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MIRAMAR, FL. – Aug. 04, 2004 – Kaba Benzing, a
subsidiary of $800 million Kaba Holding AG and worldwide leader in
time and labor management systems, today announced that
Indiana-based NIBCO INC., a world leader in the manufacture of flow
control products including valves, fittings and support systems, has
implemented Kaba Workforce Solutions B-COMM™ time and attendance and
labor reporting software for SAP® solutions to simplify reporting
for 500 employees at its Reynosa, Mexico plant.
"We successfully used B-COMM™ for SAP solutions in our Reynosa,
Mexico plant as a pilot program for our U.S. manufacturing
locations," reports Ron Kurz, Corporate Human Resources Manager for
NIBCO. "Since we went live with our implementation in Mexico in
2003, we used what we learned to bring two manufacturing facilities
and two distribution centers online simultaneously with B-COMM™ in
the United States in 2004. We will also be implementing B-COMM™ in
our remaining eight U.S. facilities in the remainder of 2004 and
2005."
B-COMM™ time and attendance/labor reporting software for the SAP
R/3® software solution links Kaba Benzing terminals and other
hardware data devices to SAP R/3 Enterprise. It automates and
validates the collection of employee and labor data for entry into
mySAP™ Human Resources (mySAP™ HR), the time management application,
and other SAP applications.
"NIBCO was looking for a fully-certified front end solution that
would last, because the company plans on using SAP as its enterprise
software into the future," reports John Edwards, President and
General Manager of Kaba Workforce Solutions. "Only B-COMM™ for SAP
met their needs, offering the seamless integration, broad
functionality and robustness NIBCO required."
The core of the B-COMM™ software is an SAP-certified interface
that helps ensure faultless data exchange between the individual SAP
applications and the data collection devices. This interface is kept
current with all new SAP solution technical developments. All data
maintenance takes place in the SAP solution. Kaba Benzing has 900
such installations throughout the world.
At NIBCO, the server and database are located in Elkhart, Ind.
NIBCO is using Oracle as its B-COMM™ database. The multilingual
B-COMM™ is being first used at NIBCO's Reynosa plant with plans to
expand its use to other remote locations.
Workers in the Reynosa
facility use ten Kaba Benzing B-9580 touchscreen terminals and HID
proximity badges to clock in and out for the workday as well as for
lunch and breaks during the day. B-COMM™ additionally records meal
tickets to generate payment to the cafeteria vendor. The terminals
withstand the extreme temperatures of a foundry operating in
Mexico.
About NIBCO
Founded in Elkhart, Ind. in
1904, NIBCO INC. is a leading provider of flow-control products to
residential and commercial construction, industrial, fire
protection, and irrigation markets. NIBCO has 12 manufacturing
plants located throughout the United States and in Mexico and
Poland. Visit www.nibco.com for more information on NIBCO
products.
About Kaba Benzing
Located in MIRAMAR,
FL., Kaba Benzing is a subsidiary of $800 million Kaba Holding AG
and a worldwide leader in time and labor management systems. From
touch screen access and shop floor terminals to complex labor
costing algorithms and reporting for SAP R/3 and other leading
enterprise systems, Kaba Benzing offers an array of time and
attendance and production data collection solutions. Kaba Benzing
can be contacted in North America at 954-416-1720; website is
www.kaba-benzing-usa.com. In Europe and Asia, website address is http://www.kaba-benzing.com/.
SAP, R/3, mySAP and all other SAP product and service names
mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG
in Germany and in several other countries around the world.
For more information:
Rohini
Uppal
KABA BENZING
954-416-1720, x361
ruppal@kbm.kaba.com
Tom Brigham
BRIGHAM
SCULLY
818-716-9021
tbrigham@brighamscully.com
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