Released on: May 16, 2008, 6:44 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Eliminating Data Massaging, Scrubbing and Manipulating
Featured in Manufacturing Production & Purchasing

Press Release Body: Manufacturing firms intent on capturing and distilling rich
streams of data will find it. Viewing by rows and columns is common across many
industries and many applications. Most data dumped from a database ends up looking
like a data rich grid-whether it is manufacturing or transactional data.


The Six Sigma community puts up with amazing amounts of busy work in order to become
data-driven. Evan J. Miller, president and chief executive officer of Hertzler
Systems, (and manufacturer of GainSeeker), notes in the current issue of
Metalworking Production & Purchasing that, "Frequently manufacturing executives
define this data collection process as "the every day junk work that we do that we
call our jobs." The roots of this situation are deep within Six Sigma itself: Black
Belts are brought into training, assigned to a project, and told to go start
measuring something. They are rarely IT people, but they are smart, resourceful, and
very driven. They go and get some data."


According to Miller, "The time this takes is substantial. Even if only 20 variables
are being tracked, it often takes 20 to 25 minutes to capture data for each part
number. Since most companies, particularly those in metalworking production, produce
multiple products simultaneously, it is easy to see how an otherwise productive
manufacturing professional can spend their entire time preparing reports."

In the current issue of Metalworking Production & Purchasing, leading manufacturing
journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, profiled Eliminating data massaging, scrubbing, and
manipulating. "


Hertzler Systems (www.hertzler.com) provides seamless, accurate data acquisition
solutions that drive business transformation. The company provides the leading
real-time data acquisition and analytics software, the GainSeeker Suite. This
powerful and flexible system is best used by lean and progressive companies.
Gainseeker Suite allows companies to connect with devices and other information
systems, collecting data and alarming key personnel when problems arise; this
technology allows organizations to analyze data for root cause problems, converting
data into knowledge.



Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma for
over twenty years, and includes a diverse customer base in service, transactional
and manufacturing environments; clients include BAE Systems, Crown Audio, IDEX
Corporation, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Titleist &
Footjoy, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. The company\'s software and services
enable clients to collect and analyze data; building a robust data infrastructure
for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients to reduce costs,
cycle time and errors, and increase profitability.


Hertzler Systems Inc.
www.hertzler.com
Adrienne DePew
Communications Manager
info@hertzler.com
800.958.2709


Web Site: http://www.hertzler.com

Contact Details: Hertzler Systems
2312 Eisenhower Dr. N.
Goshen, IN 46526
800-958-2709