QR Codes Change Everything In Manufacturing

Watch what happens when you scan a QR code into the Standard Time software.

This little video is very enlightening!

Standard Time extracts all the information necessary for employee time tracking and job status directly from the QR code. It registers all the information so you don’t have to enter it manually. That means less admin work. A single scan starts everything!

Watch the video below to see it happen.

Barcode Work Order Tracking

Barcode tracking on the shop floor is instant, accurate and real-time. Have you tried it?

Here’s how to start:

  1. Create jobs, tasks, and users in Standard Time
  2. Print barcode labels for those items in step #1
  3. Begin by scanning a username in ST
  4. Then scan the job
  5. And finally, scan a task name
  6. A timer will start, which gives you real-time job status on the factory floor

Have You Tried Client Invoicing?

Client invoicing gives you the tools to turn shop floor activity into billable content. Just create a new customer invoice that includes time and materials from shop floor barcode scans. Choose a client, job, and date range. That’s all it takes to query factory activity for invoices. Send if off and get paid!

I like this idea!

Automatically Stop Abandoned Timers

Aw, rats! Forgot again!  Employees keep forgetting to scan out of jobs at lunch and the end of the day.

Guess what?

We’ve got a solution for that. This little video may inspire you to enable this really cool capability in Standard Time.

My barcode scanner won’t work!

Help! I can’t get this barcode scanner to work!

Using a word processor and barcode font?

If so, this long and boring video may help. It applies to barcode labels you create in a word processor using a barcode font. You’ll discover some pitfalls to avoid when creating your own labels.

 

Welder Earns PhD on Barstool

Hey, manufacturing managers. This is what they say about you after hours!  Haha!

Watch below, and enjoy a little ribbing and roasting!

Project Assistant For Mfg Work Orders

Prepping work orders for barcode scanning in Standard Time® may include the use of a “Project Assistant.” This video describes creating jobs using this assistant.

Once you get into production in earnest, you probably won’t need the Project Assistant. Instead, you can right-click on an existing project and choose Duplicate.

Things to Scan on the Shop Floor

Get inspired to scan!

Ever wonder what you can scan on the shop floor to automate employee time track, work order and inventory management? Here’s a list, and a video to inspire you. First click the link to open a whitepaper with the full list. Then watch the video for inspiration and ideas. Try applying one or two things from this list. Grow your manufacturing automation and become a hero!

Things to scan on the shop floor:
https://www.strdtime.com/things-to-scan-on-the-shop-floor

The full video:

Manufacturing Work In Progress

Hey, want an airport “arrivals” and “departures” screen for your jobs on the shop floor? Watch this video for some inspiration. What you need is a “Work In Progress” screen. It shows all your manufacturing jobs currently on the shop floor.

Manufacturing Instant Job Status

Use barcode scanning for immediate job status. Here’s how it works:

  1. Employees can scan job numbers as they start work on them
  2. Timestamps appear on your computer screen
  3. You know which jobs are in progress at any time