ERP & Business System Integration
Your ERP plans what gets made. Your shop floor is where it actually happens. When those two systems don't talk, you get double entry, stale data, and a gap between what the plan says and what's really running. 10in6 closes that gap.
When ERP and shop floor aren't connected
Most plants run with a gap between their ERP and their production floor. The schedule gets printed in the morning, handed to supervisors, and from that point on the ERP has no idea what's actually happening. At shift end, a supervisor types the day's production into the system — from memory, from notes, or not at all.
Changeovers run on the wrong settings because the recipe parameters weren't communicated to the operator. Quality results stay on a clipboard instead of flowing back to the system of record. The ERP's production view is always hours or days behind reality.
None of this is the result of bad processes. It's the result of two systems that were never connected.
How much production data in your ERP was entered manually — after the fact — by someone who had to reconstruct what happened from memory or a paper trail?
Three data flows. One connected operation.
10in6 creates a live connection between your ERP and your production floor. Data moves in both directions, automatically, without your team re-entering it.
Schedule Download
Your ERP's production plan arrives on the shop floor — without a printout.
When a job is scheduled in your ERP, 10in6 picks it up and presents it to the operator. They start the job directly from the system — no paper traveler, no manual communication between the planner and the floor. The sequence, quantities, and due dates are already there.
When the schedule changes, the floor sees it. Not when someone remembers to re-print 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. Your ERP's production view stays current — not hours behind reality waiting for a supervisor to manually enter quantities at shift end.
End-of-day reconciliation becomes confirmation, not reconstruction.
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. No manual lookup, no risk of the wrong recipe from yesterday still being in the machine.
Most valuable in high-mix environments where product parameters change frequently between jobs. The scope of recipe delivery depends on your machine and PLC environment — we assess and confirm exactly what's achievable during project scoping before any commitments are made.
Schedule deviation alerts — flag when actual production diverges from the ERP plan in real time, so planners know immediately rather than discovering the gap 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 — platforms with file or API interfaces
If your ERP isn't listed, that doesn't mean it can't be connected. If it has a documented API or supports file-based data exchange, we'll evaluate it during the assessment phase.
10in6 owns the integration
We write the integration code, test it against your environment, and stay accountable for it over time. Your IT team doesn't need to own or maintain the connection.
When your ERP is upgraded, when your production data requirements change, or when something needs adjusting — we handle it. The integration is part of the ongoing service relationship, not a project that ends at go-live.
- We write and test all integration code
- 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 for how your ERP can realistically send and receive data — and we're transparent about what's technically possible before the project starts. There's no single answer that applies to every ERP.
- What if our ERP is heavily customized or running an older version?
- That's a common situation and it's not a blocker. We work with your ERP as it actually exists — custom schemas, non-standard table structures, and older versions are things we've navigated before. The assessment at the start of the project is specifically designed to understand your configuration, not assume a clean, 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'll surface any ERP-side licensing requirements during the assessment phase so there are no surprises in the project budget.
- 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. We'll tell you quickly if something is genuinely out of scope.
- 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 this specifically during the assessment phase before any timelines are committed.
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.