Industries · Machine building
Time tracking and production control for bespoke machine builders
Every machine is a project. The quote is built on estimated hours, and until it has been delivered nobody knows for certain how many it took.
One project, many sections
A special purpose machine goes through part machining, fabrication, mechanical assembly, wiring and electrics, testing and commissioning. Each stage is done by different people, often in parallel.
With clocking by order and section, the hours of each stage build up on the same order from the first day, and do not have to be pieced together at the end.
Typical sections
- Machining
- The parts made in your own shop.
- Mechanical assembly
- Frame, sub-assemblies and adjustments.
- Electrical
- Panel, wiring and connections.
- Testing
- Adjustments and trials before delivery.
- Commissioning
- The hours at the customer’s premises, with the date they are worked.
The overrun, before delivery
On a project that lasts months, an overrun seen halfway through can still be managed: you can talk to the customer, review what is left or reorganise the shop. Vexyon compares the order’s actual hours with its planned time on every entry, and the hours by section show which stage is running long. Actual hours against planned time.
The history, for quoting the next one
Entries are stored on Vexyon’s side, not in the ERP, and do not disappear when the project is closed. When a similar machine comes in, the previous one’s actual hours by section are a sounder basis for the quote than memory.
Reports filter by date and come out the same every time they are downloaded. If the quote and planned times are in the ERP, Vexyon reads them read only: ERP integration.
Drawings by order and section
Drawings are uploaded by hand in the panel, by customer, by order or by order and section. At section level each drawing carries a status (done, in progress or pending), which helps follow the progress of each stage.