ERP & Business System Integration
10in6 moves data between your ERP and the shop floor in both directions: jobs and recipes down to the line, and counts, cycle times and quality results back up. We write the integration and look after it through ERP upgrades.
When ERP and shop floor aren't connected
Without a connection, the schedule gets printed in the morning and handed to supervisors, and from then on the ERP has no idea what's happening on the line. At shift end, a supervisor types the day's production in from memory, from notes, or not at all.
Changeovers run on the wrong settings because the recipe parameters never reached the operator. Quality results stay on a clipboard instead of going back to the system of record. The ERP's production view is always hours or days behind reality.
Check how much of last week's production in your ERP was typed in after the fact, by someone working from memory or a paper trail.
What moves between the ERP and the floor
Schedule download and production upload are the usual starting point. Recipe download is added where the machines support it.
Schedule Download
Your ERP's production plan reaches the shop floor without a printout.
When a job is scheduled in your ERP, 10in6 picks it up and presents it to the operator, who starts the job from the system with the sequence, quantities and due dates already filled in and no paper traveler.
If the planner changes the schedule, the new sequence shows up at the line without anyone reprinting the sheet.
Production Upload
What actually happened goes back to the ERP automatically.
As production runs, 10in6 sends actual counts, cycle times, and quality results back to the ERP throughout the shift. The ERP's production view stays current through the shift instead of waiting for a supervisor to key in quantities at the end of it.
End-of-day reconciliation becomes a check of numbers already in the system.
Recipe Download
The right product settings reach the right machine at the start of every job.
When a new job starts, the correct process parameters (speeds, temperatures, dimensions, tolerances) can be pushed to the operator or machine automatically, so nobody looks them up by hand and yesterday's recipe doesn't stay loaded by mistake.
This matters most in high-mix plants where parameters change from job to job. What recipe delivery can do depends on your machines and PLCs, and we confirm it during scoping before anything is committed.
Schedule deviation alerts, which tell planners as soon as actual production drifts from the ERP plan instead of leaving it to be found at period close.
ERP platforms 10in6 has connected to
We've built integrations across a wide range of ERP platforms in active manufacturing deployments:
- SAP
- Oracle
- Microsoft Dynamics
- QAD
- Epicor
- Sage
- Custom and proprietary systems with file or API interfaces
These are the platforms we see most. Others have been connected through their API or file exports.
10in6 owns the integration
The integration code is ours to write, test and answer for, so your IT team doesn't have to own or maintain the connection.
- No middleware platform required on the 10in6 side
- Maintained through ERP version changes
- Updated as your data requirements evolve
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ERP integration questions
- Does the ERP integration work in real time, or is it batch-based?
- It depends on the ERP and the integration method. Some systems support real-time API-based data exchange; others use scheduled file transfers. We configure the integration around what your ERP can send and receive, and we tell you what's technically possible before the project starts.
- What if our ERP is heavily customized or running an older version?
- We can work with it. Custom schemas, non-standard table structures and older versions are all things we've integrated with before. The assessment at the start of the project looks at your ERP as it is configured today, customizations included, instead of assuming an out-of-the-box installation.
- Who builds and maintains the integration — our IT team or 10in6?
- 10in6. We write the integration code, test it against your environment, and maintain it as your ERP changes over time. You don't need dedicated IT resources to own the connection. When your ERP is upgraded or your production data requirements change, we handle the update.
- Are there additional licensing fees for integration — middleware, connectors, or API access?
- No separate integration platform or middleware license is required on the 10in6 side. Some ERP vendors do require specific API or third-party access licenses for external systems to connect to their platform. We flag any ERP-side licensing requirements before the project budget is set, so they don't turn up mid-project.
- What if we use an ERP that's not on your named list?
- If your ERP has a documented API or supports file-based data exchange, we can work with it. We've integrated with systems well beyond the named platforms. The less common the system, the more the upfront assessment matters, but an unfamiliar ERP isn't an automatic barrier. If something is out of scope, we'll tell you early.
- How long does ERP integration typically add to a deployment timeline?
- A straightforward schedule download and production upload with a well-supported ERP typically adds 2 to 4 weeks to the overall project. Multi-directional flows that also include recipe download and deviation alerting take longer, especially if the ERP configuration is complex. We scope it against your ERP before committing to a timeline.
Let's look at your ERP setup.
Tell us which ERP you're running, how it's configured, and what data you need moving between systems. We'll give you a straight answer on what's involved.