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NEWS JMS improves productivity at Sashworks LOOKING to purchase new machinery to improve productivity, Sashworks came to the conclusion that the best investment the company could make was not a new machine at all, but Joinerysoft’s Joinery Management Software, JMS. Starting 20 years ago, Sashworks has grown to five joiners and specialises in Sash Windows. Now based in Lockerbie, the company holds the Ventrolla draft proofing Master Licence for the whole of Scotland Sashworks provides sash windows throughout the country and has four or five installation teams, as well as providing backup support for Scottish franchises under the company’s licence. Wanting to improve productivity but content to remain at its current size, two years ago Sashworks looked at a number of options including the purchase of additional machinery. Unable to find a machine which suited the company’s needs exactly, Sashworks also reviewed Joinerysoft’s JMS software and discovered that the software was the best option for the company. It would fit in with what Sashworks wanted to do, and at a fraction of the cost of a new machine. At the time, the joiners were individually working out their own cutting lists and ordering glass, responsible for making each window from start to finish. The cutting list and glass calculations could take up to an hour and a half to complete for each window. Now the workshop foreman, Kevin, is able to provide all cutting lists and glass sizes through JMS. This one improvement has brought Sashworks productivity savings. JMS has given Sashworks more time in the workshop simply by using JMS cutting lists. Bruce McGowan, managing director, admits the joiners in the workshop found it hard initially because everything was laid out differently and it all looked new. Once JMS had been explained to them, they have been pleased with the improvement and find the new reports quite straight forward with diagrams, too. Bruce describes the biggest improvement in setting out. With everything provided for them including horizontal and vertical setting out points, now all they have to do is hook a tape on the bottom of the sash and mark it with a pencil. The job can be completed in a fraction of the time. One of the biggest obstacles against using joinery software can be the fear of computers. Bruce admits to being sceptical at first that joiners with no computer experience would be able to use JMS. He says, “Our only concern was how simple it would be to use. Once we were shown a demonstration, we had no worries.” His workshop foreman, Kevin, has proved how easy it is to use. With minimal computer knowledge, effectively limited to sending and receiving emails, Kevin has been able to pick up JMS quickly with just two days’ training. Bruce adds, “Joinery- soft are friendly and approachable. Even if people are struggling, customer support is only a phone call away. “Joinery soft can actually go online and move the cursor for customers, demonstrating how to do something. From that point, the backup is excellent. I have no problems recommending Joinerysoft to someone else.” He adds, “Having an installer who was also a time-served joiner was also helpful because he knew what we were talking about. “He knew the software well and understood our requirements to ensure that JMS was set up specifically for our requirements in Scotland.” JMS has also helped Sashworks to cut down on the number of miss-measures and glass units ordered incorrectly. This has saved wastage and reduced losses, leading to increased profit. Ordering glass early before the windows are made has improved lead times, too. Sashworks manufactures approximately 250 to 300 sashes each month, and around 100 cases. Considering that cutting lists used to be calculated manually, that is a lot of time saved: approximately 20 man hours per week. Bruce describes JMS as the “best investment ever made. Twelve months down the line, it has pound for pound been a fantastic investment. JMS has definitely increased productivity. The business is the same size, but our output has increased.” Sashworks Tel 01576 205888 Email workshop@sashworks.co.uk www.sashworks.co.uk Joinerysoft Tel 01608 643302 Email enquiries@joinerysoft.com www.joinerysoft.com Page 6 Panel, Wood & Solid Surface May 2009
NEWS Free training courses announced by REHAU POLYMER specialist REHAU has announced a new schedule of courses to be hosted at its newly refurbished, specialist Training Academy in Ross on Wye over the coming months. The courses, which are free to attend, mix hands-on practical sessions with presentations and informal advice and each lasts less than a day, to make them easy to fit into busy working schedules. They are designed for furniture manufacturers and designers and are run by experienced REHAU team members trained to communicate both the technical and commercial aspects of new product developments and applications. The schedule started on 22 April with a New Products introduction, which included furniture edgeband and tambour door systems, and runs until 6 August, when members of the Lightweight Network will meet at REHAU to promote the benefits of using lightweight board in contemporary furniture design. Other courses available are on the Introduction and Construction of Roller Shutter Systems (13 May) and an Introduction to Edgeband (7 July). REHAU Ltd Tel 01989 762732 ● Email Roshni.Patel@rehau.com ● www.rehau.co.uk/company/academy/furniture/furniture.shtml Panel, Wood & Solid Surface May 2009 Page 7
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