Latest News : SMS Limited Software

Design Manager installed at P&B Metal Components

Sapphire Manufacturing Systems (SMS) supply and support P&B Metal Components Ltd with their ERP Business Solution. A key element of this overall package is the Design Manager, a multi-user rules based Bill of Materials Configurator.

Design Manager ensures that consistent and accurate Estimates and Costings can be prepared based on rules and questions held within the system. By entering information about each new product, an estimate can be quickly built up based on the materials and labour/processes required, but can also include other factors such as scrap allowances, tooling capital cost amortisation, refurbishment costs, packaging, fixed costs, margins and other allowances.

Sapphire Manufacturing v10.2 Released

The latest version of SMS's Sage Manufacturing solution Sapphire is released. Version 10.2 includes dozens of new features such as a radically updated MRP module, Works Order Costing methodologies, and FDA compliance. more...

SMS Scheduled Housekeeper v2 Released

SMS is proud to release the second version of its Scheduled Housekeeper software for Sapphire Manufacturing and Sage Line 100. The first release fo the software is installed at nearly 40% of our customers who run a Line 100 based system. These customers feel the software gives them the peace of mind to know that their data is in good shape. more...

SMS Named as a Sage Manufacturing Partner

SMS have recently been announced as one of only four Sage Manufacturing partners. This close tie with the UK's largest producer of software will give SMS a real advantage in the manufactuirng software marketplace.

Dundee Student wins through to Scottish STEP Awards Finals

Dundee University student Gary Lumsden was employed by SMS to investigate a development project with funding made available through the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme. The project was to design a solution that would encapsulate the company’s Microsoft Visual Basic.Net applications within a MS Visual Basic 6 MDI application.

The outcome of the project was a generic and reusable solution, suitable for future .Net framework applications. Gary completed the groundbreaking project, which much of the development community said was impossible, within eight weeks. Gary won the Area Finals and progressed onto the Scottish Finals where he narrowly missed out on the coveted award. The technology has already been integrated into Sapphire SQL and the possibility of licensing the technology is being considered.