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How Do You Steer the Shop Floor? The Difference Between MES and ERP

Struggling to understand how an MES and Paperless Manufacturing will help your shop floor? Look no...

CIMx Named a Finalist in the 2013 Best Places to Work Competition!

CIMx Software has been named a Finalist for the 2013 Best Places to Work contest! The contest uses...

Discovering the (Hidden) Benefits of Paperless Manufacturing

Many times, the greatest benefits of paperless manufacturing aren’t ones in your list of...

Deciphering the Role of MES

Understanding the difference between MES and ERP isn’t difficult once you understand the Human...

CIMx Software Wins 14th Annual Goering Center Award!

Recently, CIMx Software was awarded an Honorable Mention for the 14th Annual Tri-State Family &...

Fix Your Shop Floor Processes Now

Don’t fall into the “If it ain’t broke…” trap. Sometimes your biggest mistake is in not doing...

MES Comes to the Forefront

In the past, manufacturing operations management/ manufacturing execution system (MOM/ MES)...

Don’t Let Your Ego Get in the Way of Your MES

When manufacturers ask if they need both an MES and ERP, I mention a lesson Sigmund Freud shared...

Where Will Your Shop Floor Be In 10 Years?

All signs point to major changes for manufacturing, so what are you doing to prepare for the future?

Sensors Deliver Results for Manufacturers

For Manufacturers looking to improve their manufacturing process, the key is extracting actionable...

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Take Off

Congratulations to NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne for successfully testing a 3d-printed rocket engine...

Manufacturing Innovation Waits For No One

Additive Manufacturing, Paperless Manufacturing, Cloud Computing, Mobile Manufacturing… the future...

Making Christmas in July Work for your Shop Floor

The strategic decisions you make in the summer downtime help maximize profits when business picks...

Secrets to Overcoming the Qualified Worker Crunch

As manufacturers struggle to find qualified shop floor workers, it’s not enough to hope secondary...

How to Get the Paperless Manufacturing System You Want

There are numerous options for companies researching MES and paperless manufacturing, we take a...