Looking for ways your shop can save money in 2020? No matter the size of your business, from job shop to large corporations, SigmaNEST improves your savings on materials, manpower, and shop floor efficiency. Try our ROI Calculator to get an instant estimate on how much SigmaNEST can improve your bottom line. How to Use…
Small — Mid-Sized Fabricators’ Misconceptions = Missed Tax Savings MOST fabricators aren’t fully benefiting from the R&D tax credit because of common misconceptions about the applicability to their operations. Businesses that fail to claim the R&D tax credit often do so because of confusion around four key topics: Which activities qualify as research What expenditures…
What is your plan for making 2019 profitable? You have most likely reviewed your equipment needs, financing, and business but have you looked at the software resources you can incorporate that will help you manage all those items? The first evolution of a Manufacturing Resource Plan (MRP) was when the M stood for Materials. The…
Legacy systems cripple your enterprise, leaving you mired in an infrastructure designed for the past and unequipped for the future. Meanwhile, the future and its challenges are upon you. Your enterprise confronts adaptive adversaries and new challenges every day. You cannot solve these problems with incompatible data sets isolated in disparate places, or worse, rely…
Steel prices are continuing to skyrocket after hitting rock bottom late last year. Experts say steel prices are projected to climb throughout the year. It’s time to crack down on material waste and make your steel last longer and process more jobs. So how do you do it? Automatic Nesting – The faster you nest,…
There are two kinds of downtime in the manufacturing industry, planned and unplanned. While most people associate downtime with loss of time and money, there is much more to be lost. Decreased employee productivity, quality control issues, and a resulting damaged reputation are all effects of downtime in manufacturing. Over-looked gaps in your work-flow account…
It is no secret that more productivity in the metal fabrication industry means more return on investment in employees, machinery, and material. It can be difficult to determine if your jobs are reaching their potential. Fabrication productivity is greatly impacted by the efficiency of various activities within each job. SigmaNEST can help you reach your…
