Critical Manufacturing Showcases Next-Generation Manufacturing System cmNAVIGO at Solar Power International

Online, October 27, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Anaheim, CA - Solar Power International, Booth #2133 - (October 27, 2009) - Critical Manufacturing, software solutions provider for the high-tech manufacturing solar, electronics and semiconductors industries, will demo its next-generation Web service for manufacturing operations management, cmNAVIGO, at Solar Power International. Providing the flexibility required by high-tech production processes, where information on material, processes, resources, containers and extent of utilization must be available at any time, cmNAVIGO is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that eliminates the need to continuously add programming or make changes for organizations who are focused on lowering their manufacturing costs.

cmNAVIGO introduces a Rich Internet Application (RIA) graphical user interface, a breakthrough for industrial environments, enabling full access to all rich-feature functions through a Web browser, removing the need for expensive and complex installations. cmNAVIGO's multi-threaded responsive Web interface is accessible from the production line, the office, or anywhere else in the world. It allows changing a display language in run-time and has interactive, customizable and shareable working areas that include data-sets, actions, warnings, charts, images and video.

"Having so many years of experience in the production and automation industry, we know the industry pain-points inside and out, the gaps of other systems on the market, and the best way to provide the right solution for our users." says Reiner Missale, CEO of Critical Manufacturing. "Our knowledge of previous users and automation experts from high-tech markets led us to design a solution to resolve the difficulties and shortcomings of existing manufacturing solutions for semiconductor, solar and electronics industries."

cmNAVIGO's unique values to manufacturing businesses include:
- Advanced semiconductor and solar modeling
- Compelling user experience, through a unique rich Internet graphical user interface
- Unprecedented production line visibility
- Powerful object, interface and workflow extensibility
- World-class performance and low total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Seamless integration with ERP and any other application
- Flexible multi-site integration and migration capabilities

Built with the powerful Critical Manufacturing Foundation, cmNAVIGO goes beyond traditional manufacturing execution systems, encompassing a true integration and productivity framework, a graphical user interface and an analytics and manufacturing intelligence platform.

cmNAVIGO serves all levels of manufacturing stakeholders, including:
- Line personnel - with easy navigation and ergonomically designed for production operations
- Engineering staff - for complete monitoring of all manufacturing data, objects and areas
- Management - to get full visibility into the production, with reports for the required level.

The only known rich Internet manufacturing application for the aforementioned markets, cmNAVIGO is also being introduced at Semicon in Taiwan, Photovoltaics Taiwan and Semicon Europe. To schedule a time to visit with Critical Manufacturing at Solar Power International in Anaheim, California, October 27-29, 2009, please contact Katie Eakins at LEWIS PR, at 619 677 2703 / [email protected]

About Critical Manufacturing:
Critical Manufacturing creates leading edge software solutions for the high-tech manufacturing markets of semiconductor, solar and electronics. The company is part of Critical Group, a private group of companies founded in 1998 to provide solutions for mission and business critical information systems. Annual growth has been sustained at 50% per year on average since its foundation, operating a CMMI Level 3 and ISO9001 Quality System. Critical Manufacturing is based on an experienced services team coming from Critical Group, and established a product team of individuals with more than 10 years experience in high-tech manufacturing. The company comprises over 80 people, with its headquarters and main technical centre in Portugal and additional facilities in Germany and China. For more information, please visit http://www.criticalmanufacturing.com
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