Shop Management Software
ERP: The One Big Thing?
Participants in this year’s Top Shops benchmarking survey offer feedback to our open-ended “silver bullet” question.
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Software Performs Rapid Part-to-CAD Inspection
Ametek Creaform’s VXinspect 3D inspection software includes the tools required for first article inspection (FAI) and quality control.
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Scheduling Board Uses Touchscreen Interface
Henning Software’s Touch Scheduling Board software system uses a touchscreen interface that enables users to drag and drop scheduled shop order operations represented as cards within and between work centers.
Read MoreSoftware Enables Access to Multi-Shop Tool Data
TDM Systems’ Global Line software module enables multi-shop manufacturers to access in-house tool data across all locations.
Read MoreSoftware Update Includes Tool to Ease Job Cost Calculation
Hypertherm has released version 11.1 of its ProNest 2015 CAD/CAM software featuring a quoting tool that can calculate per-part and total job costs, among other updates.
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Software Add-On Reads CAD Files to Speed Cost Estimation
MTI Systems offers its Costimator cost estimation software with 3DFX, an automated feature recognition (AFR) add-on that recognizes CAD features and their parameters from solid models.
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Inventory Management Suite Adds Web, iPhone Functionality
CribMaster’s software suite—CribMaster 10, CribMaster Web and CribMaster Mobile Plus—is designed to streamline inventory management processes, improve productivity and reduce operational costs for industrial distributors and manufacturers.
Read MoreWarehouse Management System Optimizes Inventory Pick-Up, Put-Away
In a collaboration with Tessy Plastics and Blue Horseshoe, IQMS has developed its Advanced Warehouse Management System (WMS) software, a rule-based directed pick-up and put-away distribution system designed to reduce labor and save time.
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Production Management Software Monetizes Machine Performance
5ME’s eScore production management software feature generates a monetized version of machine tool performance based on six span-time categories defined by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology: plant shut-down, scheduled downtime, delay time, repair time, not in-cycle process time and in-cycle time.
Read MoreShop Control Dashboard Provides Real-Time Data
Realtrac offers a dashboard upgrade to its Realtrac 10 Performance Shop Management ERP software designed to help job shop owners and managers track operations in real time.
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