DP Engineering have seen huge growth and investment over the last few years. The heartbeat of the business has been PSL Datatrack production control software.
PSL Datatrack is key to running Bernard Holmes Precision Limited and allows the company to be as efficient as possible.
Administration throughout the entire production process needs to be as efficient as possible and Davturn has addressed this requirement through investment in PSL Datatrack production control software.
The real time Status Board display system for the shop floor is the latest acquisition by Sheldon Precision Engineering for its PSL Datatrack production control software system.
PSL Datatrack’s Scheduler module allows users to plan and maximise the production flow throughout an entire factory, by ensuring that jobs on the shop floor are correctly materials available.
Brown and Holmes's success over recent years has been reflected in its growth which has seen a doubling of production output, an increase in turnover of some 50% and the ongoing development of a global business.
From an initial discussion at MACH 2016 to a full onsite demo, Jota Advanced Engineering Limited of Kent has utilised a number of production control software modules from PSL Datatrack.
Empire Manufacturing have now been using the PSL Datatrack production control software system across two generations of the family business.
Hydrafeed Limited of Milton Keynes took the important step of upgrading their processes by using the PSL Datatrack production control system.
In 2017 Rodmatic Limited, the Reading based precision machining subcontract company, decided to invest in a new production control system that would give them much more effective management of their business.
2018 brings to a close a very positive 30th year in business for PSL Datatrack. We have seen new customers investing in production control software to streamline their entire production process and existing customers reviewing their procedures and processes as part of their drive for constant business improvement.
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Sub-CNC Precision Ltd grew they needed a more efficient system so PSL Datatrack production control software was identified as the the way to go.
Seychell Engineering has added the Status Board display system to the PSL Datatrack production control software modules used to run the company's business.
Tefloturn have recently relocated from Flitcham to larger premises in King’s Lynn, which has enabled them to take on more staff and more work. The company's continued investment in machinery has been alongside investment in PSL Datatrack production control software which has given far reaching benefits.
Brown & Holmes deliver quality workholding, precision machining and subcontract machining solutions and act as agents for other equipment. They run their business using PSL Datatrack production control software.
When considering investment in production control software the whole manufacturing process and the staff involved must be considered, as PSL Datatrack's MD Geoff Gartland explains in their guide to production control software specification and implementation.
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PSL Datatrack production control software has been further enhanced with the new 2018 Status Board display system which can give visibility to real-time KPIs, system alerts and action lists giving even more control over manufacturing processes.
Geoff Gartland, Managing Director of PSL Datatrack, discusses our Production Control Software on Swarf and Chips with Lyndsey, Colin and Gio from MTD.
PSL Datatrack is celebrating 30 years at the forefront of production control software development for precision engineering subcontractors.
In early 2017, Newtech High Speed Turning Ltd (Newtech) decided to move to better premises at their base in Kirkby, Liverpool. It seemed the right time for the company owners to finally invest in PSL Datatrack production control software.
After seeing the software in action, and with the knowledge that PSL Datatrack was a reputable and well-established company, Stuart Dunklin, Managing Director at Cutting Edge Precision Ltd, decided to make the investment decision.
DP Engineering, now a very long standing PSL Datatrack user, began to expand its engineering business significantly back in 2003. They soon realised that their existing procedures would not be capable of supporting the planned expansion.
The 2017 version of PSL Datatrack's production control software has just been released. The emphasis of this version is very much on improved reporting and traceability throughout to provide valuable information to all areas of the business.
Northamptonshire based precision engineering subcontractor G23 Engineering Limited believes that their investment in PSL Datatrack production control software has more than justified itself, helping to achieve ISO:9001 accreditation.
PSL Datatrack, long standing member of the BTMA, recognises the important role the organisation plays in the sourcing of high quality precision turned parts and machined components. A number of members including Wealdpark Ltd and Qualiturn Products Ltd, whose directors are currently President and Vice President of the association, rely on PSL Datatrack production control software to help run their businesses.
Sub-CNC Precision, a privately owned subcontractor specialising in the machining of high quality turned and milled components has invested in PSL Datatrack production control software to provide greater control over the business, improve efficiency and save time whilst maintaining a highly reliable service to all customers.
Over the last three years, RDL Technologies has achieved ISO Quality Management accreditation, continued to invest in new machine tool technology and successfully integrated another company into its business model. Production Control Manager Lewis Lockwood has stressed the key role played by PSL Datatrack.
Jota Advanced Engineering Ltd has invested in a PSL Datatrack production control system to manage their sub-contract engineering business. Having already invested in a skilled workforce to support the requirements of Jota Sport motor racing, the company recognised the need to invest in dedicated production control software, with PSL Datatrack ticking all the boxes.
