PRESS RELEASE | FreePoint Announces the Appointment of Two New Board Members

June 9, 2022/in News, Machine Monitoring, Manufacturing, Technology

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FreePoint Technologies Inc.
June 9, 2022

FreePoint Announces the Appointment of Two New Board Members

London, Ontario – FreePoint Technologies, a leader in the manufacturing machine monitoring and data insights industry, today announced the appointment of two new members to the board of directors: Sophear Net and Rick Jankura. This brings the number of board members to five.

“I am very pleased to welcome Sophear Net and Rick Jankura to the FreePoint board”, said Dave Eto, Chair of the Board of Directors. “Sophear and Rick are distinguished executives with valuable, direct experiences in manufacturing and manufacturing technologies. We look forward to their strategic contributions to FreePoint as the company continues its high growth trajectory.”

Sophear Net is an experienced technology executive with extensive industry experience in electronics, software development, project management, and renewable energy. Sophear is a Professional Engineer and holds an MBA. Previously, Sophear was the CTO of FreePoint and the company is very pleased to have her involved now in the role of Board Director.
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Rick Jankura brings a wealth of expertise and industry experience to the FreePoint Board. Rick is a Chartered Professional Accountant and senior executive with a diverse range of executive management experience in both private and public companies and board of director experience in private businesses and public sector entities. He has held senior roles with companies in a broad range of industries including banking, venture capital, aviation, manufacturing and health care. Rick will assume the role of Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee.
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About FreePoint

ShiftWorx^TM, by FreePoint, is a powerful machine monitoring technology solution with visualized data, product tracking, manufacturing insights, employee engagement, and more – enabling manufacturers to measure production utilization and experience 35%+ efficiency gains. Manufacturers across numerous verticals can now make better decisions faster.

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FreePoint Welcomes its New Leadership Team

January 18, 2022/in News, Technology

LONDON, ON., Jan. 18, 2022 – FreePoint Technologies Inc. (“FreePoint”) a leading manufacturing software developer today announced the appointment of Larry Chevalier as FreePoint’s Chief Financial Officer, and Mark Baldwin as its Chief Executive Officer.

FreePoint’s Board had been searching for suitable professionals to join our company in these capacities and both Mark and Larry come with excellent credentials and experience. The primary focus for Mark and Larry is to develop, implement and execute the strategic plan that will lead FreePoint into accelerated organizational and financial growth.

With their combined experience and networks, FreePoint anticipates the team will be engaged, supported, and encouraged in their roles and excited to be part of this transition.

Larry Chevalier, BComm, MBA – A career entrepreneur and successful executive with over 25 years’ experience building companies in the technology and internet marketing spaces. Larry is excited to join the FreePoint management team in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Larry is an organizational growth expert with strong business acumen, exceptional communication skills, and wide experience in sectors such as manufacturing, digital marketing, software, and banking.

In 2000, Larry cofounded Conversys Inc. print-to-web publishing in 2000, sold to Transcontinental Inc. in 2009. From 2011 to 2015 he served as President & CEO, Delego Software Inc. For the past several years Larry has provided fractional management services to several local businesses.

Mark Baldwin, BA – Mark is a technology entrepreneur with senior management experience ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies. Past experiences include Conversys, an innovative start up that established the digital flyer industry in Canada, expanded throughout North America, and built solid customer relationships with major retailers. Conversys was successfully sold to TC.Transcontinental Inc, a publicly traded company. At TC.Transcontinental, Mark managed four separate digital marketing subsidiaries.

Mark and Larry are very excited to now be part of the FreePoint team, to execute the new strategic plan, empower the team, and accelerate FreePoint’s growth!

About FreePoint Technologies

FreePoint provides Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) software to manufacturers worldwide, helping them easily, rapidly, and cost-effectively connect to their machines and with their people, delivering immediate improvements in situational awareness and operational efficiency on the manufacturing floor. Learn more about FreePoint’s ShiftWorx™ software here: https://getfreepoint.com/products/mes-software

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Tony Borges
Marketing Manager
FreePoint Technologies Inc.
(800) 682-0486 Ext. 116
media@getfreepoint.com

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PRESS RELEASE: ShiftWorx™ for the Graphic Arts Industry

December 3, 2021/in Publication, Articles, Machine Monitoring, Manufacturing, News, Technology

PRESS RELEASE: ShiftWorx™ for the Graphic Arts Industry. FreePoint’s Partner #Motionalysis Uses ShiftWorx™ to Digitally Transform the Graphic Arts Industry with “live production data from digital cutters that provides uptime and downtime tracking for automatic OEE calculations.”

https://www.printaction.com/significans-automation-teams-with-tilia-labs-and-motionalysis-to-offer-turnkey-workflow-solutions-for-printers

ShiftWorx™ Plus Affords Manufacturers of Any Size a Shop Floor Optimization Solution that:

◉ Cloud-Connects ANY Machine of ANY Age, Type or Brand.
◉ Increases Your Shop Floor Productivity by 50%.
◉ Is Rapidly Deployed in Less Than 5 Days.
◉ Achieves 30% Decreased Machine Downtime.
◉ Achieves 20% Improved Employee Engagement.
◉ Offers a Fast Return on Investment in Less Than 6 Months.

