Authentise Flows Workflow Software Features Expanded Capabilities

Authentise Flows and Flows^AM offer tools that stretch beyond the capabilities of a traditional manufacturing execution system Photo Credit: Authentise

Authentise, a provider of data-driven engineering and manufacturing workflow tools, has rebranded its workflow management suite for both additive manufacturing (AM) and nonadditive applications as its Flows and Flows^AM. With this release, Authentise is announcing general availability of FlowsAM for operations primarily centered around additive manufacturing, and Flows for those that are not.

Formerly known as the advanced Manufacturing Execution System (aMES), Flows incorporates many tools that stretch beyond the capabilities of a traditional manufacturing execution system, including real-time quoting, machine-data driven status updates, material genealogy, supplier management and more. These features are already used to manage postprocessing such as heat treatment, machining and more.

Flows and Flows^AM are based on the building of data-driven solutions for some of the world’s most agile operations, including Boeing, Danfoss, Ricoh and more. According to the company, Boeing’s time studies claimed that the system delivers up to 94% time savings and a 3 times ROI within eight months.

“We have long sought to use our experience in the additive sector to fuel digital manufacturing as a whole,” says Andre Wegner, Authentise CEO. “Additive has key advantages that make it a fertile sandbox, such as more data, less legacy and focus on lot size 1. That ability to manage agile operations is increasingly in demand as the world moves to address recent supply chain failures. That is why we’ve chosen this point to release Flows and Flows^AM.”

Keith Perrin, vice president of Agile Manufacturing at Authentise and formerly an executive managing Hexagon Nexus, Autodesk Fusion360 and Siemens Teamcenter has a unique perspective on the software suite. “Since I joined the team 8 months ago it’s become increasingly clear that Authentise has a ‘special sauce’ when it comes to handling production operations that require a high degree of flexibility. I know from experience that this is a big gap in the market, now more than ever,” Perrin says. “Authentise’s ability to integrate machine data, third-party software tools and human operations into a contextual process is critical to meeting that need. The success we’ve seen with some of the world’s most advanced agile engineering operations speak for themselves. I’m excited to bring this capability to other enterprises looking to deliver more flexible engineering, production and supply chains.”

Authentise Flows^AM is available today, while Authentise Flows will be generally available in 2023. An early adopter program is now open for customers with a particular interest in driving agile operations into their engineering and manufacturing operations, and realizing near triple-digit productivity improvements.

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