Polytron Becomes Acp Thinmanager Platinum Integrator
Polytron Becomes Acp Thinmanager Platinum Integrator
Duluth, GA USA, April 10, 2012: Polytron is pleased to announce its partnership with Automation Control Products (ACP)
as a ThinManager Platinum Integrator.
Our partnership with ACP will allow Polytron to offer client solutions for greater flexibility and management of plant floor
computer networks. ThinManager enables HMI security and maintenance, server consistency and redundancy, and
provides a centralized network management solution for the entire plant. This translatesinto increased productivity and
reduced downtime due to software and hardware issues.
“This unique partnership demonstrates Polytron’s ability to bring cost-effective and flexible solutions to the table by
leveraging proven Information Technology which allows our customers to spend less time maintaining their plant floor
computer hardware and software infrastructure, and more time producing product,” comments Richard Phillips, MI &
MES Product Manager at Polytron.
As more of our customers move to mobile plant management with devices such as smart phones and tablets, we see the
ACP ThinManager Platform playing a key role in securely utilizing mobile technologies in their network strategy.
The ThinManager platform gives Polytron the tools to develop solutions that simplify and maximize complex computing
systems,so that plant IT and automation personnel have greater control to more effectively change code, manage
security and resolve issues without interruption to plant processes. This helps our customers reduce the costs of hardware
and software, while making the entire plant network easier to manage.
“Polytron is a valued partner to ACP and we are excited about their becoming one of our ThinManager Platinum
Integrator Partners,” commented Mike Smoltz, Strategic Alliance Manager at ACP. “Polytron will be instrumental in
providing innovative solutions using our ThinManager platform.”