Shop Management Software

Shopfloor Data Display Enables Real-Time Dispatch Updates

Global Shop Solutions’ TrueView shopfloor data display platform shows job dispatch data on large, wall-mounted TV monitors in order to improve production times.

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Gaging Software Eases Inspection with Minimal Training

Renishaw will display its Equator flexible gage with the company’s Intuo gaging software, combined with a range of probes.

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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.

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Software 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.

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CAD/CAM

Software 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.

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Warehouse 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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