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Shop Management Software
ERP Makes Documentation Fast, Paperless
Touchscreen interfaces and digitized part and job data are the latest examples of an aerospace manufacturer taking advantage of its shop management software.
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CNC Machine Shop Reaps Benefits of Hiring an IT Person
A database guru combined off-the-shelf technology with an elaborate proprietary shop management software to drive efficiency throughout all areas of a machine shop.
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How Job Shops Can Generate Accurate Estimates in Minutes
New geometry-driven quoting technology lets job shops generate estimates in as little as 15 minutes. It enables them to respond faster to RFQs, drastically reduces time wasted on jobs they don’t get, and lets them focus on more profitable work.
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Facilitating Remote Work, Social Distancing with ERP Systems
As long as shops take steps to prepare, they can use their ERP systems to enable many employees to work from home and increase social distance for those who need to be in the shop during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Video: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Manufacturing and Machining
The machine tool monitoring that many CNC machining facilities are doing today could be a first step toward their use of machine learning. In this conversation, MMS’s “Data Matters” columnist Matt Danford speculates on the coming role of AI for refining machining processes.
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CNC Machine Shop Captures Its Conversations
This shop found a way to make job quoting a better, faster process. The next step was improving shop communication.
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Small Shop Achieves Logistical Autonomy with MES
A small laser shop depended on its parent company for invoicing while the shop manager had to juggle both orders and manufacturing. Workplan helped the shop become autonomous.
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The Manifold Benefits of Standardization
By locking in on manifolds, investing in one HMC model and developing custom software used on iPads in every department, this shop has set itself up for continuous improvement and its new employees up for success.
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Inside the Sinker EDM Process, One Spark at a Time
Successful sinker EDM operations rely on understanding the relationship between each individual spark, the electrode and the workpiece.
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ERP Software Gives Shop Control Over Scheduling
After relying on time cards for labor tracking and dealing with hot stickers on almost every job, Watson Grinding switched to Global Shop Solutions’ ERP software for automated tracking and intuitive scheduling.
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