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Troubleshooting Machine Connectivity Issues

JITbase is able to connect to many different machine protocols, however this connectivity is dependant on the connectivity of the machine to your internal network. The following will provide you with steps to troubleshoot connectivity problems between your machine and JITbase. Physical connection The first thing to check when JITbase

COVID-19: Stay productive with fewer machinists

JITbase helps machine shops stay productive when it's challenging to find qualified machinists, or when health measures dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic force them to limit the number of employees. Powered by artificial intelligence the OPS calculates in real-time an optimal path for the operator who is managing multiple machines

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Industry 4.0 to Help Overcome Worldwide Labour Shortage

Labour shortages have been in the news a lot lately: in Quebec alone both the Conseil du patronat du Québec, a lobby group for employers in the Canadian province, and the Quebec federation of Chambers of Commerce estimate that there are currently 120 000 open positions with the shortage expected

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JITbase proudly announces the release of the Optimal Path for the Operator Positioning System (OPS)

Using Operational Research (OR) algorithms, JITbase can identify the most efficient path for an operator to follow through the running programs which will maximize the availability of all monitored machines

4 caractéristiques communes des entreprises innovantes

Ça nous arrive parfois d'avoir l'impression d'être super avancé par rapport à notre voisin, d'avoir les meilleurs technologies et d'autres fois ça nous arrive d'avoir l'impression de devoir surmonter une montagne d'épreuves pour arriver la même hauteur que notre voisin. Peu importe où vous vous situez, dans cet article là,

Problématique de la saisie de données par "scans"

La saisie des données dans votre entreprise est très importante? Oui elle l'est, dans le domaine de l'usinage de précision, il n'est pas rare d'avoir l'obligation de conserver la trace de ce qui a été fait par quelle machine, quand et pendant combien de temps. On doit TOUT conserver et

3 solutions à la pénurie de main d’oeuvre

Situation initiale : Des entreprises refusent des contrats par manque de main d'oeuvre ou par l'incapacité à livrer à leurs clients. Je ne sais pas pour vous, mais pour moi je trouves ça innacceptable et à être à leur place je trouverais ça frustrant et je ferais tout pour ne pas

Les 4 défis des manufacturiers lors du passage au numérique et de l’utilisation des technologies infonuagiques

Passage graduel vers le cloud On peut faire affaire à des entreprises qui font de l’impartition informatique ou qui utilisent les technologies infonuagiques. Les fournisseurs les plus fiables de technologies infonuagiques suivent des règles strictes en matière de sécurité numérique, de conservation des données et de la confidentialité. N’

Comment améliorer la productivité de votre usine en 5 étapes faciles

Mobiliser les employés par des indicateurs de performance précis Cette étape, même si on n’a pas collecté les causes de non-productivité permet de mobiliser les équipes de travail qui sont en mesure de juger par eux-mêmes de leur performance. Détecter les écarts de productivité et documenter le problème immédiatement

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The #1 Reason why Work Instructions are Inefficient

We’ve already seen why work instructions should be taken seriously. But we also know that for most companies, procedure management is a pain. Those documents are rarely read or updated. The number one reason why work instructions are inefficient: They are written by managers or engineers that don't execute

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The 8 Benefits of Having Good Procedures

Procedures have a bad reputation. Long, verbal, inefficient, etc. It’s no surprise that in this study ‘It’s Worse than You Think: Poor Document Processes Lead to Significant Business Risk', the firm IDC found that nearly 40% say their processes are undocumented. The study also found that 75.9%

Performance

How to Improve your Employees' Engagement in 3 Easy Steps ?

In this study from Harvard Business Review, only 24% of respondents say employees in their organization are highly engaged. Yet, a ‘High level of employee engagement’ is the 3rd most common answer to the question “Which factors are most likely to bring success?” (after ‘High level of customer service’ and

JITbase selected for FounderX in Silicon Valley

Thanks to Founder Institute and its amazing program called 'FounderX', we got the chance to travel to Silicon Valley to represent JITbase. FounderX is a private gathering of the FI Network in Silicon Valley that will bring together some of the biggest industry leaders from around the world. The trip

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10 Tips to Write your Procedures

Procedure are the fundamental of your business: they explain what you do. They serve in the daily operation but also in training, continuous improvement, problem solving, etc. Or at least they should. Today most of companies struggle with procedure management. Ill-written, a procedure is not useful. None read it or

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Why the Disruption between your Quality & Operation Departments will lead your Organization to Failure

Have you ever noticed that the Quality Department and the Operation Department of your company seem not to work for the same company? While the Operation Department is looking for productivity, efficiency and cost reduction, the Quality Department is looking for standardization, compliance and robustness in the processes. With these