Exciting news.
 
JetSoft is delighted to announce that Sam Cunningham joins us today as our new Head of Sales and Marketing.
 
Sam is well known in the British NDT community, and has a broad range of experience in the industry, which includes being Non Executive Director of the British Institute of Non Destructive Testing (BINDT).
 
JetSoft is committed to making high quality appointments as we look to build a world class team, and Sam’s experience, aptitude and communication skills make him the perfect fit. JetSoft is approaching an exciting period, and Sam will be key to ensuring we realise our growth strategy and capitalise on our industry leading, game changing products.
 
 
“I have known Sam for a while, and I have always thought that he would make a great addition to the JetSoft team. I was ecstatic to get a positive reaction from Sam when we were able to present him with this exciting opportunity. We have an amazing array of innovative and revolutionary products that are already delivering significant commercial benefit to our clients, and with Sam’s help we can expand our offer and reach. All of us at JetSoft are thrilled to welcome Sam into the team. ”
Tom Martin, CEO

Please drop him a call or email to say hi, or to get a rundown on how JetSoft can help you!

[email protected]
​+44 (0) 113 4931007

​It is with great pride that we are officially launching our NDT Office software package, a solution dedicated to helping NDT departments manage their vast amounts of documentation and paperwork.

Background
For several years now, Jetsoft’s solutions have been helping companies to capture, manage and utilise their testing data, and to aggregate it across many formats and techniques, improving accessibility, efficiency, and communication.

From here, we spotted an opportunity to add value by transforming the way NDT departments manage their documents. Documentation is the lifeblood of NDT departments and underpins the operation and day to day activity of all personnel. Inspection results are inextricably linked to the documentation which drives the processes, including customer specifications, work instructions, equipment calibration and inspector certification and qualifications.

The problem
Most NDT departments are poorly setup to manage their documents, using unsuitable products such as the Microsoft Office suite, PDFs and in many cases, still using paper records.

My statement that Microsoft Office is unsuitable my surprise some of you, but Word, Excel etc, are not designed for our dynamic needs. They are great for single, standalone documents but are missing a lot of functionality that testing departments require. NDT documents are living, breathing records with dependencies, cascading impacts, and multiple relationships.  Some simple examples of missing functionality include:

• Expiration alerts. Many documents have an expiration date, and Microsoft Office has no way to specify an expiry date and to send alerts as that date approaches.
• Traceability and versioning. Process and specification documents are often updated and revised. Accurate version control is imperative in understanding which documents were in use when. Microsoft tools are inadequate for this.
• Data lookups. Completion of an inspection report requires the inspector to provide details on the equipment used and which specifications were followed. The designer of the template is left with the choice of a free text box which is versatile but lacks any validation, or an inbuilt dropdown box that rapidly goes out of date.

NDT departments implement workarounds for these inadequacies, which adds considerable time to the management process, for example maintaining separate excel sheets or constantly updating report templates. These workarounds not only add significant time overhead, but are not scalable in a business looking to grow the NDT department, operate more machines, test more components and take on more customers (and so specifications). In this scenario, management by a single Excel spreadsheet will very quickly become problematic.

​The Solution
JetSoft is a software company dedicated to developing solutions for NDT. We are ideally placed to both understand the needs of NDT departments and prescribe the best approach to solve them. We put our heads together, engaged with both existing and new clients, and have designed and developed NDT Office. This application fits neatly into our existing framework and expands our capabilities from managing resultant inspection data to integrating the surrounding documentation.

OverSeer and NDT Office are centralised solutions, which store data and documents in one accessible place, and can be created by all colleagues who are granted access by the administrator. JetSoft solutions use cloud technologies, so can be accessed from any networked device without the need to install software. Note, it’s important to point out that while the solution is built using cloud technologies, individual instances can be installed on premises, meaning all data and access is via the internal network only and no data or connection is exposed externally.

NDT Office is an incredibly versatile solution containing a vast number of useful features including:

• A complete and flexible toolkit to create forms and documents, with in built traceability
• Configurable expiry dates and alerts via email as expiration approaches
• Configurable validation to minimise input errors and eliminate missing data
• Create wrappers for multiple files, e.g. an inspection report of a component may be a collection of tests, combined with other related documentation to form a single entity
• Automatically restrict access to create inspection reports based on existence of other documents. For example, it is possible to prevent an operator from creating an inspection report if they don’t have valid credentials.

• Create and manage lookups so that options within forms are always up to date. As this is centrally administered, lookup options are managed and instantly applied to forms. When a new item of equipment comes online, with NDT Office, it can easily be added to the list of active equipment from which the operator can select when completing a report.

NDT office is built on top of the OverSeer framework and so benefits from its existing functionality including comprehensive search tools and business intelligence features.

These features are helping companies to reduce the time demands on key personnel, to reduce risk, become more efficient and put them in a position to scale and grow.

