iBase-t FAQs

  • Who is iBase-t best for - their role(s) within what kind of companies.

    The iBase-t solution portfolio is best suited for production, quality, and sustainment operations performed by those in the complex, highly engineered, discrete manufacturing industry. Examples include aerospace, defense, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, medical device, and electronics industries. While operations management employees are the most typical users of iBase-t software, the operations data that is collected is shared across the enterprise to provide critical, real-time guidance for intelligent decision support, deemed very important by executive leadership. Given the interrelated nature of IT and operations technology systems, CIOs and their IT teams are also important stakeholders in the evaluation of this type of software solution.

  • How does iBase-t benefit them?

    Manage Quality as an integrated process to build products right the first time, improve productivity and ease strict regulatory compliance requirements.

    Establish and maintain digital continuity to respond faster to change, optimize continuous improvement and establish superior effectivity by updating all enterprise systems with greater efficiency as change occurs.

    Establish an operations platform to more effectively deploy new advanced technologies to extract greater value from these investments.

  • How technical do users need to be to use iBase-t's software?

    Initial deployment is best accomplished by either an iBase-t professional services technician, or by a qualified iBase-t partner. Once the solution has been implemented, future management and updates can be performed by most corporate IT departments. Customer support and maintenance programs are part of every software purchase to ensure sufficient product support is available.

  • What makes iBase-t a leader in this space?

    iBase-t is a software company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained. This is achieved by harnessing data for intelligent decision support so users can operate with greater precision and quality to respond faster to change. The iBase-t digital operations suite offers superior integration across operations and with other enterprise business, planning, and engineering applications. What this means is that as operational changes are identified and implemented, every associated other operation is updated with near-instant effectivity. No other solution provider’s offering can boast this level of effectivity efficiency at the same level of performance and accuracy.

  • Who are iBase-t's biggest competitors (3-5 companies)?

    Siemens
    Dassault Systèmes
    SAP

  • How/why is iBase-t better than those competitors (or most others in their market)? What about iBase-t is unique, stronger, easier, etc.?

    iBase-t is uniquely positioned to best support complex, highly engineered discrete manufacturing operations. These environments typically have a very high number of engineering change orders and mass customization resulting in nearly every product having a unique configuration. Ensuring high quality and speed of production within such a complex operating environment strains most manufacturing execution systems. Further, manufacturers can adhere to strict regulatory compliance requirements, which continue well after products are completed and put into service, often for up to 50 years or more. The iBase-t solution portfolio uniquely supports this entire product life cycle with greater effectivity and efficiency than all other competitive offerings.

  • What kind of features can customers expect iBase-t to release in the near future? And longer term?

    The next generation of iBase-t’s solution portfolio will be configured based on a microservices architecture, delivered via containers as part of the deployment and maintenance process. This modular product design offers unprecedented new capabilities, including the ability to perform system updates while production processes continue uninterrupted. New features and capabilities can be easily added over time, creating one of the simplest enterprise applications to support and manage.

  • Which popular or common software does iBase-t integrate with?

    The iBase-t solution interoperates with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), scheduling, planning, and other enterprise systems to ensure the right operations data is available for smart decision support.

  • Software pricing can often be complex. If it's pretty straightforward, list tiers, pricing (per year, seat, etc) and limits for iBase-t. If it's not simple, use broad estimates or ranges for typical setups.

    Given each iBase-t deployment is custom, it simply isn’t possible to provide a standard cost for each deployment. Pricing is based on the number of products and capabilities purchased as well as the number of licensed users.

  • Does iBase-t offer a trial or free download available?

    A recently announced “Fast Value” program is now available. This offering was launched to provide a fast assessment to see firsthand the iBase-t Manufacturing Execution System’s capabilities. With no business systems integration, this program can be launched and operational in 90 days or less with most of the capabilities of the complete enterprise edition. In this way, it can be implemented as a trial before completing a full implementation across all locations and operations.

  • Does iBase-t offer any kind of training/education for their product?

    iBase-t offers training courses that provide the knowledge and skills necessary to leverage the full value of Solumina. Standard and custom programs exist, which can be provided either at iBase-t’s corporate headquarters or at a customer’s location – when it is possible to coordinate and schedule an in-person event. Alternatively, online courses are also available that can be taken while at home, or during times when travel is not possible. Separate pricing is available for each of these training options.

  • Describe the implementation process and timeline for iBase-t software.

    The time to implement an operations management solution depends on the scope of deployment, number of locations, and the existing systems requiring integration. As is typical with a manufacturing execution system, the architectural planning and process integration will usually require the most time, at which point the software can then be quickly deployed.

    Initial deployment is best accomplished by either an iBase-t professional services technician or by a qualified iBase-t partner. Once the solution has been implemented, future management and updates can be performed by most corporate IT departments.

    Alternatively, the iBase-t Fast Value Program can be installed in 90 days or less, given the standardized parameters and configuration that are part of this offering. In this way, it can be an ideal first deployment that is an ideal way to start an enterprise implementation.

  • What are the iBase-t support options? List all.

    The iBase-t customer care team offers 24/7 support, which includes answering questions, providing product support, and assistance with future maintenance, administration, and feature/function inquiries.