Smart Factory vs CNC Flow

With the Smart Factory app, you can see your CNC machines in real time. You can also see how productive they are and see a historical timeline. We like to work with pictures, rather than just numbers. This makes parts and production orders easily recognizable. But you can also save pictures of clampings and retrieve them if you produce the same part in the future. Pictures are added to NC files, so every time your CNC machine loads this NC file, the picture will automatically appear.

CNC Flow is the smart scheduling and production management app built specifically for CNC machine shops. Whether you run 3 machines or 40, CNC Flow automates the complex job of assigning work, minimizing costs, and making sure every deadline is met. SMART AUTO-SCHEDULING Add your machines, parts, and jobs — then tap Optimize. The scheduling engine tests thousands of machine assignment combinations to find the lowest-cost plan that meets all your deadlines. It handles multi-operation parts, setup time batching, and deadline-aware interleaving automatically. VISUAL GANTT TIMELINE See your entire production laid out on a per-machine Gantt chart. Setup time, production runs, and deadline conflicts are color-coded and easy to read. Lock assignments you want to keep, and let the engine optimize everything else. REAL-TIME SHOP FLOOR TERMINAL Operators log production directly from any device. Track parts produced, setup runs, scrap, and leave notes for the next shift. Timer-based tracking makes it easy and accurate. COST OPTIMIZATION CNC Flow calculates material, labor, machine, tool, and maintenance costs for every job. JOB REPORTS & ANALYTICS Get detailed cost breakdowns per job. Compare estimated vs. actual times, track operator efficiency, and transfer real production data back to part settings for better future estimates. MULTI-OPERATION PARTS Model parts with sequential operations (Op 10, Op 20, etc.) across different machine types. Assign multiple machine alternatives per operation and let the optimizer choose the best one. OPERATOR MANAGEMENT Define operators with hourly costs, weekly rotation schedules, and date overrides. CNC Flow uses this data to calculate labor costs and machine availability accurately. WORKS EVERYWHERE Use CNC Flow on your iPhone, iPad, or any web browser. Data syncs across all devices in real time. Landscape mode optimized for data-heavy views. Built by a CNC professional who understands the shop floor. CNC Flow is the tool you wish you had — simple enough to start in minutes, powerful enough to run your entire production. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/