Use Cases
NDT office has already been installed and is in use at several locations. Our clients range from large manufacturers using NDT Office to manage data entry and non-conformance reporting, to test houses exposing the NDT Office interface to field engineers to recall previous inspection results and enter new reports, all of which are immediately accessible to head office.

​I’ll be writing some case studies in the coming months.

Well, more precisely, it’s 5½ years, but our anniversary in December passed us by as we busied ourselves with deadlines.

The current situation is allowing us some time to both look forward to the future and to reflect on our achievements.

JetSoft was incorporated in 2014 with nothing more than an idea and the aim of helping companies to manage and unlock the potential of their testing data. Over the past 5 years, we are extremely proud to have successfully developed a respected product suite and delivered it to companies both in Europe and the States. Our solutions are reducing time demands on key personnel, increasing our customers’ value proposition and supplying insight enabling companies to operate more efficiently.

​Projects have been a heady mix of being interesting and varied, challenging and rewarding. JetSoft customers and projects can be split into 4 categories:

1. Manufacturers looking to reduce time demands on key personnel, improve traceability and reduce scrap
2. Test houses wishing to improve their digital systems as well as increase their value proposition by providing additional information and statistics beyond pass/fail
3. Commission based customers wishing to use our skillsets to build them something specific
4. R&D projects

JetSoft enjoys the work we do and are proud of the relationship we have with our customers and the solutions we have delivered. I have detailed a few highlights below.

Manufacturers​
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The first installation of OverSeer, JetSoft’s core framework, was for an aluminium plant in Birmingham, UK. I will always have gratitude for the team there that had the vision to take the leap and be the first install. In addition, their feedback has been instrumental in forming the product that we have today. This was the start of a continuing trend for developments and features to be customer and market led.

Test houses

We work with several test houses, who are generally looking for us to help them with digitising their documentation and supplying a scalable software solution for managing the way they process components.

Software commission​
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Another of JetSoft’s early projects was a commission for NewGen NDT to design and build NxtGen a solution for digitising and monitoring the dye penetrant process. A combination of hardware and software, the inline system takes and tracks sensor readings over time and alerts should conditions go out of specification. The versatile product is under constant improvement with features including tracking parts through the process, improving traceability, automating reporting and generating operator and quality performance metrics. The architecture of the system means the system is incredibly adaptable and can be applied to many different manufacturing processes, not just NDT.

Another commission based piece of work was for a Dutch aerospace company who were (and still are) running unsupported inspection equipment from a manufacturer which is no longer operational. Aerospace requirements require the data to be retained, with the ability to be accessed and viewed, for the lifetime of the aircraft. To solve this business critical problem, we reverse engineered the format and provided a simple application for converting the inspection files to a format that they could open.
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R&D
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In 2018 and 2019 we were part of an exciting consortium working on the c£900k RASCAL research project. This project aimed to reduce the reliance on Computed Tomography NDT techniques for safety critical additive manufactured components, a well know problem in the industry. The project used a multimodal approach combining data from different inspection techniques. As the ‘software company’ we played an important role in developing the very well received robotic system, developing a software package capable of performing an extensible list of automatic assessments, fusing data, performing automatic defect recognition and integrating the results into a digital manufacturing environment.

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​As you can see, our first 5 years have been very successful which wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of the JetSoft team, and our extended support network, from friends and families to customers and associates! You know who you are and thank you.

If you would like any more information on any of the projects discussed here, think we may be able to help you, or would just like a chat, please do not hesitate to get in contact.
 
Thanks
The JetSoft team.

 
After five enjoyable and successful years at the Digital Hub, we have relocated the short distance to Platform, a new and exciting SciTech centre located in the right in the heart of Leeds.
 
Leeds continues to be an exciting and vibrant place to work, especially in the tech sector, and has the UK’s largest growing economy outside of London. This move to Platform offers the ability to work with like-minded companies and individuals, share ideas, collaborate on technical challenges and enable JetSoft to continue to grow.
 
Our new address:
     JetSoft Ltd
     Platform
     New Station Street
     Leeds
     LS1 4JB
     United Kingdom

​JetSoft is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Smart Manufacturing Expo at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool UK on the 13th and 14th of November.
 
Please come and see us on stand P50 where we will demonstrating how our systems are using Quality control and non-destructive testing data to advise on data driven process improvements. Systems which are using i4.0 and lean manufacturing principles to improve first time yield for our clients and contributing to significant reductions in scrap and waste.

​Experts in software and NDT data, JetSoft solutions unlock the value within testing information. JetSoft works with and delivers to some of the world’s largest companies. Founded by engineers and excited by challenges, we are passionate about providing solutions that generate significant benefit.

​JetSoft is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the BINDT annual conference at the International Centre in Telford UK on the 3rd to 5th of September.
 
