Overview
Shop floor tracking and management in a CNC machining environment is essential for maximizing productivity, efficiency, and the overall performance of manufacturing operations.
Implementing a robust system for this involves several key components and strategies.
Ease your production process with SolidCAD’s streamlined shop floor job tracking solution custom-fit to your manufacturing design.
Why You Need Custom Shop Floor Tracking
Shop floor job tracking in a machining environment is crucial for monitoring and managing the progress of manufacturing jobs. This process involves real-time monitoring of CNC machines, tracking job statuses, and ensuring efficient workflow.
With SolidCAD, you can do more than simply set up a job scheduling software to plan your machining jobs. Instead, we can help implement a custom manufacturing execution system that is digitally integrated into your CNC system. This allows you to see real data related to your manufacturing process and compare them with job details, such as due dates, machine availability, and resource constraints.
Integrated CNC machine monitoring systems capture real-time shop floor activity related to machine utilization, cycle times, and any machine-related issues. Machinists can use this data to assess machine efficiency and eliminate bottlenecks.
Custom Shop Floor Tracking Capabilities
With SolidCAD consulting your business can access a shop floor control console for real-time monitoring and data capture.
Monitoring the actual cutting time (spindle time) versus non-cutting time (air time) can help make key decisions on machine utilization and efficiency. With SolidCAD’s shop floor tracking service, you can identify areas where processes should be optimized, such as reducing tool change times or improving programming to minimize air time.
Manufacturers can also use our CNC machine monitoring system to better understand their machine’s status in real-time, including operational, idle, or down times. Use these features to improve scheduling, identify machine overutilization, and pinpoint machines frequently experiencing downtime.
Implementing shop floor software solutions with SolidCAD allows for the planning and prioritizing of CNC jobs.
Our shop floor management software is custom to your set up so we can easily implement integrations with your existing software to allow for streamlined inventory management, digitized floor scheduling and work order prioritization. Our systems can take into account various factors like third-party due dates, machine capabilities, operator availability, and material requirements to optimize the production schedule.
Flow manufacturing helps your business transition from paper-based job instructions which reduces the likelihood of errors and makes it easier to update jobs in real time.
For enhanced shop floor management, communication, and visibility, SolidCAD’s consolidated shop floor dashboard can help. View key metrics on job progress, upcoming jobs, machine status, and alerts for any issues that need immediate attention.
Benefits of Choosing SolidCAD
By closely monitoring spindle and air times, and scheduling based on real-time machine status, facilities can maximize the use of their CNC equipment and increase machine utilization.
With SolidCAD’s expertise, you can make sure that this programming is specific to all the different machine types in your process.
SolidCAD’s custom shop floor operation solution provides real-time visibility into jobs, schedules, and machine status helping in quickly addressing bottlenecks, reducing downtime, and ensuring jobs are completed on schedule.
Gain access to critical production data collected through monitoring systems to use as a basis for informed decision-making regarding process improvements, investments in new equipment, or changes in workflow.
Our Recent Success
These real-life cases illustrate how we’ve empowered businesses to streamline their operations, breaking down silos and enhance interdepartmental communication. Each story is a testament to how our strategic approach has not only solved complex issues but paved the way for seamless and productive workflows.
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With SolidCAD, you gain access to an integrated quality management system that streamlines the necessary inspection data and feedback into the shop floor system, helping you maintain high-quality standards and quickly address any issues.
Simplify your manufacturing process today with SolidCAD’s shop floor tracking system. Out-of-box shop floor software simply won’t cut it. You need a custom production manager for your setup.