Insights
Plain English about running a machine shop.
Short articles on planning, traceability, shop-floor capture and costing, written for the people who do the job. No jargon we would not use on the shop floor.
What is a heat number, and why does your auditor care?
It is one short code stamped on a bar of metal, and it is the thread that ties a finished part back to the furnace it came from.
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Finite capacity planning, without the jargon
Most plans assume every machine can do everything at once. A finite plan does not, which is why it is the only kind whose dates you can promise.
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First article inspection, explained
What a first article inspection is, when you have to do one again, and how to stop it being a scramble the day before despatch.
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What a certificate of conformity must contain
There is no single UK rule for what goes on a CofC. Your customer sets it. Here is what they usually expect, and how to stop it being typed up by hand.
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Labour time versus machine time in job costing
One blended hourly rate hides which jobs make money. Separate the operator from the machine and the picture changes.
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Choosing an ERP that works with Xero or Sage
Your accounts package is not the problem, so do not replace it. What a manufacturing ERP should own, what it should leave alone, and the questions to ask.
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What defence flow-downs mean for a subcontractor
When a UK prime sends you defence work, some of its obligations come with it. What they usually are, and how to keep track of them.
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Moving off spreadsheets without stopping the shop
The spreadsheets got you this far. How to tell when they have become the risk, and how to move off them one step at a time.
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Beta partner programme
We're building this with machine shops, not just for them.
A small group of precision engineering firms is using Amplify ERP early and shaping what gets built next. There is room for a few more.
- Early access to the full system
- A direct line to the people building it
- A say in what gets built next
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Tell us about your shop.
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