IQMS Congratulates Plastics News’ Processor of the Year Finalists

IQMS Applauds the Winner – i2 Technologies

(Paso Robles, CA) March 18, 2008 - IQMS, a leader in the design and development of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, congratulates its customers Donnelly Custom Manufacturing and Plastic Components, Inc. (PCI) for being selected as Processor of the Year award finalists by Plastics News. Both manufacturers use EnterpriseIQ, the single-source enterprise software solution from IQMS, throughout their manufacturing facilities. IQMS also congratulates the winner of the Plastics News award, i2 Technologies Inc., and recognizes that organization as an exceptional company.

The Processor of the Year award honors a private or public company operating in North America for at least five years that has displayed excellence in seven areas: financial performance, quality, customer relations, employee relations, environmental record, public service efforts, and technological innovation. A committee of Plastics News editorial staffers judges the nominees primarily on their performance for the previous year, though it also considers longer-term performance.

“PCI has experienced strong growth as a low-cost, US-based injection molder,” says Tom Duffey, chief executive officer of PCI. “We are thrilled at the recognition being a Processor of the Year finalist brings. PCI relies on automation to wring out all waste in the manufacturing process. IQMS helps us incorporate our commitment to maintaining a competitive edge while still achieving excellent customer satisfaction and higher standards of business management.”

“At Donnelly, we are committed to setting standards in short-run manufacturing,” says Ron Kirscht, president of Donnelly Custom Manufacturing. “Clearly setting and attaining these high standards has paid off. We are thrilled to be recognized by Plastics News as a finalist for the Processor of the Year award. Our ERP system from IQMS supports and confirms our ongoing pursuit of higher levels of excellence throughout our manufacturing enterprise and ever increasing levels of satisfaction for our customers.”

EnterpriseIQ is the process and repetitive manufacturers’ first choice for real-time ERP software in the plastics industry. Beyond bringing solutions to meet every-day needs, IQMS provides a world-class strategy for managing growth, data integrity, and change – giving manufacturers like finalists PCI and Donnelly a competitive edge in today’s demand-driven economy.

“We are proud that IQMS ERP software has played an important role in contributing to the success of our customers, especially as they are being recognized throughout the plastics industry,” said Randy Flamm, president of IQMS. “We’d like to extend our sincere congratulations to PCI and Donnelly Custom Manufacturing for achieving this coveted position. We are thrilled that two out of the three finalists are IQMS customers; that fact speaks volumes to the success and impact our software has had in helping them obtain such prominent status.”

About Donnelly Custom Manufacturing
Based in Alexandria, Minn., Donnelly’s 230 employees are dedicated to setting the standards in the custom injection-molding marketplace for “How Short Run Is Done.” The company’s focus is on providing its OEM customers with value added engineering, highly customized manufacturing and customer support services. A strong customer service orientation ensures outstanding customer satisfaction.

About Plastic Components, Inc.
Plastic Components, Inc. (PCI) is a globally competitive, low-cost producer of critical injection molded thermoplastic parts for original equipment manufacturers. Since 1989, the Wisconsin-based company has relied on complete process automation to provide the highest quality parts at the lowest possible cost. With 45 dedicated manufacturing cells (presses, robots, parts conveyors and automated material handing systems) producing parts on a fully automated basis 24 hours a day, PCI has shipped over one billion molded parts to customers throughout North America.

About IQMS
Since 1989, IQMS has been a pioneer in the design and development of ERP software for repetitive, process and discrete manufacturing industries. Today, IQMS provides leading real-time manufacturing, accounting, machine monitoring, quality control, supply chain, CRM and eBusiness solutions to the automotive, medical, packaging, consumer goods and other manufacturing markets. The only complete, single-source enterprise software solution, EnterpriseIQ offers real-time front office, accounting, manufacturing and supply chain management in a single database. With offices across North America, Europe and Asia, IQMS serves manufacturers around the world

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