May 1, 2026
This week's updates focus on keeping production workflows moving with clearer floor visibility, more dependable scheduling, and better administrative insight. Operators and supervisors should see more reliable status updates in ShopPulse, while planners can review work order details without losing their place in the Dispatch Schedule.
What's new
More reliable ShopPulse and labor workflows
- ShopPulse now reliably shows current machine status and no longer times out during peak usage.
- ShopPulse kiosk sessions with deleted accounts now fail cleanly instead of disrupting sign-in.
- MES/APM sign-out now avoids creating follow-on labor tickets when an operator selects "Keep job open" on non-last tickets during submit-all.
Clearer production schedule and work order review
- Production schedules now retain the saved order instead of reverting to an older order after save.
- In the Dispatch Schedule, clicking a work order operation now opens work order details in the side panel instead of a separate window, so you can review the full work order view while staying on the schedule.
- Selecting jobs on APM MES machines now leads to the Select Jobs experience for a more consistent job selection flow.
More accurate shift and usage context
- The Current Shift Dashboard's hourly bar chart now shows parts in the correct hour, even on machines whose production runs are tracked across multiple scheduled segments within a single operation.
- The API Keys settings page now shows when each key was last used.
Why this matters
These updates help teams trust the information they see while work is happening: machine status stays visible during busy periods, shift charts better match production activity, and schedule changes are preserved after save. They also reduce workflow friction by keeping work order review inside the Dispatch Schedule and giving administrators clearer API key usage context.
Need help?
If you have questions about any of these updates, contact support@machinemetrics.com.