Drilltech UAE
Drilltech UAE partnered with JMS to implement our software at their Dubai facility - seeking a smarter, faster way to manage their complex production and materials tracking. With quality control at the heart of its operations, Drilltech needed a solution that delivered real-time visibility, reporting, and accountability. In just eight weeks, Jonas Metals reshaped their workflow - empowering teams, reducing delays and unlocking powerful insights across their manufacturing process.
About Drilltech
Drilltech UAE (Drilltech Oilfield Equipment Manufacturing and Services LLC) is a premier provider of oil field engineering solutions with locations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It is owned by the AJ Al Asmawi Group of Companies, one of the largest business conglomerates in the region.
Key modules deployed:
- Conformance
- Sales Order Processing
- Stock Control & Traceability
- Purchase Administration
- Test Certs
- Advanced Production
- Outside Processing
Industry: Oil Field Engineering Solutions
Location: United Arab Emirates
The Challenge
Drilltech isn’t just your typical steel stockholder. They also offer detailed CNC machining of products created from speciality metals and sourced from mills and local stockholders. The material that Drilltech manufactures and sells is a bit more intricate than the standard angle, channel, or beam that many in the metals industry are familiar with. Due to the intricacy of these products and the importance of consistency, quality control is crucial to Drilltech. Their commitment to their quality policy is highlighted on their website and it is clear that they take pride in the quality of their work and their commitment to improvement. Drilltech was in need of a system that was not just reliable and accurate when it came to tracking materials, specifications, and certifications across their entire inventory, but a system that would also provide useful reporting for every stage of the process.
The Solution
The original reason Drilltech decided to install Jonas Metals Software was because of the easy traceability. Jonas Metals precision accurate data recording gave Drilltech the ability to track the status of each and every order without needing to rely on any single department in the process. Jonas Metals reporting proved to be even more helpful than they had originally hoped. With Jonas Metals expansive reporting, Drilltech is able to monitor their entire production process with ease, allowing the team to identify issues or delays immediately and resolve them before they can further escalate.
Drilltech emphasised that they needed a system as soon as possible and the JMS team rose to the challenge. From conception to Go-Live, the implementation and training of Jonas Metals took about 8 weeks. This included three weeks of on-site training provided by the JMS support team.
Mark Beard, an experienced Jonas Metals Software consultant and Jonas Metals specialist was on site for the implementation and worked with Drilltech’s team to design the system to be tailored to their needs. For the final end-user training, Mark and the Drilltech team were joined by another member of JMS, professional services manager Nigel Johnson. Mark and Nigel made a great team and helped get Drilltech familiar with Jonas Metals within the target go-live range.
The Transformation
Tarek Oudeh, GM of the Dubai plant, was
a bit astonished to see how much of a
change Jonas Metals could make for Drilltech
and how quickly those changes were
realised.
To Tarek, the most important feature of
Jonas Metals is report generation. By holding
each member of the team accountable
for updating their processes to reports,
communication and teamwork have
become focal points of their success.
The JMS Team is elated to partner with
such an intelligent and hard-working
organisation as Drilltech UAE to provide
practical software solutions that make an
immediate difference. With the Jonas Metals platform now implemented in sites
across the UK, North America, and the
Middle East, JMS is proud of its growth.
We only hope that our next opportunity is
to offer our software solutions to you!
I believe this is very useful in retrieving order information at any stage without relying on a specific process team. Tracking status is also very useful for planning upcoming tasks even before releasing an order. Delays are reduced,and public awareness of a released order is increased. It is extremely useful for developing a proper process plan because it displays the load on each and every machine in the facility, as well as the tasks scheduled in them on a date-by-date basis.
Tarek Oudeh
GM of Dubai Plant