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Memex Automation to start trading on the TSX Venture as “OEE” Friday, November 1, 2013

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BURLINGTON, ON–(Marketwired – Oct 31, 2013) –  Astrix Networks Inc., operating under the trade name Memex Automation, is pleased to announce that, following the issuance by the TSX Venture Exchange of its bulletin announcing TSX Venture Exchange final acceptance of the reverse take-over of GPS Investment Corp. by Astrix Networks Inc., its shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “OEE” at the opening of trading on Friday Nov. 1, 2013.

Memex Automation is the leader in real-time shop-floor-to-top-floor technology solutions. Memex’s flagship product MERLIN delivers Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics in real-time, enabling manufacturers to enhance production and increase income and profits from operations. MERLIN has earned the 2013 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership. Since 1992, Memex has partnered with 280 dealers worldwide to provide a variety of manufacturing connectivity products and services to over 12,000 customers globally. For sales information, call +1 (905) 635-1540, email salesgroup@memex.ca, or visit http://www.memex.ca.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact:

Jill McCubbin
Conversation Architect
market2world communications inc.
Office: +1 (613) 256-3939
Email Contact

or

Dave McPhail
President and CEO
Memex Automation Inc.
Office : +1 (905) 635-1536
Email Contact

Memex Automation Completes Transaction To Become Public!

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BURLINGTON, ONTARIO – (Marketwire – Oct 30, 2013) – Astrix Networks Inc., operating under the trade name Memex Automation, is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced reverse take-over of GPS Investment Corp. The resulting issuer has assumed the legal name of Astrix Networks Inc. and the business of Astrix Networks Inc. will continue to operate under the trade name Memex Automation.  Upon receipt of final acceptance of the reverse take-over by the TSX Venture Exchange, the common shares of the post-reverse take-over Astrix Networks Inc. will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “OEE”.

The reverse take-over is intended to serve as the “Qualifying Transaction” of GPS Investment Corp. pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange and is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. Final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange is subject to Astrix Networks Inc. fulfilling all of the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange. It is currently expected that the TSX Venture Exchange will issue a Final Exchange Bulletin giving its final acceptance of this transaction in the next two or three business days, provided that all required documentation is filed with the TSX Venture Exchange.  Upon the issuance of the Final Exchange Bulletin, the common shares of the post-reverse take-over AstrixNetworks Inc. will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “OEE”.

Memex Automation is the leader in real-time shop-floor-to-top-floor technology solutions. Memex’s flagship product MERLIN delivers Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics in real-time, enabling manufacturers to enhance production and increase income and profits from operations. MERLIN has earned the 2013 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership.  Since 1992, Memex has partnered with 280 dealers worldwide to provide a variety of manufacturing connectivity products and services to over 12,000 customers globally.

For sales information, call +1 (905) 635-1540 or email salesgroup@memex.ca.

For more information and detail about this press release, please visit www.sedar.com, or contact:

Jill McCubbin

Conversation Architect

market2world communications inc.

Office: +1 (613) 256-3939

Email: jill@market2world.com

Or

Dave McPhail

President and CEO

Memex Automation Inc.

Office : +1 (905) 635-1536

Email: davem@memex.ca

SOUTH-TEC 2013

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Memex Automation, in partnership with our dealers Newman M2M and Caron Engineering, are attending the SOUTH-TEC 2013 trade show in Greenville, South Carolina, from October 29 – 31, 2013.

SOUTH-TEC is your single best source for building your manufacturing momentum, as it draws manufacturing suppliers, distributors and equipment builders from across North America and around the world.  All these manufacturing giants gather together in Greenville, South Carolina, and with hundreds of exhibitors on the show floor, you’ll find all the products and services you’ll need to streamline your manufacturing and to help your business grow. Explore cutting edge technologies, compare vendors, and hear the latest thinking on manufacturing’s hottest topics.

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With our dealers, Rob Caron on the left, and Bryan Newman on the right.

