SSI Embedded Systems Trust Facts

Fact: Over 50% of SSI Staff has 8 or More Years Experience

"You can count on the work being done right and on time." ~ SSI Client

Fact: 30% of SSI staff has twelve or more years experience

"The people blended in and became part of the design team."

Fact: Experienced Team Lead manages all projects

"I was impressed with the quality of SSI's work throughout this contract. I appreciated their ability to work with minimal guidance, and minimal design details. And I greatly appreciated their suggestions and alternate design proposals. Their willingness to work overtime when necessary to meet deadlines was greatly appreciated." ~ SSI Client

Fact: All SSI staff is trained on the Quality Development Process

"Work is spectacular. More exceptional than I thought it would be. Sensors work great. They can detect the slightest pressure accurately. It is WAY beyond my expectations." ~ SSI Client

Fact: Long term staff retention rate at SSI is > 95%

Fact: SSI's Internal Software process operates as CMM Level 3

"The experience was a good one" ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI has been in business 16+ years

"The best thing about working with SSI is that the people genuinely care about the success of the overall project. Typical contractors stop when they have merely met the letter of the contract that they are bound to; where as, SSI is willing to go above and beyond to drive a project to completion and ultimately success." ~ SSI Client

Fact: Over half of SSI Business is from returning clients

"I would use SSI again" ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI client relationships last several years

"The best thing about working with SSI is that the people genuinely care about the success of the overall project. Typical contractors stop when they have merely met the letter of the contract that they are bound to; where as, SSI is willing to go above and beyond to drive a project to completion and ultimately success." ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI's Customers report a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating for satisfaction

"Keep finding people who can get to the root of the issue and resolve it as specified. [Your Engineer] is golden!." ~ SSI Client

Fact: 100% of clients surveyed said they would recommend SSI to others

"SSI will deliver what is promised on a timely basis." ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI Supports Continual Employee Training

"Consistent high quality engineers who perform very well. SSI is the only company -- contracting or consulting -- who consistently provides the best talent who are not only technically accomplished but have excellent verbal and personal skills. I have not seen anything like it before." ~ SSI Client

SSI Embedded Trust Facts

The Customer

Having almost 10,000 systems installed worldwide, BST PRO MARK has grown into a specialist in printing process controls. Their product lines now include visual inspection, 100% inspection and defect detection, web guiding, web cleaning and static control, bar code verification, Flexo register control, quality control for rubber and tire manufacturing, offset register control and automatic ink metering for web offset.

The Problem

BST ProMark came to SSI seeking experienced software engineers for their new product, BST Genius, a Windows GUI Application to control cameras used for the remote monitoring and inspection of a printing press for color quality, ink imperfections (i.e. streaking), bar code accuracy, and more. This object-oriented system manipulates camera hardware over a network using a dual monitor with touch-screen and Windows 2000 OS. Unlike a typical gray and white windows application, this application gained a very futuristic look using "skins" or graphic images. "Skins" give an application a unique appearance.

The SSI Solution

Working with BST developers responsible for image processing and camera engineering, SSI created custom windows controls for camera movement, adjustment of zoom and focus, and setting of tolerance levels for error alerts. Using COM/DCOM to communicate with the camera over a network, images representing a larger picture (as wide as 10ft) are pieced together like pieces of a puzzle and are displayed in the Genius application. Visible and audible alerts notify the printer to errors found in the printing process. Using SSI's custom camera controls, closer inspection and setting of tolerance levels for different types of errors and error locations can be made from remote locations.

To minimize customer support calls, developers at SSI also provided context sensitive help using an embedded web browser.


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