20 Jun Ron Crowl addresses the role of IoT in the modern factory

FeneTech president and CEO Ron Crowl writes about the role of IoT in the modern, automated factory in the June / July issue of Window & Door Magazine. In his article “The Digital Factory”, Crowl describes that by taking the concepts of automation, integration, IoT, and Industry 4.0, more data can be captured, analyzed, and presented in a usable manner that allows users to make proactive business decisions. Read his entire article here.

23 Apr Vinylmax Implements FeneVision ERP Software

[HAMILTON, OH, MARCH 2018] Vinylmax, a top 100 window manufacturer, has recently implemented FeneTech’s FeneVision ERP solution in its 150,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Hamilton, Ohio. With a focus on custom residential windows, Vinylmax selected FeneVision to enhance the speed and quality of the hundreds of thousands of windows the company manufactures each year. (more…)

18 Apr Cardinal Implements FeneVision LineScanner

CARDINAL INVESTS IN PROVEN QUALITY CONTROL SOLUTION

Partners with FeneTech and implements the FeneVision LineScanner

[LOUISVILLE, KY, MARCH 2018] Louisville, Kentucky based shower enclosure and commercial storefront company Cardinal Shower Enclosures has recently implemented the FeneVision LineScanner at their tempering facility with the overall goal of improving their manufacturing processes by comprehensively tracking errors and imperfections and producing a higher quality product. (more…)

08 Jan DWM Magazine announces FENml the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award winner for software

FeneTech’s newest initiative FENml has been chosen by Door & Window Market Magazine readers as their 2017 Readers’ Choice Award winner for most innovative software.  Designed for the door and window manufacturing industry, this initiative has created a baseline communication standard using the principles of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 so that software providers and suppliers of consumables can “speak” the same language.  For more information about this initiative, visit http://FENml.com.

08 Jan FENml awarded 2017 USGlass Magazine Readers’ Choice Award

USGlass Magazine has awarded FENml—FeneTech’s latest initiative that represents a baseline communication standard using the principles of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0—its 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for Software. Read more about this exciting and groundbreaking concept at FENml.com and take a look at the other industry winners of 2017 in the December issue of USGlass Magazine.

08 Jan FeneTech’s Matt Batcha to speak at FenCon18

FenCon18, happening March 1 at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre in Winnipeg, CA follows up the amazing success of initial Fenestration Manitoba window and door manufacturing conference in 2017 with even more cutting edge information and suppliers for fenestration professionals. Organizers have kept some of the preferred features through a one-day event packed full of seminars while moving that day to a Thursday and slightly later to March 1 for early spring timing.  The 2018 edition is building on some of the very well-received topic—continuous improvement, ERP software systems and factory automation—but also bringing in a crisper focus on key topics such as more effectively implementing NAFS, finishing options excellent for fiberglass door panels and special cold-climate performance topics. Read more about this exciting professional development opportunity.

02 Nov Integrated and automated … and FeneTech is on the cutting edge

In October’s edition of Glass Magazine, editor Katy Devlin outlines the glass industry’s latest focus in her article “Integrated & Automated: Tracking the trends of the advancing glass fabrication facility.”  With fewer employees needed to operate and manage the latest systems, glass plants today have become more sophisticated, more efficient, and safer, in large part because of advancements in automation and plant integration.

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12 Oct FENml presents at GlassBuild America

Last month’s GlassBuild will be remembered for many things; not the least of which was its inauspicious beginnings amid the tail end of Hurricane Irma. But even more exciting was FeneTech’s unveiling of its latest initiative FENml.

Read here about FeneTech’s pioneering solution to the problem of streamlining inter-connectivity.

14 Sep FENml initiative introduced at GlassBuild America

FeneTech’s newest initiative—FENml (Fenestration manufacturing language)—was introduced at GlassBuild America. FeneTech’s AJ Piscitelli led two presentations on the initiative, which provides a baseline standard of communication for the fenestration industry. Read more at dwmmag.com.