APT Leicester, one of the UK's leading sub-contract precision engineering companies, has a very successful strategy of continuous investment in its production capabilities. Alongside these investments, APT recognised the need to improve its production control. PSL Datatrack provided an easy to use solution providing significant time-savings backed up by first rate support.
'We put our faith in the professionalism of PSL and it is really paying off. Now we have the PSL Datatrack production control system, I can focus my time on the important management of our processes, the benefits are immeasurable' - Martin Presley
"PSL Datatrack enabled us to implement changes to our invoicing methods efficiently - as when we introduced multi-currency invoicing including the US$ and the €uro."
Barry Kirkpatrick, Demand Technology International Ltd
"We didn't need to buy all the modules from day one, since the system could progress at a pace to suit the business."
David Proctor, DP Engineering
"When we bought PSL Datatrack, we got a system that we could use quickly, does everything we ask of it and more and now we have our entire business at our fingertips."
Jason Nicholson, Unicut Precision Ltd
"Datatrack has been essential to us and we'll continue to use it as an important element of improving our operations still further in the future."
Phil Merison, Machining Technology (Mach-Tech) Ltd
"PSL Datatrack is a very customer focused supplier and always helps us to look at our own operation to improve what we do for our customers. We have close control and management of what is now a much larger business. We wouldn't be where we are without PSL Datatrack, support from experts who understand what we are trying to achieve."
Richard Trevail, DP Engineering
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Like the PSL Datatrack software in general, the Status Boards have been well embraced by everyone. Our business is run on KPIs and achieving those as well as controlling our business in general is now much easier."
Roger Williams, Seychell Engineering & Fabrication Ltd
"Status boards' improved employee awareness enormously and resulted in an improved overall performance. Now everyone is operating more effectively."
Nick Groom, MD, Qualiturn Products Ltd
"PSL Datatrack production control software provides us with precise, accurate and professional documentation and allows us to keep track of our production and exactly what’s happening at any time. Looking back, the investment couldn't have come sooner and really should have been made on day one."
Stuart Dunklin, Cutting Edge Precision Engineering Ltd
“PSL Datatrack has enabled us to run our production and administration a lot more efficiently enabling faster production decision making, thus helping us to further enhance our customer relations.”
Claire O’Brien, Quantum Precision LLP
"PSL Datatrack has left me free to run the business rather than be involved in it. It can be readily adapted to meet customers’ differing requirements."
David McIlwain, Technoturn Ltd
"Customer service with on-time deliveries, no rejects and repeat business remain the key factors. PSL Datatrack helps us to achieve these goals."
Stephen Weiss, Managing Director, Maylan Limited
"We are happy with PSL Datatrack and would recommend it to other SMEs. The initial hard work has paid off and we are now a tighter more efficient unit. PSL Datatrack have been absolute rocks in terms of the support they have given us."
Paul McCann, Bluebell Opticom Ltd
"We wouldn't go back now to our old time-consuming administration processes. We are in a position to win more engineering subcontract work and continue to expand our robotic and barfeed operations, confident that PSL Datatrack will allow us to succeed."
Martyn Page, Hydrafeed Limited
"The administration behind the manufacturing of a wide variety of engineered plastics parts in many different batch sizes for many different customers would have been impossible without PSL Datatrack."
Jonathan Newis, Plastic Turned Parts
"Accurate planning on a day-to-day basis and in particular for the longer term, is helped because decisions can be made against factual information."
Jason Nicholson, Unicut Precision Ltd
"PSL Datatrack has provided excellent training and the flexibility to address ND Precision Products’ specific requirements. Great reaction times to queries and ongoing support have resulted in a well nurtured relationship forming between our two companies."
Nick Squire, N D Precision Products
"We knew simply recording and storing customer and production information on the company iPad would not be sufficient. We were already missing some jobs or sometimes not invoicing correctly. So, bearing in mind all the likely combinations of orders for different components, quantities and materials that an increased customer base was likely to bring, things had to change."
Adam Green, G23 Engineering Limited
"With PSL Datatrack, you don't have to invest in functionality you do not need immediately all at once. You know that each of their modules will seamlessly integrate with all the others and so you can take them on when you are ready."
Howard Sheldon, Sheldon Precision Engineering Ltd
"Alongside a good quality product, we have always tried to offer a professional service. With PSL Datatrack it became possible to streamline our quotation system and run a customer order from the initial works order through to the final invoice, making us more efficient. It has reduced our administration times considerably and the invoicing module is a particularly great help."
