Product Configuration Software helps sell racks and furniture.
Press Release Summary:
Configura(R) business system simplifies sales of component or modular based product lines such as racking, storage systems and industrial furniture. It helps salespeople and engineers produce complete proposals to customers including drawings, quotations, bills of material and 3D images. Software calculates weight capacities, keeps track of safety regulations and identifies configuration options. ERP link provides unbroken chain of information from sales to manufacturing.
Original Press Release:
Product Configuration Software Configura(R) To Help Material Handling Manufactures Rationalize Sales Processes
March 28, 2002 By participating at the NA 2002 show in Detroit, Configura Inc. will further establish its position within the material handling industry in the USA. Configura has recently been awarded two major contracts for customized product configuration software with two leading US industrial storage manufacturers - Borroughs Corporation, manufacturer of industrial shelving and Ridg-U-Rak, manufacturer of industrial racking.
"Our focus on the US material handling industry was initiated last spring at the ProMat 2001 Show in Chicago which resulted in four new clients on the US market. Our participation at NA 2002 is a continuance of this market focus. In addition, we will be opening our US office in Grand Rapids, MI after the summer", says Peter Brandinger, Business Development Manager and future Manager of the Grand Rapids office in Michigan.
Configura(R) is a customized business system that simplifies the sales of component or modular based product lines such as racking, storage systems and industrial furniture. The system helps salespeople and engineers to produce complete proposals to customers including drawings, quotations, bills of material and 3D images. Customized graphical icons with built-in knowledge and rule-based behaviors will generate the information for correct calculations and product configurations. Configura calculates weight capacities, keeps track of safety regulations and identifies configuration options.
The introduction of Configura will typically result in:
- A ten-fold reduction in lead time for the production of proposals
- Error-free specifications and drawings
- Improved drawing and quotation quality
- High quality 3D images
- Increased order ratio
- ERP link gives unbroken chain of information from sales to manufacturing
Configura Inc. will exhibit in Booth 2430 at the NA2002 show, April 8-11.
Configura Inc. is a leading supplier of software for the sales and administration of component based products. The company develops and markets Configura(R), an innovative software solution customized for manufacturers to draft, illustrate and propose component-based solutions in a revolutionary and simple manner Established in 1990, Configura has sales offices in Chicago, London and Gothenburg, Sweden, with headquarters in Linkoping, Sweden. International clients include Ridg-U-Rak (US), Borroughs Corporation (US), Barpro Storage Systems (UK), Railex Ltd. (UK), Rackline Systems Storage (UK), EAB (SE), Gigant (SE), Gunnebo Troax (SE), Nederman (SE), DeLaval (SE), and Electrolux (SE).
For more information, please visit our website at www.configura.com or toll free number 866 922-2200
