MoldManager

MoldManager

The complete solution for tool and mold making, adapted to any environment.

Your software for tool and mold making

IKOffice MoldManager is the industry-specific complete solution for tool and mold making. The individually customizable software can be integrated into existing ERP landscapes and helps you optimize processes from the inquiry to resource and capacity planning. Our software is specially tailored to the needs of the industry and is subject to continuous further development. It combines overview and information with rationality and speed. IKOffice MoldManager is able to significantly reduce the lead time of your production and increase the adherence to delivery dates with little control effort. The IKOffice MoldManager supports you in the administrative work around your order and your projects. A precise overview of the degree of processing allows you to quickly identify impending cost overruns and relieves cost estimators, plant managers and administrative staff. Easy to use, quick to learn and impressive due to low investment costs.

Our system comes with all required information and master data "ready to plug in" in the form of a virtual server in your company environment. New projects can be scheduled and assessed immediately, taking into account ongoing projects, vacations, vacation, illness and, of course, personnel and machine capabilities.

If you have any questions or are interested in a non-binding presentation, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Features

[Translate to English:] Kapazitätsplanung

Capacity planning

Scenarios, rough planning and detailed planning against given capacities

[Translate to English:] Kapazitätsplanung

Project management

Task, status and schedule management

[Translate to English:] Werkzeugkalkulation

Tool calculation

Comparisons of similarities and calculation wizards

[Translate to English:] Werkzeugwartung

Tool maintenance

Curriculum vitae, maintenance planning and documentation

[Translate to English:] Zeiterfassung

Time tracking

Personnel and machine time, multi-machine connections

[Translate to English:] Dokumentmanagement

Document management

File storage and automatic indexing

Additional features

  • Copy feature
  • Enquiry management
  • Importing parts lists
  • Performance monitoring
  • Quotation analysis
  • Quotation and document generation
  • Quotation tracking
  • Storage
  • Supplier interfaces
  • Versioning
  • Work scheduling
  • Workload overview

Looking for the optimal software solution for:

Inhouse Werkzeugbau im Konzern

Toolmaking in a group company (inhouse)
 

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Inhouse Werkzeugbau im mittelständischen Fertigungsunternehmen

Toolmaking in a medium sized manufacturing company (inhouse)
 

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Alleinstehender Werkzeugbau mit 5 bis 500 Mitarbeitern

Independent toolmaking (5 to 500 employees)
 

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Frequently Asked Questions about the MoldManager

IKOffice uses the Java Connector (JCo) provided and certified by SAP itself. Accesses via this interface do not require external certification, since all accesses are made via standard BAPIs and are thus validated by SAP itself - according to the authorization assigned to the user used. This approach can therefore not lead to problems such as loss of warranty on the part of SAP. The design and scope of the data exchange is defined individually.

Our server system is delivered as a virtual machine based on a Debian Linux. It can also be installed directly on a (hardware) server, i.e. without a virtualization host. The client is optimized for Windows, but also runs just as performant natively under Linux and uses GTK 3 there. The layout is a bit different in some masks, but identical in function.

IKOffice MoldManager is the complete solution for every tool, mold, model, fixture, machine and plant manufacturer. It is aimed at small and medium-sized companies as well as the tool and die departments of large corporations. It is completely internationalized and designed for the parallel production of hundreds of projects.

As a rule, the process is completed after 4-8 months. The chart Introduction visualizes the main milestones of the introduction.

The costs for the IKOffice MoldManager are composed as follows:

  •     A basic license (one-time at the time of purchase)
  •     Number of user licenses (rule of thumb: 2 per 10 or more employees in the WZB)
  •     Introduction package (definition of interfaces and processes, rule of thumb: 1 package per 20 employees in the WZB)
  •     Training package (rule of thumb: 1 per 5 users)
  •     Annual maintenance costs (approx. 7-12 % of the total amount)

IKOffice MoldManager offers the complete package for tool and mold making and includes planning software that directly addresses the needs prevailing on site. Using a simple traffic light system, it informs planners, managers and controllers about bottlenecks in personnel or machinery. Optimization assistants help to avoid bottlenecks, but also to detect free spaces. The unique simulation planning enables the simulation of any planning scenarios and the transfer to the live environment. Historical data from the automated post-calculation is available at the push of a button.

IKOffice MoldManager provides support for preliminary costing, planning down to component level (if required), parts list import including all routings and material requirements, task management, capacity planning of employees and machines, tool life cycle and much more, all in an easy and intuitive system in which you will find your way around straight away.

Yes, IKOffice MoldManager can support all business transactions from customer inquiry to invoice. In terms of scope and function, IKOffice MoldManager is one of the leading ERP software for the tool and die industry.

There are deliberately only a few modules in IKOffice MoldManager. These include the extended time account management, the machine connection, the article calculation and a scan module. Our scan module, for incoming document assignment, is designed for fast, batch-based processing of incoming invoices. The assignment and recognition works via a document scanner, which generates PDF documents that are then run through our OCR recognition. The modules are offered separately if required. All other functions in IKOffice MoldManager are needed to run the scheduling of shop floor operations with the quality that IKOffice MoldManager is known for.

The software created by IKOffice provides the complete solution for all conceivable business transactions. Nevertheless, the specifics of your company can be realized in individual adaptations. Our software is adapted together with you to the conditions on site, without you losing the connection to the base and thus the ability to update.

The maintenance or service contract ensures the readiness, up-to-dateness and security of your system and is a mandatory component throughout the use of your software. It includes all updates as well as telephone help and support for your employees. We have created one of the most favorable and at the same time most extensive service contracts in this industry, with a yearly rate of approx. 7-12% of the total amount.

Yes, IKOffice MoldManager can be integrated into existing ERP or software environments. In this case, it seamlessly complements the existing structures.

IKOffice recommends the use of a virtual server, as we can provide pre-configured virtual machines for it. Of course, the IKOffice server can also be installed on a physical machine. If this should be the case, this will be coordinated with you individually.

The minimum requirements for the virtual server are as follows:

* Memory: min. 8GB RAM
* Processor: min. 1 CPU core
* Hard disk space: min. 20GB HDD

Recommended requirement:

* RAM: 12-16GB
* Processor: 2-4 CPU cores (from 10 concurrent users rather 4 cores)
* Processor frequency: >= 3Ghz CPU Freq. (IKOffice benefits from single thread performance)
* Hard disk space: >=50GB HDD (more if IKOffice document management is used)

Depending on the type of use, IKOffice can connect via interfaces to surrounding ERP systems such as SAP, Navision, Dynamics, WinCarat, AS400 and many more. We also successfully realize the transfer to financial accounting systems such as DATEV, FibuNet, Simba, etc.. Furthermore, connections exist, for example, to time recording systems such as ZEUS, AIDA, ATOSS or bedatime and control stations such as ProSeS or the ARBURG master computer system (ALS), as well as to various QA systems.

However, the exact method of transferring and accepting data is always an individual definition, which is agreed in preceding workshops. As an example, the integration is shown graphically in our flow chart.

IKOffice MoldManager is aimed at the project-based individual manufacturer, as found in tool, mold, model, fixture, machine and plant construction, and our IKOffice LivingERP is the article-based ERP system for series production. The IKOffice LivingMES supports the digitalization of your workshops.

The systems develop their full strength in the seamless interaction between product idea, toolmaking and series production.

The user licenses of the IKOffice software can be purchased as named or concurrent (also floating) licenses. While with Named licenses the users are defined by name, the number of Concurrent licenses only limits the number of any users. For further explanations, please refer to the License Explanations information sheet.

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