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Announcements, analyses and positions from MECAFLOW — the Swiss workshop management platform for vocational mechanical engineering schools and industry. Content freely citable; press contact : [email protected].

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Press release · LaunchJuly 12, 2026

MECAFLOW makes workshop management free for vocational mechanical engineering schoolsNexus Studios is opening its Swiss workshop management platform MECAFLOW free of charge to all vocational mechanical engineering schools: CMMS, machine tracking, safety and VET (CFC) training in a single tool.

Press release · ProductJuly 10, 2026

Connected workshop: MECAFLOW unveils its range of tablets, NFC badges and QR labelsMECAFLOW complements its software with a turnkey hardware range: workshop tablets, NFC cards, USB readers and QR labels to equip the connected workshop.

Analysis · AI & SEOJuly 8, 2026

AI search visibility: why software vendors are now courting ChatGPT and PerplexityAs AI assistants start recommending software, being "cited by the machine" becomes a real stake. A look at GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and the llms.txt file.

Press release · TrainingJuly 5, 2026

A certificate of industrial-standards practice to showcase apprentice machinistsMECAFLOW awards apprentices a certificate of practice in industrial workshop standards — CMMS, Lean, KPIs, safety — as a complement to the CFC (Swiss VET diploma).

News · SafetyJuly 2, 2026

Workshop safety: schools and companies strengthen traceability of PPE and incidentsIncident logs, PPE checks, workstation safety instructions: traceability is becoming the norm in mechanical workshops, schools included.

Analysis · SovereigntyJune 30, 2026

Student data: where data is stored becomes a criterion for vocational schoolsProtection of minors, the Swiss Data Protection Act (nDPA), digital sovereignty: vocational schools are increasingly looking at where and how their software hosts data.

Trend · Industry 4.0June 25, 2026

Industry 4.0: Swiss training workshops accelerate their digital shiftReal-time workshop floor plans, QR-code-based CMMS, performance indicators: Industry 4.0 is reaching vocational training workshops in Switzerland.

Feature · TrainingJune 18, 2026

Machinist shortage: digitalizing training workshops to help the next generationSwitzerland's industry is short of machinists. Modernizing training workshops and equipping apprentices with industry standards is part of the answer. An analysis.

Trend · LeanJune 11, 2026

Lean management makes its way into Swiss training workshops5S, SQCDP, OEE, Kaizen: Lean methods are entering mechanical vocational training to prepare apprentices for the industry.

Profile · BienneMay 28, 2026

In Bienne, Nexus Studios publishes workshop software designed for mechanical engineering schoolsIn the heart of the Jura arc, the Bienne-based studio Nexus Studios develops MECAFLOW, a Swiss workshop management platform dedicated to vocational schools in mechanics and microtechnology.