nPower Technologies Announces the Release of nPower Scheduler™ 1.3.0

New release incorporates powerful drag-n-drop scheduling overrides.

Philadelphia, PA, USA, March 19, 2025 — nPower Technologies, a leader in advanced production scheduling software for additive manufacturing (AM), proudly announces the release and immediate availability of nPower Scheduler™ 1.3.0. This latest version provides an enhanced graphical user interface (GUI) and drag-n-drop scheduling changes, empowering manufacturers with greater flexibility to react to changes in order demand and shop floor conditions.

“The ability for users to look at the entire shop floor schedule and drag-n-drop operations into new time slots or onto different work centers is a real game changer,” said David Bennett,  Chief Product Officer at nPower Technologies. “Drag-n-drop capability enables manufacturers to quickly adjust their production schedule in the face of real-world, unexpected things like rush orders and machine failures.”

Key Features in nPower Scheduler™ 1.3.0

• Enhanced GUI: Provides greater visibility to work center loads and work order statuses, and dynamic scheduling overrides.
• Drag-n-Drop Override: Enables the re-assignment of an operation forward or backward in time and onto different resources and creates a new production schedule with the new assignment.
• 360° View of Linked Work Orders: Displays linked but independent post-processing routings of all parts on a build plate.  From the end item work orders, drills up to the supplying AM build plate.
• Changeover Optimization: Offers combining in sequence the operations of different jobs if the same setup applies.  Setup once. Run multiple jobs.  Expanded to include all print and post-print operations.
• User Defined Metrics: KPIs are essential tools in giving managers the information they need to make informed, data-driven decisions.  User-defined status indicators tailor Production Schedule, Scheduled Throughput, and Work Center Utilization KPIs to provide definable management-by-exception tools.

Drag-n-Drop Scheduling Overrides

“With this release, users can seamlessly move operations in fast response to changing production conditions and have an updated production schedule at their fingertips in minutes,” said Bennett.  “This drag-n-drop capability can also be used to explore what-if scheduling scenarios when resources are changed or work orders are shifted in priority.”

Additional Enhancements

• Manual Scheduling Lock/Unlock:  Enables locking/unlocking of operations in the schedule to meet changing job priorities, work center statuses, and production interruptions.
• Work Center Groups: Expands the ability of the scheduler to identify all work centers within any group, not just printers, that are available and qualified to perform the work before scheduling the resource.
• Virtual Material Inventory: Creates and saves expected material transactions at each printer as the scheduler performs time-phased netting against the jobs it schedules, notifying the user when a sieve or refill is expected before/after a scheduled operation.
• User Defined and Shared Views: Enables users to create and save specific work center and work order views, enabling managers to focus on the machines in their department and immediate work orders.

With these capabilities, nPower Scheduler™ 1.3.0 delivers actionable insights and seamless integration, empowering manufacturers to maximize production efficiency, throughput, and profitability.

About nPower Technologies

Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, nPower Technologies develops advanced solutions to the complex challenges of additive manufacturing. The nPower Scheduler™ is uniquely designed to manage the entire AM process—from 3D printing to post-processing and shipment—delivering improved efficiencies, increased throughput, and greater profitability. Stop relying on outdated manual scheduling methods that cost your organization money and time—unlock automated, data-driven scheduling with nPower Scheduler™.

Experience the Future of Additive Manufacturing Scheduling

Release 1.3.0 is revolutionizing additive manufacturing production scheduling by combining real-time KPIs with integrated scheduling tools for maximum efficiency and ROI. Be among the first to experience the power of nPower Scheduler™ 1.3.0 with live demonstrations at AMUG 2025 in Chicago!

Join us at Booth #P-13 to see firsthand how automated scheduling can optimize your operations, eliminate bottlenecks, and drive profitability.

Learn more at npowertech.com or contact us at [email protected].

nPower Scheduler™: Unlocking the full potential of additive manufacturing.

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