Mark Birley, Davturn Limited
"We bought PSL Datatrack in anticipation of starting the process of becoming ISO 9001 registered to help us get better organised. Within six months of having Datatrack installed we had approval with zero non compliances. Our auditor was impressed with how quickly and easily everything flowed from one module to another."
Russell Thackray, Bernard Holmes Precision Ltd
"PSL Datatrack delivers accurate information quickly. I can have a customer on the phone and in a few clicks, can solve his problem or mine."
Roger Innes, INRO LLP
"First and foremost, we are a product manufacturer and PSL Datatrack was already proven as a highly efficient system, being used extensively in a number of complex engineering businesses and batch assembly operations similar to our own."
Nick Wilson, ANR Manufacturing Ltd
"We liked the way PSL Datatrack could be tailored to our specific needs from the beginning and also gave us the option to expand into different modules as and when we wished. The way the system flows and the control and traceability we have over our work is now second to none."
Lewis Lockwood, RDL Technologies Ltd
"We are aiming to expand the business and will invest in new machining technology. But just as importantly, we know that the PSL Datatrack software can grow with us whether that means getting more of our staff to use it or whether it means investing step by step in more modules. It has been great for us so far and will help us to build even better customer relationships."
Alan Riley, Newtech High Speed Turning Ltd
"PSL Datatrack has developed their system in line with the way we have developed our business. The system is easy to understand, versatile and, with the help of the team at PSL, can be moulded to suit whatever business need arises. We would definitely recommend it."
Steve Smith, Brown & Holmes (Tamworth) Ltd
"We have slashed our admin times - orders are now processed in minutes rather than hours, even for complex aerospace contracts"
Rob Kendall, AIM Limited, Clevedon
"The facility to have accurate data, a complete component stock list, and a stream-lined delivery process was very appealing."
George Dingley, Sub-CNC Precision Ltd
"We can now retrieve any information at the push of a button. To be honest, it is difficult to see how we managed before we had Datatrack."
Phil Smith, Wealdpark Ltd
"Whilst we may have had some initial concerns about moving to a different software provider, these have been completely unfounded. PSL Datatrack's knowledge of the industry and technical support cannot be faulted. The transition from our old system was as smooth as it could have been and we are now reaping the rewards of our investment."
Martin Wilson, Rodmatic Limited
"The combination of system flexibility and the day to day support we receive from PSL is excellent, helping us to maximise our investments – not just in PSL Datatrack, but also in the performance of our machine tools and production systems."
Declan Loughney, Killala Precision Components Ltd
"Maintaining control of non-productive but vital admin functions is paramount. We could not maintain control without Datatrack."
Pete Wells, Applied Drilling Systems Ltd
"PSL Datatrack helps to bring the whole operation together in an accessible, easy to use system that has provided the foundation for our continued success."
Julie Fairclough, Fylde CNC Specialists Ltd
"We chose Datatrack as the software system to manage and bring together our production and administration systems. It's one of the best investments we have ever made."
John Clark, Chartway
"Datatrack is an integral part of our operations at Technoset Ltd. It supports our business in many facets and is particularly strong with traceability which is very important to Technoset and their customers."
Kevan Kane, Technoset Ltd
"Key to success within the sub-contract industry is making components to the correct quality at the right time and a competitive price. PSL Datatrack has been, and continues to be, key in helping Qualiturn successfully manage these challenges."
Nick Groom, Qualiturn Products Ltd
"I see us working with PSL Datatrack for many years to come. We have worked together for a long time and the way PSL Datatrack is set up ensures smooth and rapid progress of orders going through both our businesses. PSL Datatrack always supplies excellent service and back-up."
Sarah Pennock, Daro Products Limited
"We have put our faith in the professionalism of PSL Datatrack and it is really paying off. I don't have to run or write the software anymore and can focus my time on the important management of our processes. Now we have the PSL Datatrack system, the benefits are immeasurable."
Martin Presley, Williams & Oakey Engineering Co Ltd
"We often get price break requests on the same part and before PSL Datatrack, these used to sit idle awaiting the effort required to work them out. The module has saved us a lot of time, and I’m confident we are winning more work because we are simply quoting more."
Yian Stavrou, Sub-CNC Precision Ltd
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The service from PSL is excellent. On the rare occasions there isn’t an immediate solution available from PSL Datatrack, it will be worked into the next update of the software. This forms part of their customer Wish List initiative which is very handy. It’s great to see our ideas actually taken on board and implemented."
Stuart Wade, Empire Manufacturing Limited
"Our PSL Datatrack system ensures our deliveries match our promises and the traceability of materials and documentation gives our customers absolute peace of mind."
Ken Turner, Turner Precision Engineering (Aus) Pty Ltd
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