complete production control

Visibility is the key to strong manufacturing. Build a simple process to aide your team or list step-by-step instructions for every piece of work they do. Track the work in progress. Whether you need accurate inventory records or real-time reporting on your team's performance, you need visibility to get there. Quantum gives you the true visibility you need to control your work so it doesn't control you.

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No two manufacturers operate exactly the same, but many face the same day-to-day challenges. As your business grows, spreadsheets become harder to manage, information gets scattered across disconnected systems, and your team spends more time tracking down answers than moving production forward.

When production schedules change, inventory runs short, or priorities shift, it can be difficult to see what’s happening across your operation. Decisions become reactive, communication breaks down, and small issues can quickly ripple across the shop floor. Instead of focusing on continuous improvement, your team is left responding to the next urgent problem.

Quantum brings every area of your operation together in one connected platform, giving your team the visibility to understand what’s happening and the control to respond with confidence. From job execution and scheduling to inventory, processes, and resources, Quantum helps standardize workflows, connect information, and keep everyone working from the same source of truth.

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× You use out-of-sync paper travelers or spreadsheets ✓ Real-time visibility into your production
× Communication is disconnected on your shop floor ✓ Connect your teams and departments
× You manually check quality ✓ Your quality is digitally controlled in the background
× Limited updates into your order status ✓ Live tracking of your jobs & orders
× You make reactive production decisions ✓ You have data-driven production control

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A single system for production operations

Quantum is a powerful, data-driven manufacturing execution system (MES) platform that helps you control production from the shop floor so you can run your business. By digitizing and connecting your manufacturing operations, Quantum enables you to:

  • Increase visibility into every stage of production
  • Reduce costly delays and rework
  • Drive efficiency with paperless workflows
  • Gain real-time control over inventory, quality, and scheduling

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Quantum production control

Production Control

Manage every job on your shop floor on time without opening a spreadsheet or tracking down a routing. Control the flow of production with job control, priority rules, and live feedback from the floor. Whether you have one big job or 1,000s all at once, Quantum keeps everything running on time and in order.

With Quantum, supervisors don't waste hours chasing down updates or reporting jobs manually; changes work their way through the system automatically. Production stays aligned with delivery commitments, even when urgent jobs or last-minute changes hit. The result: fewer delays, smoother workflows, and higher on-time delivery rates without overwhelming your supervisors. Peace of mind knowing every job is tracked, controlled, and completed profitably.

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Quantum digital work instructions

Digital Work Instructions

Deliver step-by-step instructions directly to operators, customized by part, shift, or line. Attach videos, images, diagrams, text and alternate instructions. Quantum ensures standardized processes and faster training with dynamic, visual documentation. Instead of relying on outdated paper packets or institutional knowledge, operators always have the most current version of instructions at their fingertips. Updates push instantly to the floor, eliminating confusion, wasted work, and costly rework.

Operators work with greater confidence and accuracy, which reduces scrap, accelerates onboarding, and keeps production consistent across every shift. Quantum transforms training and compliance from a burden into a strength.

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Quantum process tracking

Process Tracking

Manage every step of the processes you are running on your shop floor, whether it's a simple routing, a job packet or a complex set of integrated process steps. With Quantum, your team always knows the status of each order—no spreadsheets, no guesswork. Every handoff, approval, and milestone is tracked in real time. Managers can quickly spot bottlenecks, operators know what's next, and leadership has full visibility into progress and profitability.

That means better visibility, faster problem-solving, and the ability to hit deadlines without relying on manual updates. Quantum ensures nothing gets lost in the shuffle, even on your busiest production days.

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Quantum product & process setup

Product & Process Setup

Design your products and build the processes to manufacture them from simple job steps to complex, multi-stage routings. Whether you need basic work instructions or detailed engineering-driven workflows, this is where production begins. Setups that once took weeks can be digitized, tested, and launched quickly in Quantum. Your engineering team can define processes once, then scale them seamlessly across parts, jobs, and lines.

Quantum ensures that every new product launch or process update starts right the first time, cutting down trial-and-error costs and getting you into production faster. Consistency and repeatability become built in, not an afterthought.

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Quantum quality control

Quality Control

Demand complete compliance with your processes and your audit requirements. Reallocate work automatically or on demand with the touch of a button. Capture quality checks, specs, and nonconformances as they happen. Quantum helps enforce quality gates and instantly flags issues—before they hit the customer. Because Quantum integrates quality checks directly into production workflows, quality becomes proactive instead of reactive. Issues are flagged early, so teams can respond immediately rather than after defects pile up.

This reduces rework, improves customer satisfaction, and protects your reputation while making audits simple and stress-free. Quantum ensures quality isn't just inspected, it's built into everything you produce.

