About Colewell Automation
Colewell Automation specializes in robotic welding, vision-guided robotics, 3D bin picking, assembly, and more. From Montezuma, Iowa, Colewell is known for identifying process improvement opportunities to bring customers quicker wins and bigger returns. Using Fanuc and Lincoln, their team designs, builds, and installs robotic systems, along with providing expert training and ongoing support.
The Need for a True ETO Solution
Colewell Automation has a goal; to accelerate their customer’s level of excellence and to help them maintain those new standards. As their company motto says, “onward and upward we go”. However, the organization recently tried implementing an ERP designed for average job shops. While doing so, Colewell recognized they were being pulled further and further from that goal.
To provide continuously outstanding results to their customers, Colewell needs an ERP designed for Custom Machine Builders like themselves. They understand communication is key. That’s one of the many reasons they chose Total ETO as their new ERP. Our solution is a true Engineer To Order system. It allows an Integrator like Colewell to track project workflow, monitoring metrics at all stages of a project. This empowers management with real-time information, leading to accurate planning and Totally Better decision-making.
Colewell’s customers can also remain confident in the quality their machines are built with. Total ETO makes it easy to track part inspection. Not only will Colewell always know where their parts are in the fabrication process, but they can easily see who completed the inspection. Additionally, quality issues can be recorded and followed up on, on the shop floor, from engineering, or for purchased parts with embedded non-conformance reports.
Implementation will begin shortly; as our new friends at Colewell Automation like to say, onwards and upwards we go!
