Manufacturing software from order to dispatch
We build custom manufacturing software for small and mid-sized producers - digital work orders, production planning and costing for the parts your ERP does not handle the way you actually work.
Overview
Most manufacturers have an ERP that handles stock, purchasing and accounting well. What happens on the shop floor - which order is on which machine, how many pieces are done, how much scrap there is and why a delivery is late - often still runs on paper work orders, a whiteboard in the hall and the production manager's spreadsheet. We build software for that part: digital work orders on a tablet next to the machine, a production plan that shows real capacity, batch traceability, and costing for made-to-order products.
If you produce a standard range in large runs, a decent manufacturing ERP is often enough - use its production module fully first, and that is what we will recommend. Custom software pays off for made-to-order and small-batch production, for products with many variants, when every quote is a fresh calculation, or when the ERP's production module exists but nobody on the floor uses it.
Where it hurts
- Work orders are printed, carried round the hall and returned to the office with handwritten quantities that someone re-types.
- A customer asks when their order will be ready, and the answer depends on who you manage to catch on the floor.
- Quoting a made-to-order product takes days, because only one person knows how to build the calculation.
- The weekly production plan lives in one spreadsheet that every rush order breaks.
- When a complaint comes in, it is hard to tell which batch the product came from and which material went into it.
What we build for manufacturers
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Digital work orders
The order on a tablet or terminal at the machine: drawing, instructions, start and end of each operation, quantities and scrap, entered where the work happens.
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Production planning
Orders by machine and work centre with real load, showing what will slip if you squeeze in a rush order.
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Costing and quotes
Prices for made-to-order products calculated from materials, operations and time using your rules, so more than one person can prepare a quote.
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Batch traceability
Links between a finished batch, incoming material, machine and shift, so a complaint does not mean digging through paper.
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Quality checks
Checklists and measurements per operation, with photos and a record of who checked what, instead of paper forms.
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Order status for customers
Customers see how far their order has progressed, without calling a sales rep who then calls the floor.
How we work together
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Follow one order
We follow a single order from receipt to dispatch and note every place where data is re-typed or waits.
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One line first
The first version goes to one line or department, with the people who work there, and only then to the rest of the plant.
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Your ERP stays
Item codes, bills of materials and stock stay in the system you already use; our software covers the floor and what the ERP does not do your way.
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Your development team
After launch we stay on monthly: maintenance, support for the floor, and updates when you add a product, a machine or a shift.
No project price list. A fixed price before we start.
Every project is different, so the price depends on what you need and how much of it. The first call is free of charge, and you always get a fixed price in writing before any work starts - no surprises.
- 01The first call is free and commits you to nothing
- 02You get a fixed price in writing before work starts
- 03You own the code and data once the work is paid for
- 04Hourly work and extra developers: €40-60 per hour
- 05After launch: software maintenance and development, monthly
Solutions for this industry
- 01 Product configurator and quote calculator Configure-price-quote software: valid options only, prices from your own rules, a PDF quote and a clean order for production.
- 02 Internal tools that replace spreadsheets Small web apps that replace the shared spreadsheets behind quotes, stock, scheduling and approvals, with roles and history.
- 03 B2B ordering portal A private ordering portal for trade customers: their own prices, fast reorders, quotes, approvals and payment on invoice.
Further reading
- 01 Industrial software and Industry 4.0: IoT, production automation Digitalizing industrial manufacturing in Croatia: IoT, predictive maintenance, manufacturing execution systems (MES), quality, and EU funds.
- 02 From Excel to a custom application: what about the data Moving from Excel to a custom application: what to check in your data before a quote, how much history to migrate and what to demand at handover.
Related industries
- 01 Software for wholesale and distribution B2B ordering portals, field sales apps, customer price lists and delivery tracking for wholesalers and distributors.
- 02 Software for agriculture and food production Batch tracking, production and field logs, and ordering portals for shops and restaurants - for farms and food processors.
- 03 Software for logistics and transport companies Dispatch boards, driver apps with proof of delivery and customer tracking portals for carriers, forwarders and delivery firms.
Services behind it
- 01 Custom software development Web apps, mobile apps, internal tools and platforms built around your processes - including takeovers of existing code.
- 02 Business process automation Orders, invoices, reports and approvals that move between your systems on their own, with people only where judgement is needed.
Questions
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01 Do we need a manufacturing ERP or custom software?
Usually neither a new manufacturing ERP nor everything built custom. The ERP keeps accounts, stock and purchasing, and it tends to do that well. We build custom software for the part it does not cover the way you work - the floor, planning or costing - so you do not have to replace a system that works.
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02 What is a MES and do we need one?
A MES (manufacturing execution system) tracks production as it happens on the floor: orders, operations, quantities and downtime. Large companies buy ready-made MES products; a smaller manufacturer usually needs only part of that - digital work orders and a status overview - built around its own machines and workflow.
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03 Do you connect to our machines?
We do not supply hardware or sensors - we build software. If your machines already report their data, the software can show it alongside the orders; if not, operators enter it on a tablet at the machine, which is enough for most smaller plants.
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04 Will people on the floor actually use it?
If entering data is faster than paper, they will. So we design screens for the floor - big buttons, few fields, barcode scanning where possible - and test them with machine operators before rollout.
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05 How much does custom manufacturing software cost?
The price depends on scope - how many lines, operations and users the software covers, and whether you need work orders only or also planning, costing and traceability. That is why we do not publish a price list. The first call is free, and the price is agreed in writing before work starts.
Where do your work orders get stuck?
Tell us how an order moves through your plant - the first call is free and the price is agreed in writing before work starts.
Completely free. No commitments.
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