We have been hard at work updating the TransLution Eazy Touch user interface. This project is well underway, and we aim to have our new design launched by the end of July. In the meantime, here is a sneak peak at some of the features and grids that we will be unveiling in our next release.
SAMIL is an innovative South African Company that specialises in the production and processing of natural fibres, as well as speciality spun yarns.
SAMIL operations comprise a factory and two warehouses which are located slightly apart from each other. This distance was one of the deciding factors in SAMIL choosing to implement TransLution™ Software.
Robertson Winery, one of South Africa’s foremost wine farms, also completes contract packaging and bottling.
At Robertson, TransLution™ is used to do job receipts with lots. Robertson prints their own pallet labels and TransLution™ scans these pallets to receipt the item. The lot is put on hold as soon as it is receipted.
Pressure Die Castings, an innovative supplier of brass, aluminium and zinc castings, uses Translution™ to create inventory (gasket and box) labels and to post a first level backflush directly to SYSPRO. Translution™ validates that there is sufficient quantity of the components in the first level of the Bill of Materials before posting.
St Leger & Viney is the leading distributor of decorative fabrics and wall-coverings to South Africa’s design industry professionals. The large quantities of fabric stock moving through the warehouse requires accurate receiving, dye batch management, tracking and distribution. TransLution™ Software was deployed to address the challenges faced by St Leger & Viney in their production processes.
MONN Carpets, a leading manufacturer of premium-quality carpets, uses TransLution™ as an inventory management tool. Users print stock labels displaying the stock code, description, lot number, receiving order, and a unique barcode.
Upon receiving stock, the labels are applied and scanned to transfer stock into a location. These labels are also scanned to transfer stock from one location to another and when dispatching stock. All stock movements are tracked and logged and the quantities of the stock in the different bin locations are updated.
Jonsson Manufacturing in Lesotho is a revolutionary workwear-focused business, supplying quality, strong and durable garments to the international market.
The implementation of TransLution™ was rolled out in three phases, ensuring that each phase was successful before moving on to the next.
Finlar Fine Foods supplies world standard food products to the food service and retail markets.
Finlar Foods’ Cape Town operation uses Translution to print detailed stock and pallet labels, each with unique barcodes. The stock labels are applied to boxes and scanned to pack a pallet. The user has an option of packing a part or full pallet.
Cubicool International is a leading designer and manufacturer of modular packaging refrigeration systems.
Cubicool uses TransLution to improve its job issuing process. Users first scan jobs card to identify the job they are issuing to, then the item that is being issued. TransLution posts the issue in real time to SYSPRO.
Consupaq, a division of Astrapak, produces high volumes of rigid moulded, and thermoformed plastic packaging products. Consupaq uses TransLution™ Software to automate job functions, handle raw materials, and improve stock t
Marcom, a division of Astrapak, produces high volumes of rigid moulded, and thermoformed plastic packaging products. Marcom uses TransLution™ Software to automate job functions and improve stock take.
Thermopac and Pak2000, divisions of Astrapak, produce high volumes of rigid moulded, and thermoformed plastic packaging products. These sites have chosen TransLution™ Software to automate the label printing process.
Supreme Poultry is the third largest poultry producer in South Africa and a supplier to key quick service restaurant chains, including KFC, Nando’s and Famous Brands. With such a high throughput, they chose to implement TransLution™ Software Load Planning to assist with planning loads and loading trucks.
St Leger and Viney, major South African distributor of fabrics and wallcoverings, has been successfully running the TransLution™ Software for over 10 years
They recently decided to expand their implementation of the product to include serialised tracking of their sample books.
After successful TransLution™ implementations in Johannesburg and Namibia, Bravo Sleep has extended the use of TransLution™ to a third site in Durban.
As with the other two sites, Durban uses the same TransLution™ database as Johannesburg and communicates directly via the scanners and touchscreens to a database in Johannesburg.
BSI Steel is a major distributor of steel products across the African continent. As a large operation, BSI was faced with the challenge of getting accurate stock figures into their ERP System (Microsoft Dynamics AX). Together with Afrisoft Africa, they implemented TransLution™ Software to assist with their stock take process.
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After a successful implementation of TransLution™ in their Johannesburg factory, Bravo Sleep has extended the use of TransLution™ to their Namibia plant.
This site uses the same TransLution™ database as Johannesburg and communicates directly via the scanners to a database in Johannesburg.
Shoreline Beverages, a South African non- alcoholic beverage company, has successfully worked with Afrisoft Africa to implement TransLution™ Software on the dispatch portion of their business.
Once cases from production have been packed onto a pallet, a unique pallet label is printed. These pallets are then scanned into inspection and a SYSPRO WIP Job Receipt is posted.
In an article on Warehousnews.co.uk, Darren Wildman, Vice-President of UK-based Asset Management at Apex Supply Chain Technologies talks about how there are widening resource gaps in warehousing and distribution.
This interesting article looks at how automation has become a critical priority in ensuring the maximisation of existing staff efficiency.
