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Planning

  • Optimised Production Scheduling
  • Effective Resource Allocation
  • Simplified Tool Management

Discover the power of planning with PSL Datatrack’s Planning modules. From detailed process layouts to powerful scheduling options, our all-encompassing technical solutions provide the tools you need to streamline operations, enhance productivity and maximise overall shop floor efficiency.

Process Layouts

Instant generation of technical route cards

The Process Layouts module enables the user to expand the technical side of a quotation. These route cards are then quickly generated from works orders, providing essential instructions for each stage of production to ensure accuracy and efficiency in the manufacturing process.

Swift shop floor data entry with barcodes

Utilise barcodes for the rapid entry of shop floor data. This feature speeds up data collection and minimises manual entry errors, ensuring precise tracking of production progress.

Effective communication with shop floor staff

The module enhances communication with shop floor staff by providing clear, detailed engineering specifications. This ensures everyone understands their tasks, leading to smoother operations and higher productivity.

Work In Progress

Real-time monitoring of production progress

The Work In Progress module provides real-time updates on the status of all ongoing jobs, allowing you to keep track of production progress and quickly address any issues that arise.

Simplified job prioritisation for management

With an easy-to-use interface, management can effortlessly prioritise jobs based on current needs and deadlines, ensuring that the most critical tasks are completed on time.

Detailed overview of loaded hours per machine

Gain a comprehensive view of the hours each machine is loaded with work. This helps in balancing workloads, preventing bottlenecks and optimising machine usage for maximum efficiency.

Sequential Scheduler

Precision in works order scheduling

The Sequential Scheduler module ensures that all works orders are scheduled accurately, avoiding conflicts and ensuring a smooth workflow from start to finish.

Maximum efficiency through grouped operations

By grouping similar operations together, this module maximises shop floor efficiency, reducing setup times and optimising resource utilisation.

Realistic scheduling with managed setter availability

The module creates realistic schedules by considering setter availability, ensuring that jobs are assigned when the necessary skilled personnel are available, leading to timely and efficient production.

Tool Definitions

Efficient tool management and tracking

The Tool Definitions module streamlines tool management, allowing you to track tool usage, maintenance and location efficiently.

Defines records to be utilised during production

This module enables you to define and store tool records that can be easily accessed and utilised throughout the production process, ensuring consistency and precision.

Avoid stockouts with minimum quantity prompts

Set minimum quantity prompts to ensure you never run out of essential tools, maintaining smooth production and preventing costly delays.

Bill Of Tools

Improved utilisation of machine tools

The Bill of Tools module ensures optimal use of machine tools, maximising efficiency and reducing costly downtime.

Enhanced quality with drawing/issue specific records

Maintain detailed, drawing-specific records to uphold quality standards and ensure consistency across production runs.

Comprehensive tool listings for shop floor staff

Provide your shop floor staff with complete tool listings, enhancing clarity and improving workflow management.

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Case Studies

Features

Rated 5 stars by our clients on Google

  • 5 stars on Google

    In summary, PSL Datatrack is an outstanding solution for any organisation seeking an engineering user-friendly interface and the ability to manage their entire company under one roof. Its intuitive design and comprehensive control features make it a powerful tool that enhances both operational efficiency and data management. We highly recommend Datatrack for its superior functionality and exceptional ease of use.

     

    Harry Groom, INRO LLP

  • 5 stars on Google

    The staff are all extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and go out of their way to help with any queries we have.

    Highly recommended.

     

    Alison Walker, Tromec Limited

  • 5 stars on Google

    Always a great service from PSL. We have been using Datatrack for many years and love how customisable it is, we couldn’t run our business without it.

     

     

    Stuart Wade, Empire Manufacturing Limited

  • 5 stars on Google

    Great software and great customer service to boot. The software is user-friendly and straightforward. It helped my business obtain an ISO 9001 certification. If I have any queries regarding the software at any time, I know I’ll be contacted in return quickly – when you run your own business and time is of the essence, this is essential. Can’t recommend it enough.

     

    Joe Jordan, Rigor Precision Engineers Ltd

  • 5 stars on Google

    If you are looking for an MRP system that compliments your business and provides you with the support you are looking for within your business, then PSL Datatrack are the company you are looking for. Their team were patient and understanding from the first enquiry, to the continued support we have with them since going live back in 2024.

    Rebecca Beacham, Truturn Precision Engineering (Charfield) Limited

  • 5 stars on Google

    We have been using PSL Datatrack since 2014 and have gradually used its capabilities further and further within our company. Really nice team of people and great service!

     

     

    Tim Moss, M & M Turned Parts Limited

  • 5 stars on Google

    The software has streamlined the creation of works orders, order acknowledgements, delivery notes and printed component identification labels. We are excited to move forward with Datatrack and gain more efficiencies from it. Support from the team has been tremendous.

    Elliott Staton, Parallel Precision Limited

  • 5 stars on Google

    Great team and very professionally run. Understanding to all commercial needs, even the most ridiculous-sounding. No hesitation in recommending Prospec Systems and the Datatrack software to companies seeking control, reporting, traceability and status boards.

     

    Mike Garside, ANR Manufacturing Ltd

  • 5 stars on Google

    A great piece of software that helps us manage our engineering company.

     

     

     

    Greg Lynch, Duncan-Lynch Precision Tools Ltd

  • 5 stars on Google

    We’ve been customers of PSL for over 5 years now and Datatrack has made a huge, positive difference to the way we work. Whereas before, we’d have Excel spreadsheets here, Word documents there and random pieces of paper everywhere, Datatrack has brought all this together and now everything works seamlessly. The team themselves are very quick to assist if we have any problems and I cannot fault their service.

     

    Mark Howlett, TK Fabrications

  • 5 stars on Google

    We have been using PSL Datatrack since 2013. The system’s streamlined approach has played a massive part in our continuous growth.

     

     

    Matt Birley, Davturn Limited

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