Every Business Needs Data

For Immediate Release
Contact: Alexandria Trusov

 

Every Business Needs Data

Odyssey Serves U.S. Metalcasters of All Sizes

 

Bridgman, Michigan, January 23, 2018 – B&L Information Systems, global leader in ERP software for metalcasters, is proud to announce over a dozen additions to the Odyssey family of customers, both in installed customers and new signings to the Odyssey ERP software system for the last six months of 2017.

Metalcasters across the United States signed with the Odyssey ERP system. New customers within July through December 2017 include:

  • Faircast, Inc. of Fairfield, Iowa, is a gray and ductile iron foundry.
  • Liberty Casting Co of Delaware, Ohio is a jobbing foundry specializing in gray, ductile, and high alloy iron casting across their three facilities.
  • Oil City Iron Works, Inc. of Corsicana Texas is a pioneer in providing ductile iron castings for oilfield equipment.
  • Madison-Kipp Corporation of Madison, Wisconsin produces lightweight, high-pressure aluminum die castings, precision machined components, and system subassemblies for customers in the transportation, industrial, lawn and garden, and recreational product markets from their three facilities.
  • State Line Foundries, Inc. of Roscoe, Illinois has an in-house pattern shop and specializes in prototype and production iron castings.
  • Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co. of East Lansing, Michigan processes and manufactures brass and markets its products to manufacturing, machining, and fabrication customers throughout the United States and internationally.

In Q3 2017, B&L Information Systems’ Professional Services Department brought eight customers online with initial implementation of Odyssey ERP software: the Auburn facility of Metal Technologies in Auburn, Indiana; Diamond Castings & Machine Co. Inc of Hollis, New Hampshire; Faircast, Inc. of Fairfield, Iowa; General Die Casters Inc. of Twinsburg, Ohio; Lee Brass Company of Anniston, Alabama; the Mangas Tool & Die, a division of Pace Industries in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Patterson Mold and Tool, a division of Pace Industries, in St. Charles, Missouri; and Southeastern Foundries Corp. of Greensboro, North Carolina. Metal Technologies Auburn is a gray and ductile iron foundry specializing in higher volume castings. Diamond Castings is a leading producer of aluminum components in New England. Now under new ownership, Iowa-based Faircast, Inc is a gray and ductile iron foundry. General Die Casters has three manufacturing facilities and produces complex, high quality aluminum and zinc die casting to wide range of industries. Lee Brass produces copper-based alloys to serve marine, plumbing and industrial sectors serving the U.S. Navy and others. Mangas Tool & Die of Pace Industries, founded in 1967, is a 56,000-square-foot facility with the capability to engineer and build many forms of die cast tooling. Patterson Mold & Tool of Pace Industries is a full-service tool and die facility that has been servicing the die cast industry for nearly 40 years. Southeastern Foundries offers concept to completion non ferrous capacities and in-house finish capabilities.

In Q4 2017, B&L’s’ Professional Services Department finished out a record year of “go-lives” by bringing two very different types of customers online with initial implementation of Odyssey ERP software: California Castings Inc of Richmond, California and the Grafton Division of Pace Industries in Grafton, Wisconsin.  A former BLIS customer, California Castings is a small family firm which specializes in aluminum, bronze and brass custom products for the retail market, including artistic pieces and one-off requests from the public. The Grafton Division of Pace Industries leads in the manufacturing of complex high pressure die castings, machining, painting, polishing, testing and assembly.

 â€œAt B&L, we continue to hear that access to real-time data is a differentiator between succeeding and not being competitive in today’s market.  The Odyssey ERP system has been giving metalcasting businesses that edge for years,” said Matt Gacek, Vice President – Business Development. “The customers we see “winning” are combining the metalcasting specific features of Odyssey with new technology to make keep pace with today’s fast-moving marketplace. Harvesting the real-time data available with Odyssey has never been easier.”

2017 marked a year of renewed U.S. manufacturing growth. B&L is proud to continue to support hundreds of American metalcasters in their choice to embrace ERP technology that is designed for their needs and ready to help them succeed.

 

 

About B&L Information Systems

B&L Information Systems is a global leader in providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) for metalcasters.  Since 1976, B&L has used their deep understanding of the specific challenges and problems of foundries and die casters to create an ERP solution which matches the way metalcasters operate, making it easier to learn and use. With Odyssey, metalcasters will maximize their resources, minimize costs, and make better decisions faster.