 2011 – 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Sciemetric Instruments, whose technology has been used by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve quality and their manufacturing processes. The company’s process monitoring and quality management systems and software help manufacturers monitor the variables that impact critical manufacturing processes. This, in turn, enables them to improve product quality and maximize profitability.

Engineer Nathan Sheaff founded Sciemetric Instruments in 1981 as a company that designed measurement systems for a range of industries. In the early 1990s, it was Sheaff who developed Sciemetric’s innovative Process Signature Verification (PSV) technology. The company has grown under his leadership from its beginnings with a few employees in its Ottawa headquarters to an award-winning international organization with subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe and Asia, and boasting an impressive list of Fortune 500 customers worldwide.

“Sciemetric celebrating 30 years in business is a testament to PSV technology, which has been adopted and specified into the production lines of manufacturers across the world,” said Sheaff, founder and CEO of Sciemetric. “Our strong team has done a fantastic job developing and supporting a set of quality management tools that solve real, costly problems for manufacturers. We’re very proud that Sciemetric has helped its customers create better quality products at a lower cost, and we look forward to the next 30 years.”

Manufacturers in the automotive, industrial and medical sectors use sigPOD and QualityWorX, hardware and software platforms based on PSV technology, to manage quality on their production lines. The expandable sigPOD hardware platform is designed to seamlessly integrate into the production line while Sciemetric’s analytics software, QualityWorX, provides full visibility into manufacturing processes by capturing test data and enabling thorough analysis of the entire process. These tools allow companies to gain full visibility and control over manufacturing processes to reduce cost, manage quality, maximize yield and improve traceability.

Time-consuming manual reporting eliminated thanks to centralized manufacturing data and library of standard reports

Web Reporter offers intuitive and easy-to-use interface to access complete quality data, including process signatures, from anywhere in the enterprise

October 19, 2010 – Sciemetric Instruments (www.sciemetric.com), whose technology has been used for over 25 years by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve quality and their manufacturing processes, today announced the release of the latest version of its proprietary analytical software, QualityWorX, that includes an improved web reporting interface that gives all users real-time access to centralized manufacturing data.

QualityWorX is a comprehensive suite of software tools that automate the storage, archiving, retrieval, analysis and reporting of critical manufacturing data captured on the plant floor. It enables collection and analysis of production data to demonstrate proof of compliance for parts made. Determine trends as a means to proactively identify production improvements, quickly address quality issues and increase productivity. Reporting on quality is a challenge that many manufacturers face because they lack the tools to effectively bring together the production data and must rely on time-consuming approaches.

This new version includes an improved Web Reporter reporting function that makes manufacturing data housed in the centralized QualityWorX database available across the network through a web browser in a user-friendly interface. This simple but powerful interface, accessed over either local or wide-area networks, makes manufacturing data available to technicians and managers alike. The reports provide insight on quality and throughput and enable some drill-down to determine the cause of issues affecting them.

In order to produce reports to support either internal quality initiatives or regulatory requirements, manufacturers no longer have to gather data from disparate sources and generate time-consuming manual reports. With Web Reporter, the pertinent information can be quickly and easily accessed from the QualityWorX database and presented in an easy-to-understand format. An extensive library of standard reports is included in the core software. In just a few clicks, even non-technical managers can create powerful reports including First Time Yield, Summary Report, Trend Browser, Failure Report, Failure Pareto, Repair Traffic and Defect Pareto.

When used with Sciemetric’s sigPOD test stations, the hardware and software combine to create unparalleled visibility into manufacturing processes, and users are able to gain the full value of process signature technology. The methodology – capturing and then analyzing the unique process signatures of critical manufacturing processes – provides complete visibility into manufacturing processes, which lowers failure rates, quickly determines root causes of defects, shortens test-cycle times and improves manufacturers’ ability to conduct selective, rather than sweeping, recalls. Detailed records of end-to-end manufacturing data prove that products meet internal standards and support regulatory compliance.

