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Digital CNC Shopfloor Management

Streamline CNC job preparation and shopfloor workflows with integrated tool and NC program management. Boost efficiency, cut setup times, and gain full transparency for consistent data flow and a more productive, digitally connected manufacturing environment.

Manufacturers are reaching the limits of traditional shopfloor practices while demands for speed, flexibility, and innovation continue to grow. Manual, disconnected processes in job preparation, tool management, and NC program handling lead to inconsistent data and poor visibility. As a result, inefficiencies often remain hidden until they cause downtime - especially in tool-related processes, where up to 10% of total machining time can be lost to setup. Digital CNC Shopfloor Management brings tools, NC programs, and machine data together in one connected environment, enabling faster job preparation, reduced setup times, better resource utilization, and a more agile, high‑performance shopfloor.

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Benefits

Create transparency for better decisions

Create transparency across machines, tools, and workflows to identify inefficiencies, gain actionable insights, and enable more informed, data-driven decisions on the shopfloor.

Reduce setup time and production costs

Reduce manual effort and setup times while optimizing the use of tools and machines to increase efficiency, minimize downtime, and significantly lower overall production costs.

Strengthen shopfloor flexibility and resilience

Strengthen shopfloor resilience and flexibility to adapt quickly to changing demands, ensuring consistent performance and building a future-ready, digitally connected production environment.

Consistent tool data management

Are tools missing, duplicated, or hard to locate? Inconsistent or incomplete tool data makes planning inefficient and drives up costs. A centralized, digital tool management approach provides full visibility of tool inventory, location, and condition. This ensures accurate planning, prevents over‑ and understocking, reduces tool costs, and shortens setup times through consistent, reliable data.

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Automated tool requirements planning

Are required tools available at the right machine and at the right time? Unclear visibility and manual coordination often lead to delays and excess buffers. Integrated tool requirement planning uses machine data to identify needs early, ensure timely provisioning, reduce search effort, and minimize setup times and inefficiencies on the shopfloor.

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Digitally supported tool preparation

Do tool assembly and measurement processes take too long? Is data transferred manually between systems? Manual entry of tool compensation data often leads to errors. Digital tool management provides all required data for assembly, links measurement results directly to tools, and ensures automatic transfer to machine controls - reducing effort, eliminating errors, and improving quality.

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Consistent NC program management and secure exchange

Are NC programs still transferred manually and managed via paper-based processes? Is there limited visibility of versions, availability, and machine assignments? NC program management centralizes released programs, ensures secure distribution, and enables revision control with feedback from machines - improving consistency, traceability, and data integrity across systems.

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Safe and efficient machine setup

Does machine setup take too long when loading or unloading tools? Is tool data entered manually, causing errors? Digital tool management enables controlled loading, automatic data transfer, and full digital delivery of shopfloor documents. Integrated dialogs guide operators step by step - reducing setup time, eliminating errors, and ensuring safe, consistent machine setup.

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Digitalization is essential. You can start with one or two machines, but you must start now if you want to remain successful. And that’s what we did.
Stefan Schleicher, Shareholder and Member of the Advisory Board, Schleicher Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG