Cribware

Machine shops and factories lose money when cutting tools, gauges and consumables disappear from the crib or are ordered twice. Cribware is the material management system from Applied CIM Technologies for controlling that, and it sits within a company that has built manufacturing software since it was incorporated in 1989.

Tracking tools and stock in the crib

Cribware is a multi-user inventory and usage tracking system. The company says it is easy to learn and scales from a few hundred items to thousands, covering how items are used, how stock is managed and how purchases are made. Its stated purpose is to keep tooling costs under control through planning and inventory control.

Automated storage

A companion line named CribPoint offers modular, industrial storage systems in the style of vending machines. According to the company, they reduce shrinkage, place material close to where it is used, record the cost of what is taken and lower the labor needed in cribs, storerooms and work cells. The units work around the clock.

A wider manufacturing portfolio

Applied CIM Technologies has spent more than thirty years designing, selling and supporting computer integrated manufacturing applications, including CAD and CAM, distributed numerical control and tool management. Its range includes Surfcam for CNC programming and 3D CAM across mills, lathes, wire EDM, laser, plasma and water-jet machines, and Edgecam for milling, turning and wire cutting. NCSIMUL simulates machining to verify G-code, and Multi-DNC from Spectrum CNC Technologies handles simultaneous uploads, downloads and drip-feeding to multiple CNC controls. A CNC program editor called editNC supports manual G-code programming.

Support

The company says its engineers, programmers and support staff combine classroom knowledge with practical shop experience, and that its service covers set-up, training and modification so that a system fits into the customer's operation. It describes its mission as supplying cost-effective solutions that help people and machines be more productive.