Shop Management Software
ERP Software Enhances Reporting Capabilities
The E2 Shop System 7. 1 simplifies key business tasks by enhancing reporting capabilities. The E2 Report Wizard offers drill-down data navigation and on-the-fly sorting.
Read MoreERP Tool for Manufacturers Facilitates Self-Customization
Global Application Builder (GAB), a programming tool that allows users to modify its ERP system to suit their specific needs, follows significant and successful customer field-testing of GAB in a variety of applications. The tool is a rapid application development language built from the ground up to integrate with the company’s One-System ERP tools. The tool allows both front-end and business logic customizations without impact to the core system.
Read MoreManage Several Virtual Machines With One PC
Arc Informatique’s PcVue V. 8. 2 supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software is said to reduce the cost of running and implementing process control projects.
Read MoreProcess Monitoring System
Ibag’s Argotech PA-4 process analyzer provides continuous monitoring of repeating machine processes in real-time through pre-positioned sensors on the machine. The company says it is useful for the production of miniature parts. The analyzer detects a range of conditions that may result in poor quality production and unnecessary downtime.
Read MoreColor-Coded Plant Floor Monitoring
Freedom eLog from MAG Industrial Automation Systems is plant-floor monitoring software designed to provide around-the-clock intelligence on machine uptime. The software uses color coding to identify various machining events. For example, on Web-based reports, the software displays machine uptime in green.
Read MoreThree-Step Creation Process For Inspection Program
SolidCAM describes its SolidCMM application as a complete inspection process that improves quality and reduces programming time. According to the company, an inspection program can be created in minutes. The part data (model and drawing) then can be simulated and verified in a virtual machine environment before it is transferred to the inspection machine in a standard CMM format.
Read MoreWireless Data Collection System
L. S. Starrett’s DataSure wireless data collection system features smaller, coolant-resistant end nodes and a user interface.
Read MoreCAE Software With Interactive Meshing Tools
Femap version 10 software is a PC-based CAE modeling solution and the finite element analysis (FEA) component of the Velocity Series portfolio from Siemens PLM Software. It is said to help users create FEA models from CAD data easily and quickly through new meshing features. Also, it provides pre- and post-processing benefits to CAE analysts.
Read MoreData Collection Without Paper
MIE Solutions’ Trak Kiosk shopfloor data collection software uses production scheduling, which enables shops to go paperless, the company says. The software’s easy-to-use interface features large buttons that enable an employee to clock in/out for the day, clock in/out for jobs and issue a bill of material for jobs requiring job costing, the company says. The Windows-compatible software integrates with scheduling software that highlights virtually of an employee’s scheduled jobs.
Read MoreSoftware Supports Five-Axis Inspection
Version 5 of Delcam’s PowerInspect software supports five-axis scanning with Renishaw’s Revo probe. This hardware-independent inspection software can use multiple alignments within parts or assemblies. Other upgrades include additional geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) features; more flexible, best-fit algorithms; improved CMM connectivity; and more versatile report generation.
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