Zierick Manufacturing Makes Technology Move
with AXIOM®/mx Open

Zierick Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of stamped metal interconnect products and engineered interconnect solutions for the electronics industry has gone live with the newest version of AXIOM/mx Open. An AXIOM user since the late 1980’s, Zierick recently completed a major upgrade of the company’s information systems with a move from the older COBOL version of AXIOM to AXIOM/mx Open version 4 in a UNIX environment based on a Hewlett Packard HP-UX server.

When Zierick management determined it was time for a significant upgrade of the company’s IT environment, they decided that they should research all aspects, including available enterprise resource management systems. After reviewing a number of potential software systems, Zierick made the decision to move to the newer version of AXIOM.

“ After looking at many of the ERP-type systems that are out there, it was clear that nothing would fit our metal stamping business as well as today’s enhanced and extended AXIOM product,” states Zierick Manufacturing President, Gretchen Zierick. “But that’s not the only reason we decided to go to AXIOM/mx Open. Just as important to our decision was the fact that AXIS has been a very good partner over the years. Based on our past experience, we knew they would support us well in the upgrade project, and we had confidence in the quality of the software.”

JoAnne Kenney, Zierick IT Manager, adds: “The new AXIOM product, combined with Progress and the other tools we have access to in the UNIX environment, give us the ability to leverage the information in our database far beyond what we were able to do before. That is already providing us with better visibility and control of operations, and with the information to improve customer service and reduce costs.”

Located in Mount Kisco, New York, Zierick Manufacturing produces a wide range of surface mount and through hole connectors, hardware and assembly equipment for customers in the electronics industry. Zierick also offers custom stamping services and uses an integrated design for manufacture and assembly (I-DFMA) process for working with customers to develop custom products to fit special applications. Using this collaborative approach, the company’s engineers have developed many industry breakthroughs in durability, reliability, and efficiency.

For more information on Zierick Manufacturing, visit www.zierick.com.

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