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Mazak Discover 2013 – WOW!

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WOW is all that can be said for the Mazak DISCOVER 2013 show.  It was phenomenal.  So well organized, great people, fantastic products throughout, and Memex MERLIN was no exception and a pleasure to showcase to the world.

More than 3,000 people including metalworking professionals from all industry segments, the media and students, converged at Mazak’s headquarters and manufacturing campus in Florence, Kentucky to attend DISCOVER 2013.  With significant emphasis on education, DISCOVER 2013 gave manufacturers direct access to everything they could possibly need to expand their metalworking knowledge and optimize their operations, from today’s most advanced machining technology to the latest metalworking trends to valuable industry expert advice. In fact, more than 70 different presentations took place throughout the course of the event, highlighting topics such as additive manufacturing, improving factory utilization and U.S. manufacturing making a comeback.

Dave McPhail, President of Memex Automation, was on an expert panel that also consisted of Dave Edstrom, President and Chairman of the board of the MTConnect Institute, Will Sobel, CEO and Founder of Systems Insight and Neil Desrosiers, Applications Engineer and Software Developer at Mazak.  The panel discussed how adopting the MTConnect standard will only help improve one’s manufacturing process.  In fact, the MTConnect presentation was the largest draw attended.  The auditorium seats 230 people and the talk was so popular that there was standing room only.  Many manufacturing companies are realizing just how valuable MTConnect is in order to succeed and are lining up to get in on it.

MERLIN was demonstrated on many of the Mazak machines throughout the Kentucky production plant facility for everyone to see exactly how it functions – providing full plant visibility of any and all machines, with real-time reporting. MERLIN can deliver increased profitability and can find more free cash flow from existing capital equipment.  Thousands saw MERLIN and hundreds of representatives from various companies came by to see MERLIN live in action and have professed much interest in preceding to the next step.

It is very easy to get started; pick a few machines that have the MTConnect enabled option on them and Memex can do a remote installation so you are up and running in a matter of days.  See the benefits very quickly.  Call Memex today, or order it from Mazak directly.

Mazak Booth Screen Tech Center

Mazak Booth Screen Tech Center

John Rattray at Discover Mazak 2013

John Rattray at Mazak Discover 2013

Randy McDonald at Discover Mazak 2013

Randy McDonald at Mazak Discover 2013

Dave Edstrom, President and Chairman of the board of the MTConnect Institute, posted a link to his personal blog which raves about how well the Mazak Discover 2013 was.  He has posted some really great pictures from around the show and also mentions Memex: “…Real thought leaders in manufacturing and MTConnect.” (Thanks Dave!)

Memex at Mazak Discover 2013

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DISCOVER 2013 is a Mazak technology and education event that will showcase an unprecedented amount of new and highly advanced machine tools with innovative processes, efficiency solutions, and everything you need to run a highly productive, quality-driven, manufacturing business today and well into the future.

Our feature product, MERLIN, was selected to monitor the entire Florence, KY, Mazak plant.  If you are able to attend, come and be face to face with the magic of MERLIN!

Where:
Mazak Corporation North American Headquarters
8025 Production Drive, Florence, Kentucky

When:
October 8 – 16, 2013
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Some examples of the benefits of MERLIN include:

  • Increasing efficiency from 40% OEE to 82% OEE
  • Finding 100 hours of extra machining time, per machine, per month
  • Doubling the throughput of production
  • Eliminate overtime while producing more finished goods

MERLIN provides full plant visibility of any and all machines, in real-time reporting, with ERP integration and delivers increased profitability and more free cash flow from your existing capital equipment.

MERLIN and it’s MTConnect products are available for purchase via the Mazak parts department.

Some pictures from the show:

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MERLIN on display, monitoring the machines in Mazak’s Florence, KY plant.

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Mazak’s National Technology Center Lobby

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MTConnect President with the Memex team.

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Mazak MERLIN poster