September 5, 2012
InnoVites B.V. announced that Kalas Manufacturing, Inc. (Kalas) has selected the integrated InnoVites software offering as their business solution of choice. To support the continuous growth of the company,
Kalas management decided to replace the current heterogeneous landscape of applications with an integrated IT solution.
Strategically and vertically integrated, Kalas delivers a range of needs – wire & cable, engineered cable assemblies, bare & tin copper and custom products. The privately held family business employs over 700 associates, and has annual sales approaching $300m.
Kalas selected InnoVites as their preferred solution after a comprehensive selection project. During the selection, the Kalas team validated the capabilities of the InnoVites solutions in detailed scenarios and found that the software met the expectations of the Kalas team.z
Brad Bowser, VP Operations at the Kalas Bulk Wire division comments: “Kalas Wire invests in IT to support our growth. We want to become easier to do business with for our customers, and also to become more efficient in our operations. In our continuous pursuit for operational excellence we need IT to present us the information to enhance our business decision making and streamline our business processes. With MCAConnect and InnoVites we find partners that combine the best of two worlds. MCAConnect as our local partner, a high-quality provider that has extensive experience, deep industry knowledge and innovative ideas. And InnoVites who complements this offering with their software and services that are exclusively focused on the wire & cable industry.”
Albert Groothedde, CEO at InnoVites, responds: “InnoVites is proud to serve Kalas Wire as our customer. The high value of our industry-specific solutions were recognized by Kalas, and we look forward to work with the MCAConnect and the Kalas team on the successful implementation!”
InnoVites delivers Kalas an integrated solution of two products: the cable design software CableBuilder, and InnoVites for Cable, the cable solution for Microsoft Dynamics AX. InnoVites resells CableBuilder for its partner Cimteq Inc, based in the UK.
For over a half century, Kalas has been delivering dependable solutions to customers. The original founding members of the company were as passionate about manufacturing quality wire and cable products as they were about creating jobs in their local communities and opportunities for their associates. Since 1958, the founders of Kalas saw the single room in the hardware store grow to include five manufacturing locations, an inventory warehouse, and a conference center that employed over 700 associates, and had annual sales approaching $300m. Kalas produces a wide range of wires and cables, engineered cable assemblies or harnesses, bare & tin copper and custom products.