RTS Consulting Inc. announces its participation in SAP® EcoHub solution marketplace

RTS Consulting Inc., the leader in energy management for manufacturing solutions, today announced its participation in the SAP® EcoHub solution marketplace. This communitypowered solution marketplace makes it easier for customers to discover, evaluate and purchase partner solutions – such as the RTS Energy Management Information System (RTS EMIS) 2.1, recently certified as powered by the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform – that complement SAP applications.

SAP EcoHub provides customers access to complementary solutions and offerings that work best for their installation of SAP solutions. It leverages SAP’s comprehensive ecosystem, where customers and partners can connect. The SAP EcoHub integrates community input, user feedback, ratings and partner demos, enabling a more educated and intelligent selection of solutions.

The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified that RTS Energy Management Information System 2.1 integrates with the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) application via the integration scenario SAP NetWeaver Composite Application – Manufacturing (NW-CAMFG) 1.0.

RTS EMIS is listed at http://ecohub.sap.com/catalog/?search=energy#!solution:RTS-EMIS. Resources available for download from the SAP EcoHub site include an RTS EMIS summary, a detailed brochure, the DeBeers Success story and the ability to request a live demo or contact from RTS Consulting.

“SAP EcoHub is an online solution marketplace that enhances connectivity with the SAP world,” said Vic Briccardi, chief executive officer for RTS Consulting. “it has allowed us to reach out to hundreds of potential customers looking for a safe, dynamic and trustable portal to find certified solutions by SAP.”

As an established independent software vendor and SAP software solution and technology partner offering solutions in support of SAP offerings, RTS Consulting. has made serving the needs of customers using SAP solutions a top priority. RTS Consulting Inc. has signed a co-innovation agreement with SAP America, Inc. for developing best practices in energy management for industrial customers.

The RTS EMIS solution, certified as powered by SAP NetWeaver, enables customers to proactively manage energy usage and thus significantly reduce their energy use, intensity and cost. This provides customers with the benefits of lower manufacturing costs combined with tangible sustainability programs while providing a platform for meeting industry initiatives and standards such as ISO 50001, “Better Plant Program” and “Superior Energy Performance”.

Examples of results achieved by customers like DeBeers using the RTS EMIS in conjunction with SAP solutions include:

• Real-time visibility into energy consumption, intensity and costs
• Ability to quickly identify costs or profitability impacts of current energy consumption versus what/if scenarios (e.g., to minimize time-of-use (TOU) and peak-demand charges)
• Connectivity to enterprise business systems, helping ensure that data can easily be shared and consumed throughout an organization
• Real-time feedback via alerts or notifications when metrics are out of tolerance with dynamic energy targets

“The real-time visibility into our plant systems and production status is a critical benefit,” said Lorenzo Plaath, manager of IT Service Delivery, De Beers Canada Inc. “We are continuously improving energy efficiency and fuel management and receive instant alerting of plant equipment issues.”

SAP EcoHub is live at http://ecohub.sap.com. Visitors can search for solutions in many ways, including industry or solution, key words, relevance or partner. Solutions can be evaluated online based on feedback from other users, partners and business experts. Visitors can view an online demo on SAP EcoHub or request more information by requesting to be contacted, and initiate the purchase of the solution.

About RTS Consulting Inc.

Founded in 1992, RTS Consulting Inc. has over 20 years of experience in the industrial automation & energy management sector. Our background and expertise in MES implementations, energy management information systems deployment, shop-floor automation (e.g., PLCs, SCADA and Historians), control systems integration and control panel design/build, gives RTS a strategic advantage when developing and implementing solutions, including the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) application, helping our customers achieve global manufacturing excellence.

RTS Consulting is an SAP software solution and technology partner. We have developed SAP MII-based composite and pre-built templates (e.g., OEE, downtime tracking, production genealogy, etc) that are tightly integrated with the business system, allowing real-time visibility to enterprise KPIs.

RTS has signed a co-innovation agreement with SAP America, Inc., to develop best practices in energy management. RTS was a finalist for the 2011 SAP Pinnacle award for sustainability. RTS offers the RTS Energy Management Information System (RTS EMIS) 2.1, certified by SAP as powered by SAP NetWeaver.