Cincinnati, OH -- (SBWire) --05/27/2011 --Many NTMA members are small businesses, privately owned and operated, yet the industry generates sales in excess of $40 billion a year. The nearly 2000 members design and manufacture special tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gages, special machines, and precision machined parts. Some firms specialize in experimental research and development work. Many NTMA members are customers of E2 Shoptech Manufacturing Software.
E2 Shoptech Manufacturing Software is a proud member of The National Tooling and Machining Association. NTMA is the national representative of the custom precision manufacturing industry in the United States.
The tooling and machining industry is critical to the country's economic health as it makes possible the existence of virtually every other manufacturing industry. Tooling is, in its simplest sense, the means of production. "Special" tooling, such as dies and molds, is custom designed and made to manufacture specific products, generally in quantity, and to desired levels of uniformity, accuracy, interchangeability, and quality. Machining involves the use of a wide variety of machine tools to cut or form material, usually metal, to precise shapes and dimensions.
NTMA member companies use the full range of machine tools and related equipment, ranging from small automatic lathes for miniature parts, to enormous boring mills. The industry is probably the most technologically-advanced of all small manufacturing activities, and enjoys widespread deployment of computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) machines and other computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques.
E2, by Shoptech Software (http://www.Shoptech.com) is the leading Shop Control Software. With a foundation in the contract manufacturing business, Shoptech Software has built an unmatched reputation by providing easy-to-use software for machine shops, job shops, and make-to-order (MTO) manufacturers. Setting the industry standard, E2 is the technology solution for managing shops regardless of industry sector or size.
Machine shops come in all sizes, from a one-person shop, to those with more than two hundred on staff. Some machine shops handle only small quantity orders, while others get into long-running production jobs. Regardless of size, the common reality of all machine shops is constant change from product quantities to delivery dates and countless other variables. E2, is specifically designed to easily handle these constant changes.
E2 is for machine shops, job shops, fabrication shops, mold/die shops, screw shops, repair shops, service shops, captive shops, spring manufacturers, stampers, machine builders, and plastic injection molding manufacturers, to name a few.
Pocketview, the traveling command center, allows access to all critical business information, virtually anywhere in the world using a PDA. Pocket PC or mobile hand-held device allows shop floor operations and lean manufacturing team members to walk the floor collecting real-time data, send messages, and view the entire business enterprise and all mission-critical information.
Through a vast network of regional offices and training centers, and 24/7 technical service center, along with an total commitment to innovation and support, E2 is globally considered the authority of shop floor control.
Shoptech Software
http://www.shoptech.com
Paul Ventura
pr@shoptech.com
800-525-2143
National Tooling and Machining Association Member E2 by Shoptech Serves as Leading
National Tooling and Machining Association Member E2 by Shoptech Serves as Leading Manufacturing Software Provider for Machine Shops