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# PINpoint MES

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> PINpoint MES offers a no-code platform that optimizes discrete manufacturing with real-time visibility, IoT monitoring, and seamless  integration. Its 5-Bucket Model uncovers inefficiencies, boosting quality and efficiency. Rapid deployment, advanced security, and continuous support drive sustain
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> Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 46 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of PINpoint MES

Establish a Plan and Stay on Schedule&#10;PINpoint MES ensures each shift starts with a clear plan for every product in production. With real-time tracking, you know exactly where a product is at any moment. The graphical, accessible plan keeps all stakeholders aligned, increasing the likelihood of achieving manufacturing excellence.&#10;&#10;Enforce a Repeatable Process&#10;Standardizing processes is crucial for improving productivity and quality. With PINpoint MES, you can configure repeatable processes, from creating product recipes to managing operator workflows. Once deployed across your plant, the system ensures every step is executed precisely, providing confidence in consistent outcomes.&#10;&#10;Leverage a Rich Dataset for Continuous Improvement&#10;Achieving high production rates while maintaining quality can be challenging, but PINpoint MES simplifies it. The proprietary 5-Bucket Time Model offers unprecedented insights into manufacturing inefficiencies. This model helps uncover hidden bottlenecks, driving substantial performance gains. You can also integrate with any Business Intelligence (BI) platform to explore datasets and discover further optimization opportunities.&#10;&#10;Seamlessly Create or Import Work Orders&#10;Generate work orders directly in PINpoint MES or import them from your existing ERP system for smooth workflow integration.&#10;&#10;Plan Production with Real-Time Monitoring&#10;Set production schedules, establish cycle or TAKT times, and define goals such as GPA (Goals Planned Average). Track and report overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in real-time using the intuitive dashboard for proactive decision-making.&#10;&#10;Manage Plant Floor Documents and Operator Credentials&#10;Ensure smooth operations by managing digital documents, operator skills, and credentials. Deliver work instructions, quality alerts, videos, and messages instantly to workstations via the cloud, keeping your workforce aligned and informed.&#10;&#10;Track Serial Numbers and Product Locations in Real-Time&#10;PINpoint MES provides complete traceability, tracking product serial numbers and pinpointing their physical location along the assembly line through birth history management.&#10;&#10;Streamline Andon Communications&#10;The Andon communication system offers easily configurable software to display key manufacturing data on large screens using text, animations, graphics, and videos. Supervisors can validate credentials, enforce resolution lists, and send alerts instantly to stakeholders via email or text, ensuring quick responses to any issue.&#10;&#10;Customizable Touchscreen Call Buttons&#10;Configure plant floor communication with touchscreen call buttons tailored to your needs—whether for help requests, material calls, or other alerts. The Andon app allows full customization of button actions and supports BigScreen displays for real-time updates on production progress and issues.&#10;&#10;Enhance Productivity with the Production Analytics App&#10;Access real-time manufacturing intelligence and business insights through the cloud. The Production Analytics app empowers stakeholders to track key performance indicators and identify improvement opportunities quickly.&#10;&#10;PINpoint MES delivers a comprehensive suite of tools for discrete manufacturers, empowering them to optimize operations, enhance quality, and achieve seamless production workflows.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 46 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: PINpoint Information Systems
- **Founded**: 1997

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Other
- **Pricing Details**: Contact PINpoint Information Systems for detailed pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Ad hoc Query
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Audit Management
- Barcode/Ticket Scanning
- Benchmarking
- Capacity Planning Software
- Change Management Software
- Complaint Management Software
- Compliance Management
- Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Customizable Branding
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Dashboard Creation
- Dashboard Software

## Integrations (1 total)

- OSOS ERP

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Quality Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/144/quality-management/software)

## Related Categories

- [Quality Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/144/quality-management/software)
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- [Manufacturing Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/666/manufacturing-engineering/software)
- [Production Scheduling Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1331/production-scheduling/software)
- [Manufacturing Execution System Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1245/manufacturing-execution/software)

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## Reviews

### "PINpoint MES Review" — 4.0/5

> **Bora** | *March 14, 2025* | Aviation & Aerospace | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
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> **Pros**: 1. Compatibility with Atlas Copco Torque tools and retention of fastening data for analytics purposes.&#10;2. Customer support is responsive and works with us to develop analytics
> 
> **Cons**: 1. Software has a learning curve prior to use
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> Used PINpoint as MES with smart torque tools. Positive overall experience\!

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### "Working with PINpoint now for 13 years... going strong\!\!" — 5.0/5

> **Christopher** | *April 24, 2023* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Id say the new Dashboards available are the thing I like most about PINpoint today.  What have I liked most about it over the past 13 years? That would be how easy it is to set up, program, and use to interlock our fastening process here within our facility. I also really like their universal socket trays that are ethernet IP addressable. These trays can be used with every tool that is connected to the work station. If you have an Atlas inline tool on a reaction arm, an Estic handheld digital pulse tool, and a couple of Crane Digital wrenches.  They can ALL use the same tray of sockets, wrench end adapters, or whatever you want to insist is picked up to enable the tool. FAR better trays than the various OEM Mfg  trays that ONLY work with the tool mfg tool they are assigned to.
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> **Cons**: I dont want to say anything negative about PP because I truly think it's the best MES solution out there today. However, if I had to pick one thing that I'd like to see fixed or altered it would be this....  When ever anyone who has the proper rights makes a change within the SmartBuild portal of the system.  Whomever makes that edit or change, has their User ID tagged to the edit.  The thing is, there is no way for the end user like myself to find our who made the change without requesting that information from a PINpoint integrator to look it up for me in the database. Id like that user info to become a searchable item just like it were a tool name or a socket position ... it should be simple since each change made already has the info associated with it... but it isn't that easy and I wish it were.
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> I've been fortunate enough to get to meet most all of their team, and I can't think of a nicer, more intelligent and helpful group of folks I've ever met anywhere.  It doesn't matter if they are here onsite helping a facility with a project they're developing, or if I'm at their facility in Canada getting training.  Their willingness to share knowledge and instruct the end users is awesome\!\!\!

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### "Robust system. Requires significant investment IT infrastructure, Not efficient- data load or edit" — 3.0/5

> **Kedar** | *April 19, 2018* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10
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> **Pros**: Found it to be Robust system, had minimal downtime during integration into existing operations. Good for Torque control, Process visualization
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> **Cons**: Requires significant investment in IT infrastructure, Not efficient for initial data load or data edit&#10;Requires Client/PC at every work center.

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### "Pinpoint use" — 4.0/5

> **Tony** | *May 11, 2023* | Military | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The number of things it can do/record, but unfortunately, I have not had the time to take a deep dive into it to get to learn it all. Looks to be a very robust system that in the long run should work out well for our needs.
> 
> **Cons**: Not the most flexible system for our applications, but we are learning new ways to make it that way. PINpoint is always open for suggestions to make it better.
> 
> It has been great. Everyone we have talked to is very knowledgeable about the system and always available if we have questions.

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### "I have been using PINpoint for 12 years and I am still very satisfied with it" — 5.0/5

> **Guillaume** | *April 28, 2023* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Many things that I like with PINpoint, focusing on the most important ones for me, I would say the feature richness and the product reliability are excellent, ease of use is very good and the support team is very pleasant and efficient.
> 
> **Cons**: Nothing that I dislike with the product but few improved functionalities I would appreciate to see in the future like better management and integration of multiple sub assembly line building elements for the final product.
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> I led the integration of PINpoint in our factory 12 years ago to manage multiple assembly lines. Now I support the application internally with around 400 daily users.

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