Why MATRIX?

Drive down costs

By measuring and controlling the deployment of your cutting tools, you will recognize enormous cost savings. Typically you can save 10-30% of your tool spend by implementing continuous method improvement, reduced stock, less waste and a leaner system that automates mundane tasks performed manually.

Guaranteed production output

Priority #1 is to keep your machines working and to minimize down time. Idle production creates huge costs for business, both in terms of delayed and cancelled orders, and the freezing of machine and human resources that are waiting for cutting tools to arrive. MATRIX keeps your production moving and dramatically reduces the risks of stock outs.

Optimize stock levels

Simply stated MATRIX achieves MAXIMUM availability with MINIMUM stock. Excess and dead stock is common where guess work rather than an empirical calculation of stock levels is practiced. Most production plants are working with 10-40% excess or dead items on their shelves, tying up scarce capital resources at best or creating huge hidden losses for your business. MATRIX deploys a clever logistics model that factors in lead time, usage and frequency to optimize stock levels. Calculations are updated monthly to keep all parameters current and in line with changes. The system allows you to tweak for special cases and apply specific parameters that can compensate for temporary spikes in demand.

Streamline purchasing

The frequency of orders, number of order lines and manual counting of stock that cannot be located or is unreported, influence the cost and time required to prepare orders for suppliers. MATRIX can literally slash purchasing costs by up to 50%. The automated purchasing module built into the software can turn the daily ‘last minute’ orders into a controlled weekly process that takes barely minutes to complete. Where needed MATRIX can transfer stock data to an ERP system for issuing orders and reference ERP orders during the receive process.

Control cost per unit (CPU)

Benchmarking the actual cost of cutting tools per production unit is the foundation for good cost control and continuous improvement. MATRIX not only calculates CPU and tool life, it can also alert you automatically when a tool is underperforming, in order that you may initiate an appropriate investigation and preventive action.

Select the right tools for each job

Whilst this is so basic to good production floor management, it cannot happen without a mechanism to limit access only to tools approved for a specific job. MATRIX can control the issue of items by job and part, so that you avoid the risk of using the wrong tools and risking damaged or scrapped parts. In industries where process cannot be compromised, MATRIX is a must.

Quick ROI

Typically MATRIX will provide a return on investment in 6 – 18 months. Your IMC representative can prepare for you an ROI Report with the business case you need to get the ball rolling.

Sample ROI report

What our customers say

Leading companies around the globe attest to the benefits of MATRIX in their production

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“Owner of Fiers Mechanika has no doubt – MATRIX was a really good investment.”

András Fiers, Owner of Fiers Mechanika Kft., Hungary

“MATRIX has not only delivered efficiency improvements and excellent stock rationalisation throughout the global Holroyd Precision Rotor’s sites, the utilisation of the Matrix Management software has provided cost, inventory and usage data that is proving to be the driving force behind our Companies cost reduction strategy.”
Colin Carr, Managing Director, Holroyd Precision Rotors

“MATRIX continuously helps us decrease the cost of cutting tools and the time required for stock management.”

Hwi yong Park, Production Manager, HMT Co,.Ltd

“MATRIX has been the central element of our tool and method improvement program. It delivers significant cost savings each and every year.”

Eran Ben-Gigi, CTO & Process Engineering Manager, Ham-Let Advanced Control Technology

“We have been using MATRIX for more than 5 years. It offers us a smooth replenishment process and a high degree of comprehensibility. It has become an important part of our production.”

Stefan Schauerte, Managing Director, Schauerte Prazisiondrehtechnik

“MATRIX has automated our management of tooling. The MINI cabinets next to each work center have substantially reduced operator walk around time.”

William Sharpe, Manufacturing Manager, DTA

“MATRIX’s flexible configuration meets our business needs. It is user friendly, a valuable support to production and purchasing, and guarantees a fast ROI. The after-sales service is always excellent.”

Ferdinando Dallari, QC Engineer, Cerma Srl

Nippon Roballo Co., Ltd

“Since installing MATRIX, tooling costs became transparent with real-time accurate data, and our employees started to come up and implement creative ideas to improve our activity. I now realize the high value of this system.”

Mr.Michinori Yoshida, CFO, Nippon Roballo Co., Ltd (Thyssen Group)

“MATRIX has increased our productivity by allowing us to handle our cutting tools more effectively and at the same time minimizing production downtime.”

Clas Tengström, Business Unit Director, Componenta Frammestad AB