SIMMONS PARTNERS WITH Wheel Shop Management COMPANY

Albany, New York Simmons Machine Tool Corporation (Simmons) has entered into an agreement with Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc. (AIC) to enhance their wheel shop maintenance systems. AIC will supply Simmons with state-of-the-art computerized Wheel Press Recording and Wheel Shop Management Systems. These systems are used in conjunction with freight, transit, and locomotive Wheel Presses manufactured by Simmons. This agreement will advance the technology of Simmons’ wheel shop equipment providing our customers with higher productivity levels and significantly improving their data management capabilities.

Simmons has been in business since 1910 and is the market leader in providing high-quality maintenance equipment to the Transit and Rail Road industries on a global basis. Simmons manufactures a comprehensive line of machine tools used in the maintenance of wheel sets. Benefits from the use of such equipment include increased railway safety, extended wheel life, and improved vehicle ride quality.

AIC has designed a Wheel Shop Management System (WSMS) that utilizes the latest technology in data collection hardware in conjunction with their proprietary software. The WSMS uses a combination of industrial computers, hand-held barcode scanners and wireless barcode scanners to simplify the data collection process and speed production. AIC’s Wheel Press Recording Systems generate mounting diagrams and provides information, which simplifies data, retrieval, reports, inspections and supervisory functions.

The Agreement between Simmons and AIC will confirm Simmons’ commitment to providing our customers with high quality machine tools with the most advanced integrated information systems available. Simmons will continue to achieve business excellence by listening to our customers and meeting their needs, through continuous improvements in our products, processes, and services.

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