QualityWorX can also be connected to third-party test stations and PLC networks. Regardless of the hardware components selected – either the plug and play family of sigPOD test stations or proprietary test devices from other vendors – test stations can be added or deactivated in QualityWorX without any production downtime. Because the application is based on an SQL database and has been developed using open standards such as XML and OPC, all test devices can take full advantage of the storage and analysis power of QualityWorX.

Web Reporter is now included with every QualityWorX installation at no additional cost.

Screenshots of the Web Reporter are available upon request.

About Sciemetric Instruments

Since 1981, Sciemetric’s process monitoring and quality management systems and software have enabled some of the world’s leading automotive, medical and industrial manufacturers to gain visibility into, and control over, their manufacturing processes. On the production floor, Process Signature Verification (PSV) technology provides the most accurate determination of process health and part quality while collecting all data. Manufacturing managers use Sciemetric’s analytic tools to transform the data into actionable information to reduce costs, manage quality, and maximize yield while providing proof of process compliance and complete line-wide traceability. Visit www.sciemetric.com for more information.

The names of actual companies or products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

October 13, 2010 – Ottawa, Canada – With offices and support services in Canada, the US and the UK already well established, Sciemetric Instruments (www.sciemetric.com) has strengthened its commitment to supporting its Asia Pacific customers with the opening of Sciemetric Technologies Private India Ltd. Operations will be based out of Pune a major manufacturing hub in the region.

Because the Asia Pacific region hosts many manufacturing facilities in a broad range of industries, Sciemetric’s process monitoring and quality management systems, available in customizable configurations and at various price points, will help companies located there to improve their quality and manufacturing processes. Early orders for the lower-cost test platform sigPOD 1302 show that in India’s highly competitive and cost-conscious market, Sciemetric’s products meet both the high standards and price considerations of the top automotive manufacturers.

sigPOD is a robust, flexible platform designed for usability and visibility in live production environments. This out-of-the-box hardware and software system for monitoring test and assembly processes is designed to integrate seamlessly into production lines, delivering commonality across the line, and providing immediate pass-fail status on the production floor. sigPOD is easy to configure, saves time by increasing the efficiency of manufacturing processes and displays detailed results of manufacturing processes in real time.

sigPOD also acts as the conduit to transfer all the collected information into QualityWorX, Sciemetric’s analytics software, for advanced analysis. QualityWorX provides full visibility into manufacturing processes, capturing test data and enabling thorough analysis of the entire process.

“Sciemetric’s customers are manufacturers that compete in a global marketplace and our goal is to provide them with affordable quality improvement and process monitoring systems to effectively do just that,” said Nathan Sheaff, CEO and founder of Sciemetric. “It was in part with the price-conscious Asia Pacific market in mind that we developed our lower cost, two-channel process monitor, the sigPOD 1302. Early orders from the region show that we’re providing the right system at the right price in order to be successful in this market.”

The company’s expansion into India enhances application-engineering support for the region, with several application engineers on-site to offer technical services and plans to bring in software engineers in the coming months.

About Sciemetric Instruments
Since 1981, Sciemetric’s process monitoring and quality management systems and software have enabled some of the world’s leading automotive, medical and industrial manufacturers to gain visibility into and control over their manufacturing processes. On the production floor, Process Signature Verification (PSV) technology provides the most accurate determination of process health and part quality while collecting all data. Manufacturing managers use Sciemetric’s analytic tools to transform the data into actionable information to reduce costs, manage quality, and maximize yield while providing proof of process compliance and complete line-wide traceability. Visit www.sciemetric.com for more information.

Hindi version of this press release is available here.

More information about the sigPOD 1302 can be found here.

Manufacturers no longer have to settle for limited test capabilities because of limited budget

March 2, 2010 - Ottawa, Canada - Sciemetric Instruments (www.sciemetric.com), whose technology has been used for over 25 years by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve quality and their manufacturing processes, today announced the addition of a low-cost two-channel process monitor, the sigPOD 1302, to its sigPOD family of process-monitoring tools.