About Motionalysis (www.motionalysis.io)
Motionalysis, Inc. is a technology provider whose product solution helps solve common problems in production time and nesting independent of the equipment manufacturer.

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CREATORS WANTED | MFG DAY OCT 2021

October 1, 2021/in Manufacturing, News

Creators Wanted in Modern Manufacturing – Creators Wanted is the industry’s year-round effort to build the workforce of the future. MFG Day is focused events to promote manufacturing to students, parents and educators for the first Friday in, and throughout, the month of October.

https://creatorswanted.org/mfgday/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=156679

#creatorswanted #manufacturing #MFGDAY #industry40

National Association of Manufacturers / NAM: https://www.nam.org

The Manufacturing Institute | Workforce development and education partner of the NAM: https://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org

Announcing ShiftWorx Plus – Your End-to-End Machine Monitoring Solution

March 13, 2020/in News, Articles, Machine Monitoring, Manufacturing

A Machine Monitoring Solution that Tracks the Metrics that Matter Most to Manufacturers

FreePoint Technologies announces the release of their newly updated platform, ShiftWorx Plus, which will help manufacturers increase production by nearly 50%

London, ON – March 13^th, 2020 – FreePoint Technologies, an award-winning industry leader in the industrial internet of things, announces the release of ShiftWorx Plus; an advanced machine monitoring solution that manufacturers are using to greatly increase their production capacity. Existing customers using FreePoint ShiftWorx have seen production improvements of up to 50%. Now, in addition to tracking and explaining machine downtime, manufacturers can use the new product to track production and machine uptime by job, part, and operator, and to document scrap, workorders and more. Now manufacturers can significantly increase the amount of actionable data being collected.

With ShiftWorx Plus, manufacturers see machine data presented in easy-to-understand dashboards that can be tailored to operators, supervisors and managers. With live, actionable data immediately visible on the shop floor, workers and managers alike become more engaged and can quickly take action to keep production moving at full speed. Collecting more data leads to richer reports, and deeper insight into the manufacturing process—highlighting nay bottlenecks that are present. And by displaying relevant metrics for everybody to see, manufacturers can produce more with less while driving meaningful, continuous improvement throughout their shop. With highly flexible configuration options, each manufacturer can scale out a ShiftWorx Plus solution that’s tailored to their unique needs.

“Customers are telling us ShiftWorx Plus is a game changer” says John Traynor, CEO of FreePoint Technologies:

“We’re always looking to provide manufacturers with the metrics they need to be successful. With the latest addition to our machine monitoring platform, we’re helping manufacturers better understand their data, while getting a 360° view of their downtime.”

Manufacturers can use FreePoint ShiftWorx Plus to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, inefficiencies and production issues within their shops. Now, manufacturers can experience end-to-end visibility on their shop floor, with no blind spots.

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About FreePoint Technologies:

FreePoint Technologies is a leading industrial internet of things and Software as a service (SaaS) company based in London Ontario. Collecting, monitoring and visualizing data for successful, growth-oriented manufacturers; FreePoint puts vital analytics in the hands of management and operators to improve efficiency, enhance employee engagement and fuel sustainable growth.

FreePoint delivers real-time productivity information, connecting manufacturing processes directly to managers and operators in innovative, practical, and cost-effective ways. The ShiftWorx platform allows customers to identify actionable information in the factory and share it effectively with the people that can make an immediate difference.

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For more information on FreePoint Technologies ShiftWorx Plus, or if you would like to schedule an interview, please contact:

Lisa Bailey | Director
Phone: +1 800.682.0486 x240
Email: lisa.bailey@getfreepoint.com

FreePoint Expands Into Soft Goods With TexTempo Partnership

January 30, 2019/in News, Technology

TexTempo brings deep experience in textile and related industries to FreePoint ShiftWorx platform

LONDON, Ont. and ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2019—FreePoint Technologies, an award-winning provider of software for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to manufacturers worldwide, today announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with TexTempo, a leading provider of software for labor efficiency tracking in the soft goods industries. Through this partnership, TexTempo will bring new capabilities for machine monitoring, downtime tracking, and operating efficiency to its existing portfolio of labor efficiency and payroll processing products.

FreePoint Doubles Down On Industrial IoT Growth In Manufacturing

January 9, 2019/in News, Technology

Company announces acquisition of CoreSolutions to address demand from customers worldwide

LONDON, Ont., Jan. 9, 2019—FreePoint Technologies, an award-winning provider of software for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to manufacturers worldwide, today announced that it has acquired CoreSolutions, a software development company with offices in London, Ontario and Toronto. Through the acquisition, FreePoint will accelerate the development of its industry-leading ShiftWorx platform for machine monitoring in manufacturing while providing enhanced flexibility for configuration and customization to meet enterprise customer needs.

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