nPower Technologies offers nPower Scheduler™, an ERP‑agnostic production planning platform that pulls MES data from any ERP system to create a unified, real‑time schedule for the entire additive manufacturing workflow—from nested 3D printer build‑plate allocation to post‑processing operations. The solution automates schedule optimization, improves machine utilization and on‑time delivery, and provides analytics such as the nPower Calculator for ROI and performance tracking.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Additive manufacturing operations often suffer from fragmented scheduling, limited visibility across the entire shop floor, and inefficient utilization of 3D printers and post‑print resources, leading to higher costs and missed delivery deadlines.
Solution
nPower Scheduler™ provides an ERP‑agnostic production planning platform that ingests MES data from existing enterprise systems and creates a unified schedule for the complete additive manufacturing workflow—from nested build‑plate allocation to all downstream post‑processing steps. By automating schedule generation and continuously updating based on real‑time machine status, the solution reduces manual planning effort, improves scheduling accuracy, and increases overall machine utilization. The platform also offers analytics tools, such as the nPower Calculator, to quantify ROI, track on‑time delivery performance, and support data‑driven decision making for additive manufacturing facilities.
Target Audience
Primary customers are additive manufacturing managers, production planners, and operations teams in companies that run multi‑printer 3D printing facilities and need coordinated scheduling across the entire print and post‑processing workflow.
Features
- ERP‑agnostic integration that pulls MES data from any existing ERP system
- End‑to‑end shop‑floor scheduling covering 3D printer build‑plate nesting and all post‑print operations
- Automated schedule optimization to maximize machine utilization and reduce idle time
- Real‑time visibility dashboards showing resource status, utilization metrics, and on‑time delivery forecasts
- nPower Calculator for rapid ROI estimation and cost‑benefit analysis
- Configurable rules engine to enforce production constraints, priority orders, and delivery windows