Everything JobLine.ai does for a machine shop
JobLine.ai is a digital expeditor and shift handoff system for CNC machine shops and job shops. The job of the platform is narrow and specific: make the current state of every work order visible to everyone who needs it, and keep that state accurate when the shift changes, a machine goes down, or a part gets rejected at inspection.
Most shops already have an ERP, a whiteboard, a spreadsheet, and a group text. The expensive gap is between them. A job finishes at the lathe at 2:40 on second shift, the traveler goes in a bin, and nobody on first shift knows the part is waiting on deburr until somebody walks out and looks. JobLine closes that gap without asking the shop to rip out the system it already runs payroll and invoicing through.
The features below are grouped the way work actually moves through a shop — execution first, then scheduling, then machines, then quality, then the commercial side. Each page covers one capability in depth, including what it replaces and how it behaves in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 environment where the audit trail matters as much as the throughput.
Shop floor execution
What operators and leads touch every shift: the live job board, the handoff record, and the station status that tells a supervisor where a job actually is.
- Digital ExpeditorLive work-order routing and job location without walking the floor.
- Shift Handoff SoftwareStructured shift-to-shift knowledge transfer with a permanent record.
- Work Order TrackingFull job lifecycle from release through shipping.
- Shop Floor ControlDispatch, prioritize, and control work in process.
- Shop Floor DashboardWall-display view of every station and running job.
- Production TrackingParts completed, scrap, and rework counted at the station.
- Production ControlHold, release, and re-sequence work as the day changes.
- Team CollaborationNotes, questions, and escalations attached to the job.
Scheduling and capacity
Planning tools sized for a job shop — not an enterprise APS deployment. Load work centers, see the bottleneck, and re-sequence when a machine goes down.
- Production SchedulingSequence jobs against real work-center capacity.
- Manufacturing Scheduling SoftwareMulti-shift scheduling for mixed-model production.
- Work Center SchedulingPer-machine load and queue depth at a glance.
- Capacity PlanningDaily-hour thresholds and load balancing across stations.
- AI Planning AssistantAsk where a job can move when a machine goes down — with live shop context.
Machines and uptime
Machine-side visibility that does not require a sensor budget. Start with operator-entered downtime reasons; MTConnect support is implemented but still being verified, while FOCAS is not yet supported.
- Machine Monitoring SoftwareMachine state and utilization — no sensors required to start.
- Machine Shop SoftwareThe full platform, framed for a CNC job shop.
- CNC Machine TrackingWhich machine ran which job, and for how long.
- Machine Time TrackingSpindle hours and setup vs. run time per job.
- Downtime TrackingCategorized downtime reasons that survive the shift change.
- OEE SoftwareAvailability, performance, and quality without a manual spreadsheet.
- Preventive MaintenanceInterval-based PM tasks tied to the equipment registry.
- Machine ConnectDNC connectivity over FTP, serial, and network shares.
- DNC File SoftwareProgram revision control between CAM and the control.
- JobLine G-Code for VS CodeMulti-dialect G-code intelligence in the editor programmers already use.
Quality and compliance
AS9100 and ISO 9001 shops need the paper trail as much as the throughput. Every status change carries who, when, and why.
- Quality ManagementNCRs, dispositions, and inspection records in one place.
- NCR SoftwareNonconformance capture with quantity accounting.
- First Article InspectionFAI capture tied to the routing step it belongs to.
- Manufacturing OversightSupervisor-level exception view across the whole shop.
- Manufacturing VisibilityOne answer to 'where is this job' for everyone who asks.
Business and money
The commercial layer: quoting, job cost, and the parts of an ERP a shop actually uses — designed to sit next to QuickBooks or your existing ERP, not replace it on day one.
- Job Shop SoftwareMade-to-order workflow from RFQ to ship.
- Job Shop ERPWhere JobLine overlaps an ERP, and where it deliberately does not.
- MES SoftwareExecution-layer tracking between the ERP and the machine.
- Quoting SoftwareEstimates built from real routing and cycle-time history.
- Job Costing SoftwareActual labor and machine time against the quote.
- CNC Operator ToolsSpeeds and feeds, tap drill, and thread reference at the machine.
Where to start
If you are evaluating JobLine for the first time, three pages answer most questions. Machine Shop Software is the overview for a CNC shop. Shift Handoff Software covers the single workflow most shops adopt first, because it produces a visible result the morning after go-live. Job Shop ERP explains how JobLine coexists with JobBOSS, E2, ProShop, or QuickBooks instead of competing with them.
Comparing against an incumbent system? See the JobBOSS alternative and ProShop alternative write-ups, or read MES vs. ERP if you are still deciding which category of software you actually need.
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