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Quantum alerts

Alerts

Ensure every member of your shop can communicate with the right team(s) without wandering around. Get real-time alerts for production delays, tool expirations, missed scans, and more. Send alerts or just leave notes for future shifts. With Quantum, your team can act fast—before small issues become big problems. Instead of relying on radios, sticky notes, or word-of-mouth, Quantum keeps communication instant, visible, and logged. Operators, supervisors, and leadership all stay aligned without stepping away from their work.

Instant communication means fewer bottlenecks, quicker recoveries, and a more connected shop floor that runs smoothly across every shift. It's like having a built-in notification system for your shop floor.

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Quantum production insights

Production Insights

Get an immediate view of the work on the shop floor and its progress towards completion. Make your factory smarter with tools from design through automated data capture. Get the data you need when and how you need it with the touch of a button. Quantum does all the heavy lifting for you as you do your daily work, gathering real-time data from every corner of your shop, turning it into actionable insights you can use to reduce waste, improve flow, and maximize throughput. No more blind spots or guessing your best move.

This real-time visibility allows managers to make smarter decisions on the fly, optimize resource allocation, and confidently commit to customer timelines. Quantum makes your shop more predictable, efficient, and profitable.

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Quantum production scheduling

Production Scheduling

Push all your work to your shop floor automatically in the right sequence to make it profitable and know that it will be done on time. Quantum adapts to changes instantly, so you can respond to delays, call-offs, or priority shifts without chaos. Scheduling becomes a living system instead of a static spreadsheet. If one job shifts, everything else automatically adjusts, ensuring resources are used efficiently and deadlines stay intact.

The outcome: schedules that work in real life, higher throughput, and the ability to stay profitable even when the unexpected happens. Your team spends less time managing chaos and more time producing.

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Quantum machine maintenance

Machine Maintenance

Machine uptime is critical for your production. Get notifications of maintenance due, run planned maintenance and pick the right time on your schedule to do the work. Quantum helps you schedule maintenance proactively based on real machine usage—not just time. Reduce unexpected breakdowns and extend equipment lifespan. Because Quantum ties machine maintenance to actual production data, you can balance preventive care with productivity. Maintenance becomes a strategic activity rather than a disruption.

With Quantum, your maintenance becomes predictable and proactive, keeping your machines running longer, reducing unplanned downtime, and protecting your most valuable assets.

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Quantum tooling & equipment checks

Tooling & Equipment Checks

Get the record-keeping you need to track calibration records and ensure that your tools are properly set for the work you need them to do. Quantum tracks tool usage, calibration schedules, and equipment maintenance in real time. Prevent tool usage past calibration requirements and really control your shop. Avoid unexpected downtime and ensure every job runs with certified, production-ready tools. Operators no longer need to guess or double-check calibration dates. Quantum makes it simple to confirm tool readiness before work starts, preventing costly errors downstream.

This level of oversight minimizes risk, maximizes tool life, and ensures compliance without slowing down production. Your team spends less time worrying about tool status and more time building quality products.

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Quantum inventory management

Inventory Management

Track every material, part, sub-assembly and tool used throughout production for complete, end-to-end traceability for industry and customer compliance. Quantum provides up-to-date counts, tracking, and reorder alerts, so you never run short or overstock again. With Quantum, inventory isn't hidden in bins or tied up in spreadsheets, it's visible, traceable, and aligned with production needs. You'll always know what you have, where it is, and when to reorder.

You'll cut carrying costs, avoid production stoppages, and gain confidence to bid work knowing materials will be there when you need them. Quantum takes the guesswork out of inventory so you can focus on building, not counting.

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Quantum supports manufacturers across highly regulated, high-mix, and operationally demanding industries. Click a card to dive deeper into how Quantum can move your industry shop floor forward.

connect your systems. transform your shop

Manufacturers often run multiple disconnected systems. This causes delays, duplications, and gaps in critical production data. Quantum acts as a bridge, not a replacement, giving you a single source of truth with seamless two-way data flow. Whether you're using a major ERP system, a custom legacy database, or spreadsheets and accounting tools, Quantum is built to adapt.

✔ Two-way sync — share data across systems without conflict

✔ Real-time updates — see what's happening now, not yesterday

✔ Reduced errors — minimize manual entry and miscommunication

✔ Customizable routines — flexible logic that fits your operations

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real people. real results

built, implemented & supported 100% in the U.S

For over three decades, CIMx has helped manufacturers improve production visibility, strengthen processes, and build better products. That experience shapes Quantum today, a manufacturing platform designed to give small and mid-sized manufacturers the tools they need to run with confidence.

Whether you are producing complex components, managing customer requirements, or preparing for audits, Quantum gives your team the visibility and control needed to keep production moving.

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