The new sigPOD 1302 system comes loaded with templates for common test applications such as press, torque, and noise, vibration and harshness, or NVH, along with point-and-click configurable software that can quickly and easily be configured to support virtually any monitoring application including weld, crimp, dispense, profiling and functional testing.

sigPOD is a robust and flexible platform designed for usability and visibility in live production environments. This out-of-the-box hardware and software system for monitoring test and assembly processes is designed to integrate seamlessly into production lines, delivering commonality across the line, and providing immediate pass-fail status on the production floor.

Sciemetric’s platform is driven by signature analysis technology, determining in real-time any deviation from the manufacturing process’s correct waveform, thereby detecting defects as they occur. This process signature verification facilitates detailed insight into process behaviour by measuring and analyzing the physical characteristics of processes applied during manufacturing using a scientific approach based on electronic signature analysis.

The introductory price of US$2,995.00 positions the sigPOD 1302 as offering the most functionality on the market at the lowest price point. The price is comparable to single test systems offered by competitors but sigPOD 1302 offers better value for money as the system includes both hardware and configurable software that enables users to program any of a variety of test applications. It also presents an affordable way for manufacturers contemplating the implementation of more extensive quality systems to ease into incorporating process-monitoring tools across their lines.

“Most manufacturers I’ve talked to tell me that sigPOD is the best press and process monitoring system available on the market,” said Nathan Sheaff, CEO of Sciemetric Instruments. “But many of them also told me they could not afford to implement our technology. With the new 1302 sigPOD, we’re able to offer the best product for the lowest cost, two things you don’t usually get at the same time. Now everyone can afford the best scientific monitoring tool and can reap the benefits and cost savings that sigPOD offers.”

The sigPOD family is scalable from two to 24 channels, and is built upon a common hardware platform and software interface to provide a unified user interface throughout the product line.

sigPOD also acts as the conduit to transfer all the collected information into QualityWorX, Sciemetric’s analytics software, for advanced analysis. QualityWorX provides full visibility into manufacturing processes, capturing test data and enabling thorough analysis of the entire process.

About Sciemetric Instruments

Since 1981, Sciemetric’s process-monitoring and quality-management systems and software have enabled some of the world’s largest automotive, medical and industrial manufacturers to gain visibility into, and control over, their manufacturing processes. On the production floor, process signature verification (PSV) technology provides the most accurate determination of process health and part quality while collecting all data. Manufacturing managers use Sciemetric’s analytic tools to transform the data into actionable information to reduce costs, manage quality and maximize yield while providing proof of process compliance and complete line-wide traceability. Visit www.sciemetric.com for more information.

More information about the sigPOD 1302 can be found here.

Using 1608 module, sigPOD now supports up to 24 analog channels to monitor manufacturing processes

October 22, 2009 - Ottawa, Canada - Sciemetric Instruments, whose technology has been used for over 15 years by some of the world's largest manufacturers to improve quality and their manufacturing processes, today announced the expansion of its modular sigPOD hardware platform to support up to 24 analog channels and six encoder input channels.

sigPOD is a robust, flexible platform designed for usability and visibiltiy in live production environments.  This out-of-the-box hardware and software system for monitoring test and assembly processes is designed to integrate seamlessly into production lines, delivering commonality across the line.  sigPOD is easy to configure, saves time by increasing efficiency of manufacturing processes and displays detailed results of manufacturing processes in real time.

Sciemetric has developed an eight-channel expansion module, Model 1608, which can be connected to any of the company's sigPOD systems to expand it in eight-channel increments to a maximum of 24 channels.

"In today's dynamic economy, manufacturers cannot afford to conduct expensive recalls," said Nathan Sheaff, CEO of Sciemetric Instruments.  "By adopting in-process testing, companies can find problems early and before they cost money and fix processes so that they are running at maximum efficiency.

