CNC operators track time with barcode on manufacturing jobs. Here’s how they do it: (Watch the little video below, and then visit for more details)
- They first scan a username to identify themselves
- Then they scan a work order to tell the system which job they are on
- Then scan a task or activity they are performing
- A timer will start, and a new entry will appear in the WIP dashboard on the shop floor
- The CNC operator performs the milling operation
- When finished, they scan their username again
- Then they scan STOP
- The timer stops
- Manufacturing managers now have a bunch of new information:
- start and stop timestamps
- employee who did the work
- work order and task status
- Work-in-progress status
All that information become valuable to the manufacturing process. And it’s all collected with barcodes. No keyboards. No fat fingers. No mistakes. Real data, collected in realtime.