Memex Receives Top Honors from Frost & Sullivan for its Cutting-Edge Lean Manufacturing Tool, MERLIN

Memex Receives Top Honors from FrostMemex Receives Top Honors from Frost & Sullivan for its Cutting-Edge Lean Manufacturing Tool, MERLIN PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 4, 2013 -- MERLIN can be used with highly automated lines, such as robotic systems, or with legacy machines, helping lean teams root out process inefficiencies and human errors Based on its recent analysis of the machine monitoring systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Memex Automation [TSX-V: OEE] with the 2013 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership for its flagship product, Manufacturing Execution Real-time Lean Information Network (MERLIN). MERLIN is an integrated hardware and software product suite that enables lean manufacturing through management and monitoring of equipment efficiency. MERLIN pinpoints bottlenecks in machine cells in real time, allowing plant operators to extract optimum efficiency from each manufacturing process. MERLIN's distinguishing feature is its high level of flexibility and interoperability. It can be used in any kind of manufacturing set-up and with any kind of machine – completely automated, semi-automated, and/or with legacy machines. MERLIN bi-directionally connects the equipment on the shop floor with any enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.