ABIS Consulting Group announces new software aimed at automating production trim lines for metal building and component manufacturers.

ABIS Consulting Group announced a new software solution aimed at automating production trim lines in metal building and component manufacturers. The software is called Trim Genius and is integrated with the suite of Adjutant enterprise software solutions. The purpose of Trim Genius is to increase efficiency and reduce waste by greatly reducing scrap, setups, and manual shears, saving manufacturers thousands of dollars each month.

Trim Genius's unique nesting algorithms search all open trim work orders in the near future and create optimized cut lists based upon factors such as gauge, color, girth, and length. The solution is customizable and is tightly integrated with the inventory, warehouse, and shipping modules in Adjutant Software.

Trim Genius is another step in ABIS Consulting Group's long term commitment to the Metal Building Industry. ABIS has worked with several leading metal building manufacturers to develop Adjutant Software, the only enterprise software solution written for the industry.

ABIS Consulting Group selected for award in Computer Software Development.

ABIS Consulting Group has been selected for the 2009 Houston Award in the Computer Software Development category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses. ABIS Consulting Group is recognized for their development of Adjutant Software and achievement of exceptional marketing success in their business category.

Adjutant Software's enterprise solution for the metal construction industry was designed in collaboration with partnering customers who are both industry veterans and experts. Several industry-specific modules help automate daily operations and provide important information that routinely allows managers to make better decisions.

ABIS Consulting Group's commitment to creating a collaborative business experience with customers will continue to foster the development and improvement of what is already the best available solution for the metal construction industry.

Other industries that utilize Adjutant Software are the oil & gas pipe industry, freight companies and water utility districts. Industry specific modules have been developed and added to Adjutant Software to meet those industries needs. Although Adjutant Software is perfected for the metal construction industry it is suitable to use in any industry.

Eco Steel, LLC newest Adjutant Software client partner

ABIS Consulting Group, a Houston-based software company specializing in the metal building industry today announced the signing of its newest Adjutant Software client partner Eco Steel, LLC.

Eco Steel, LLC is an innovative distributor of light gauge carbon steel (Galvalume & galvanized)specializing in both the commercial and residential metal building industry. Eco Steel, LLC takes pride in offering excellent customer service and vast knowledge of the industry specifically when it comes to Cool Roof / Energy Star products. Eco Steel, LLC attributes most of its knowledge to experience and frequent communication with vendors regarding new products. Eco Steel, LLC shares this knowledge with customers to keep them informed of industry trends.

Sean Burkett of Eco Steel, LLC states "Our decision to go with Adjutant Software was made after a thorough comparison of other software available in the marketplace. Adjutant Software met our needs by not only providing us with a product that is easy to use but also an affordable alternative to other software products in the market. We are impressed by their awareness of our needs in the industry and their willingness to work with our vendors so we can communicate through EDI downloading which prevents us from making mistakes as well as cutting overhead when it comes to entering data on a day to day basis."

Eco Steel, LLC joins the partnership with ABIS Consulting Group's many other Adjutant Software client partners.

IAS AC472 Collaborative Meeting Held on June 5th a Huge Success

The IAS AC472 Collaborative meeting organized by ABIS Consulting Group and hosted by Schulte Building Systems held on June 5, 2009 was a huge success.

The meeting was attended by representatives from ABIS Consulting Group, Behlen Manufacturing, Bigbee Steel Buildings, Red Dot Building Systems, Schulte Building Systems and United Structures of America.

The agenda included a discussion of current partners of Adjutant Software. ABIS Consulting Group is the developer of Adjutant Software. Current partners using Adjutant Software shared how Adjutant is used in their businesses. The requirements to meet IAS AC472 Accreditation are built into Adjutant Software.

David Svesko, Quality Systems Manager for Red Dot Building Systems and an IAS AC472 expert gave a presentation on requirements of AC472 Accreditation using Software Automation.

Tom Wrigley, VP Manufacturing for Behlen Manufacturing gave a presentation on Behlen's experience achieving IAS AC472 Accreditation. Behlen is the first MBMA member to receive accreditation. Tom spoke of the pitfalls to avoid and gave helpful suggestions to use during the accreditation process.

Tim Sanchez, COO of ABIS Consulting Group demonstrated features within Adjutant Software that will be used to achieve AC472 Accreditation.

An open forum was held with the representatives from each builder sharing their business practices. The representatives from each company all felt this open forum was valuable and beneficial.

ABIS Consulting Group conducted a survey and here are comments received when asked in the survey:

What was the most beneficial exercise on the agenda?

"The open forum where peers could talk freely about business practices and shared challenges was refreshing and very beneficial. The user group meeting format is a good way to go."

"The open discussion concerning each others processes and procedures. Everyone was very comfortable sharing their pitfalls as well as successes."

"Learning about Behlen's experience with the IAS AC472 inspection."

"Tom and David's presentations will help us a great deal as we work on our certification."

According to the survey everyone who attended felt it was worth the investment of time and travel and would definitely attend future meetings organized by ABIS Consulting Group. Also according to the survey the meeting exceeded everyone's expectations.