Once again, the resiliency and talent of the B&L Information Systems sales team has prevailed during the pandemic. Despite being relegated to a laptop in the family den, or similar remote circumstances, the sales team has soared, adding to the exponential growth of the entire team at the Bridgman-based company. A number of North American metalcasting firms have signed on with B&L in order to streamline their own operations through the Southwest Michigan company’s unique software programming.
B&L is the North American leader in metalcasting ERP software. Today they have announced six additions to the Odyssey family of active users in recent months.
Six companies went live with new installations of Odyssey ERP in Q3 and Q4 2020.
- Tiffany Metal Castings of Toronto, Canada went live with Odyssey. Tiffany has been serving diverse groups such as Agriculture, Rail, Elevator, Mining, Hydro and Water since 1989.
- Duraloy Technologies, Inc. of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, went live with Odyssey. Since the 1920’s, has been a technology leader in engineering, design, research and the development and production of high-alloy heat-resistant castings.
- WAF-Consumer Products of Manitowoc, Wisconsin has gone live with Odyssey. Established in 1909, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has consistently provided the finest quality aluminum and copper based alloy castings for a wide variety of industries.
- Wisconsin Alum Foundry of Manitowoc, Wisconsin has gone live with Odyssey. Founded in 1909, WAF is a well-established, trusted partner for aluminum and copper-based alloy castings for a wide variety of industries.
- Fort Recovery Ind. of Fort Recovery, Ohio has gone live with Odyssey. Fort Recovery Industries is a leading global manufacturer of structural, functional, and decorative aluminum and zinc die castings.
- Wabtec Foundry Ltd. of Wallaceburg, Ontario has gone live with Odyssey. Wabtec has over 150 years of experience in freight, transit, mining, industrial, or marine, their expertise, technologies, and people. They are accelerating the future of transportation.
Kristine Craft, Vice President of Professional Services for B&L, says, “Since COVID-19 began, it has changed the way businesses operate. We worked to ensure our customers had the support they need to reduce the impact on their business, especially during implementations, go lives and post go live.”
Craft goes on to say, “With our current technology and expertise, our B&L Professional Services group has worked with these customers to go live with Odyssey by providing them support both during the implementation and after. Our technology allows customers to go into a virtual meeting when they need help or to answer questions during the ‘go-live week’ and after. We have used our project management tools to follow a consistent path to go live with each customer and would like to congratulate them on their very successful projects.” She concludes, “We miss being face-to-face with our customers during this time and look forward to traveling soon.”
B&L Information Systems is the global leader in cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for foundries, die casters and investment casters. Since 1976, B&L has implemented their unique ERP solutions at over 450 metalcasting operations, making their cloud-based Odyssey ERP match the manner in which metalcasters operate. With Odyssey, metalcasters maximize their resources, minimize costs, and make better decisions faster.
