Three Ways to Transform Your Shop Floor in 2019 with MES Software

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Three Ways to Transform Your Shop Floor in 2019 with MES Software The future of Manufacturing is here, so it’s time decision makers have answers to pivotal manufacturing questions. Do any of these seem familiar: How can our factory be optimized? What can we do to enhance communication? How can we efficiently analyze our data? […]

FABTECH 2017

IMCO Software at FABTECH 2017 Day 4…A Huge Success! The staff of IMCO Software at FABTECH 2017 in Chicago had a very successful week. FABTECH provides a convenient venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new […]

Using an MES to Deliver Real-Time Data for Decision-Making

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Using an MES to Deliver Real-Time Data for Decision-Making Manufacturing managers and executives are always looking for the latest data to measure productivity and efficiency, minimize scrap and rework, and benchmark performance against goals and industry standards. Six Sigma punch line, “You can’t improve what you can’t measure”, certainly applies to this case. Without systems […]

Achieving Real-Time Plant Communications & Scheduling with an MES

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Achieving Real-Time Plant Communications & Scheduling with an MES Among the many benefits of a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is the ability to provide an efficient communication channel between plant schedulers, floor operators, and supervisors. In fact, customers using our CIMAG MES have reduced scrap and rework by more than 33 percent and increased machine […]

How It Works: The CIMAG MES Manufacturing Execution System

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How it Works: The CIMAG MES Manufacturing Execution System Over the past 30 years, European manufacturers have made huge gains in profitability, productivity, and efficiency. One of the keys has been the use of manufacturing execution systems (MES). An MES is software that helps share and deliver information to enable total visibility into every aspect […]

The Importance of Real Time Information in a Manufacturing Environment

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The Importance of Real Time Information in a Manufacturing Environment To remain competitive in today’s global manufacturing space, companies need to be able to install corrective actions on time. Knowing that the company under-performed on a job is very valuable, and it even provides information for future runs. Many times, we need to be running […]