Horizontal Machining Center Infrastructure
Information Systems
Trace-A-Matic uses a sophisticated enterprise resource planning
(ERP) system to give our employees, customers, and suppliers the
most accurate, up-to-date information possible.
Birth-to-grave tracking of orders and jobs is done with one system.
Quotes that are created can be copied to become jobs, routings,
or master routings. After an order is received and a job is scheduled,
we confirm back a scheduled delivery date. This is the date to
which we hold ourselves accountable, eliminating much frustration
from our customers’ standpoint by acknowledging a firm delivery
date up front, right after an order is taken.
Labor Entry, Materials Purchasing, and Subcontract Services are
all integrated into Job Management in our ERP system. All of these
events are captured real time and automatically update our scheduling
system upon completion of an order, shipping and invoicing are
likewise integrated in our ERP system.
Trace-A-Matic has also strived to move toward a paperless factory.
All blueprints, material certifications, subcontract certifications
and inspection reports are scanned into our system to be available
to e-mail customers as required.
In terms of programming, all of our CNC Turning Centers, CNC Lathes,
CNC mills and machining centers are networked with a Direct Numerical
Control (DNC) system. The programmer automatically sends CNC programs
to a particular machine tool. Upon completion the machining center
or lathe operator sends the CNC program back up to the central
file server.
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