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CAI Software Acquires LLumin; Expanding CMMS Capabilities for Process and Discrete Manufacturers
CAI Software, LLC ("CAI"), a global provider of industry-specific software solutions for manufacturing organizations, today announced the acquisition of LLumin, a purpose-built industrial CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) company serving complex mid-market and enterprise manufacturers.
CAI Software Acquires PlanetTogether; Strengthening Advanced Planning and Scheduling Capabilities Across Manufacturing
PlanetTogether's APS capabilities help manufacturers reduce replanning time, optimize multi-plant capacity, and run scenarios before committing changes on the shop floor.
CAI Software Names Gretchen Keefner General Manager of Graphic Communications Division
Keefner brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in high-growth vertical SaaS businesses and will be responsible for commercial strategy, revenue performance, and operational leadership of the division.
CAI Software Appoints Gaurav Maini as Chief Technology & AI Officer
In this newly created role, Maini will lead CAI’s enterprise AI strategy, establish shared engineering capabilities across its product portfolio, and oversee the company’s India innovation center.
CAI Software and Print ePS, a division of eProductivity Software (ePS), Announce Strategic Merger to Drive Innovation in Manufacturing Software Solutions
LINCOLN, RI, OCTOBER 8, 2025 – CAI Software, a leading provider of manufacturing ERP and production software solutions for more than fifteen vertical markets, and Print ePS, a leading provider of manufacturing ERP and production software for the graphic communications industry, today announced that they have combined in a merger of equals. The merger brings […]
CAI Software Recognized as an Industrial IoT Product of the Year Recipient for ShopVue, Parsable, and Linsight
LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND (6/11/2025) – CAI Software announced today that ShopVue, Parsable, and Linsight have received a 2025 Industrial IoT Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution World, the leading magazine and Website covering IoT technologies. “At CAI Software, we constantly aim to drive innovation and provide value through our products and solutions. ShopVue, Parsable, and Linsight work to […]
While food and drink are essential for basic human survival, today’s food and beverage producers face a raft of challenges. There’s the rising specter of… Read more
Standardized work is a series of specific steps and procedures to make manufacturing processes safer and more efficient. Standardized work is a core concept in… Read more
Even prior to COVID-19, Industry 4.0 was gaining momentum among manufacturers. During the global pandemic to present day, the role of Industry 4.0 has become… Read more
Almost everything in our world has been digitized to some extent. Newspapers are now digital, books are eBooks, and letters are emails. The same goes… Read more
Autonomous maintenance (AM) is a critical part of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). The idea here is that autonomous maintenance provides operators with the responsibility to… Read more
As businesses grow, inventory management becomes an essential part of business operations. At some point, managing orders by hand or on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet becomes inefficient, and that’s when many companies turn to an inventory management solution like an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. ERP solutions manage and optimize all processes related to inventory, […]
If you have a pretty good handle on the status of your existing inventory and have done a good job with slotting the overall management of space allocation per SKU as well as managing the rotation of stock in the warehouse, you may still be pressed for needing some additional space from time to time. […]
Wearable Technology in Warehouses: Need A “Hand” Doing More With Less? Today’s ultra-competitive business environment, coupled with the current state of our economy, finds most businesses challenged to do more with less. This is certainly true for distributors managing warehouse and distribution center operations that already operate with razor thin margins. For distributors, operating with […]