PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
For Immediate Release – January 2005
AEGIS EUROPE APPOINTS NEW DISTRIBUTORS IN UK AND IRELAND
Cheltenham, UK – Aegis Industrial Software (Europe) Limited, a
leader in manufacturing productivity software systems for global
electronics assemblers, has recently announced the appointment of Detech
Europe Limited (Detech) as its reseller in the UK, and Prime Option as
its reseller in Ireland. As a best-in-class vendor for manufacturing
productivity systems, Aegis solutions address the full spectrum of
manufacturing operations from new product introduction (NPI) to
manufacturing execution systems (MES), based on scalability,
integration, superior technology and service.
Both Detech and Prime Option are well established in their territories,
with over 40 man-years experience in electronics manufacturing sector.
They are selling the complete range of Aegis software solutions as part
of their full-line system offering to customers. Detech is also a
distributor for the Tyco Automation Group in the UK, and both Detech and
Prime Option sell the DEPO Group Benchtop and Inline AOI systems.
“Our customers are always looking for successful ways in which to
optimise all the business and process intelligence that exists in
factories, in order to launch new products quickly, set up lines
correctly, continuously improve quality and view/access all in
real-time,” said David Erskine, managing director at Detech. “And in
looking to extend our product portfolio we find that the Aegis solutions
are perfect for our target markets.”
“I have been familiar with the Aegis products since their launch in 1997
and was impressed by their simplicity and stability at that time, tools
designed by engineers for engineers. The Aegis products have expanded
into a full suite of manufacturing products that maintain the core
values of ease of use and stability, as well as being totally modular,”
said Finbarr O'Mahony, managing director at Prime Option.
Aegis offers a cost-effective modular solution focusing on new product
introduction (NPI) that includes data validation, process-to-asset
mapping, routing, documentation creation and paperless delivery using
web browsers. The company also provides manufacturing execution
solutions covering shop floor engineering, process engineering,
materials management, real-time integration and analysis that integrate
into an electronics manufacturer’s current structure optimizing all
existing assets.
Commenting on the appointment of Detech in the UK and Prime Option in
Ireland, Peter Clegg, director of european business development at
Aegis, said “We have adopted both a direct and multi-tiered indirect
business model to grow our existing user base in Europe, supported by an
expanding network of experienced value-added resellers (VARS) and
European-based machine vendor partnerships. Both distributors bring much
experience from the UK and Irish manufacturing markets and have a
similar company culture to ours, in terms of customer partnerships,
total solution offerings and in-depth customer support.”
For additional information contact:
Shaun Black, Marketing Director
Aegis Industrial Software Corporation
Email: sblack@aiscorp.com
Phone: 714.828.9730