Prominent Packaging Producer, Airlite Plastics, Selects IQMS

Airlite Plastics Co. to switch from a combination of custom built and off the shelf software systems for the single-source, extended ERP software solution from IQMS

PASO ROBLES, CALIF. –  IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software and MES developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and relationships, today announced that Airlite Plastics Co. has selected IQMS due to its solid reputation for customer-driven service and manufacturing infrastructure to support Airlite’s future growth. A privately-held, family owned company headquartered in Omaha, Neb. for more than 60 years, Airlite Plastics and its 850 highly skilled employees manufacture containers and lids for food packaging, drink cups and lids, polystyrene coolers, insulated concrete form (ICF) blocks, profile and sheet extrusion and other custom plastic products.

Airlite Plastics’ legacy software was a combination of commercial and custom built applications that were creating challenges. Difficulties supporting custom built applications and integrating many different versions of the software encouraged Airlite Plastics to seek out an ERP system that specialized in manufacturing and could support all of its separate business divisions and business lines.

"IQMS is a customer driven company and our selection experience was very positive. We reviewed 10 to 12 ERP software packages before selecting IQMS," said Scott Reeves, director of information technology at Airlite Plastics Co. "IQMS had a good reputation as an ERP company and its EnterpriseIQ ERP package was tailored to our industry-specific manufacturing needs. It was a good fit for our growing company."

Airlite Plastics is continuously expanding its operations, including the recent acquisition of a company in Nazareth, Pa. To assist in its current and future growth, Airlite Plastics is taking full advantage of the extended offerings that IQMS offers, including modules for quality control, shipping management, EDI, human resources management and wireless RealTime™ Production Monitoring.

"Last year, Airlite Plastics produced and decorated an impressive 1.5 billion units," said Glenn Nowak, vice president at IQMS. "As Airlite Plastics continues to expand, our extended manufacturing ERP software will help them monitor, track and shape each one of those products, while supporting all aspects of their business, every step of the way."

About Airlite Plastics Co.

Airlite Plastics Co. is an industry leader in molding and decorating of plastic packaging. Primarily a supplier of containers and lids for packaging food products, Airlite Plastics also manufactures cold beverage drink cups, polystyrene coolers, Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) building blocks, profile extrusion, sheet extrusion and customized plastic products. A privately-held, family owned company headquartered in Omaha, Neb. for more than 60 years, Airlite Plastics packages many of the brand name and private label products that consumers find in their refrigerators and freezers daily.

About IQMS

Since 1989, IQMS has been designing and developing manufacturing ERP software for the repetitive, process and discrete industries. Today, IQMS provides a comprehensive real-time MES and manufacturing ERP software solution to the automotive, medical, packaging, consumer goods and other manufacturing markets. The innovative, extended single-database enterprise software solution, EnterpriseIQ, offers a scalable system designed to adeptly grow with the client and complete business functionality, including accounting, quality control, supply chain, CRM and eBusiness. With offices across North America, Europe and Asia, IQMS serves manufacturers around the world.

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