Please come and see us on stand P27 where we will be displaying our highly regarded solutions on NDT data capture, management and utilisation.

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​Experts in software and NDT data, JetSoft solutions unlock the value within NDT information. JetSoft works with and delivers to some of the world’s largest companies. Founded by engineers and excited by challenges, we are passionate about providing solutions that generate significant benefit.

JetSoft is excited to be exhibiting at the 2018 ASNT annual conference in Houston TX come and see us at stand 135 October 28 - 31
 
Our products are improving the way NDT data is: captured, stored, managed and utilised. We’d love to hear what you do and the challenges you face. We may be able to help!

At JetSoft we have a vast amount of experience working with a myriad of test equipment, data formats and information infrastructures. We make sense of it and offer guidance, consultation and bespoke development.

JetSoft works with and delivers to some of the world’s largest companies. Founded by engineers and excited by challenges, we are passionate about providing solutions that generate significant benefit.

JetSoft is pleased to announce the delivery of a bespoke software application to a leading Dutch aerospace company.

The >100 year old company had identified a risk with inspection data that left them relying on discontinued, unsupported software. The DOS operated, legacy, automated ultrasonic equipment was supplied by a now defunct company, but operated and inspected components efficiently. However, the vast data collected over the lifetime of the machine was only viewable on the scanner itself.

There is a regulatory requirement that the inspection data should be viewable at any time, during the life of the aircraft. JetSoft was able to harness its unique skillsets in software, data formats and NDT to reverse engineer the inspection data files and convert them to a standard format. The bespoke application is simple to use and dynamically converts files, which can then be viewed and read on other operational equipment. This removed the risk and extended the operating life of the machine.

JetSoft is a software company that specialises in NDT data, with an aim to improve the accessibility and efficiency of this undervalued resource that has the potential to revolutionise manufacturing.

We welcome questions and comments, and please get in touch to see how we could help you.

JetSoft is pleased to announce the delivery of OverSeer and EyeView to one of the world’s largest aluminium manufacturers.

OverSeer automatically reads and databases their inspection data. Operating across multiple techniques including Ultrasound and Conductivity and integrating to their Electronic Daily Management (EDM) system. OverSeer reads both new inspection data in real time as well as archiving their existing data collection with no down time to production. The scalable system currently holds over 65000 inspection records, with no effect on speed or usability.

This vast database of inspection data has quickly enabled JetSoft to provide some unique insights. For example, the dashboard visualisation that collected defect information across years’ worth of inspections in seconds, and depicts a 3D heatmap of defect locations, provided intriguing and surprising results, sparking a big debate within the office.
OverSeer’s unique and highly configurable dashboards allow users to isolate data on any criteria, so users can look at these statistics for individual alloys, furnaces or defect types.

Meanwhile EyeView is facilitating the viewing and analysis of inspection data. This is administered straight from the server using a web browser, for zero-install and remote access, instantly allowing access (via VPN) from home or different sites.

A key feature that has been developed in conjunction with the customer is our new validation module. This enables rules to be set up, notifying the user in real time should certain criteria be met. Examples include: alerting if a reference panel scan doesn’t occur within a specified period, if operators are not following the correct procedures, or if a part is scanned that contains a certain defect. Previously, these checks were undertaken manually, and consequently a big time efficiency has been realised.

Conversations are happening with the client regarding piloting JetSoft’s new machine learning module that integrates in other process data, drastically reducing scrap rates. More information on this to come.

To say the customer is happy is an understatement, and we are currently in discussions about rolling out JetSoft solutions across other sites.

JetSoft is a software company that specialise in NDT data, with an aim to improve the accessibility and efficiency of this under-valued resource, that has the potential to revolutionise manufacturing.

We welcome questions and comments, and please get in touch to see how we could help you.

JetSoft was founded to help businesses fully exploit the potential of their NDT resource. This data is often under utilised and therefore the benefits it can deliver are not realised. JetSoft are taking advantage of over 10 years experience in the NDT world, to deliver bespoke, flexible, value added solutions to drive operational efficiencies in the manufacturing environment.

As part of JetSoft's ambition to drive NDT solutions forward, we have been collaborating with NewGen NDT to deliver their latest product, NxtGen. NxtGen is a penetrant process management system which addresses every aspect of the production environment to maximise the full NDT potential. It is a fully integrated system, which monitors the NDT process, notifies the appropriate personnel of any non compliance issues, and produces automated reports to review the process and also fulfil regulatory audit requirements. This delivers a whole range of information which was previously unavailable, such as pass/fail statistics, out of tolerance information and adherence to production SLAs. As the system is fully remote, the information is readily available to all employees, allowing quick reaction times to issues in the production system.

The system will be on display in Munich at the 19th World Conference on NDT. Please come along to view it for yourself, and please do get in touch with any ideas/problems you may have relating to NDT. JetSoft is always looking for exciting and challenging new projects!