"That sigPOD is now expandable with the Model 1608 module means that companies that have more intensive monitoring requirements gain additional capacity as now they can run applications that require higher channel counts, from complex applications such as end line functional testing in automotive to heat fusing of critical but high volume medical devices."

Sciemetric offers a full range of sigPOD instrumentation products that are used to verify and control a variety of standard manufacturing operations such as assembly-press monitoring, leak testing, vibration analysis and functional testing.  The flexible system can be configured to qualify virtually any manufacturing process.

The sigPOD platform is driven by Sciemetric's process signature verification (PSV) software, which enables detailed insight into process behaviour by measuring and analyzing the physical characteristics of processes applied during manufacturing using a scientific approach based on electronic signature analysis.  Understanding the physical behaviour of machines and assembly processes in real time allows companies to analyze manufacturing defects at the source improving quality, increasing productivity and decreasing costs.  PSV dramatically improves monitoring sensitivity and defect detection capability over conventional methods.

"Incorporating risk management using process signature technology helps companies in industries like medical-device manufacturing meet tough regulatory requirements," said Sheaff.

Not only does sigPOD provide immediate pass-fail status on the production floor, it also acts as the conduit to transfer all the collected information into QualityWorX, Sciemetric's analytics software, for advanced analysis.  QualityWorX provides full visibility into manufacturing processes, capturing test data and enabling thorough analysis of the entire process.

About Sciemetric Instruments
Sciemetric Instruments is a software and systems technology company that develops and markets quality monitoring and management tools that allow companies to gain full visibility into and control over manufacturing processes.  The company's sigPOD platform uses proprietary Process Signature Verification, or PSV, technology, which provides unprecedented visibility into manufacturing production by measuring and analyzing the physical characteristics of processes applied during manufacturing using a scientific approach based on electronic signature analysis.  The company's comprehensive quality solution, and QualityWorX analytics software, enables manufacturers to reduce costs, manage quality, maximize yield and improve traceability.  Sciemetric customers - some of the world's largest automotive, industrial and medical manufacturers - rely on Sciemetric products and technology to increase competitiveness, manage regulatory compliance and avoid costly recalls.  Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company has its North American sales office in the U.S. and European offices in the U.K., and a subsidiary in India.  For more information, please visit www.sciemetric.com

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Ottawa|October 1, 2009 - Due to changing customer needs and alternative product offerings, Sciemetric is announcing the discontinuation of three products: the SigLEAK®, the SigMETER®, and the 298 chassis.

To better meet customer requirements, Sciemetric has created new product offerings, resulting in the discontinuation of the SigLEAK® as of October 31, 2009.  Sciemetric will provide support as per contract terms and conditions, but cannot guarantee support after June 30, 2010.  As alternatives, Sciemetric offers the sigPOD® Leak and 3300 Leak Test System.

SigMETER®, introduced over 10 years ago, will be discontinued due to the lack of availability regarding components used in its manufacture.  The SigMETER® will be discontinued as of December 31, 2009, replaced by the sigPOD® family of products.  Sciemetric will provide support as per contract terms and conditions thru December 31, 2010, but cannot guarantee support after this time.

Finally, the 298 chassis will be discontinued.  It is important to note that Sciemetric will continue to support existing systems, including the upgrading of CPU drawers, 200 series cards, upgrades to InspeXion, and applications support.  The 298 chassis will be available until December 31, 2009 with support provided as per contract terms and conditions until December 31, 2010, after which date support cannot be guaranteed.  Sciemetric's 300 series with optional enclosure provides customers an alternative to the 298 chassis.

Specific notices can be accessed by clicking the following links:
Manufacturer's Discontinuation Notice SigLEAK®
Manufacturer's Discontinuation Notice SigMETER®
Manufacturer's Discontinuation Notice 298 chassis 

For further information on these alternative products, and others offered by Sciemetric, or if you have any questions, please visit www.sciemetric.com, contact us directly at 1-877-581-0112, or via email at inquiries@sciemetric.com.