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ERP Solutions for Metal Fabrication

200% Inventory Accuracy Improvement | 100% Quality Gains | 4x On-Time Delivery Performance

Gain real-time visibility into capacity, job costs, delivery timelines, and supply chain risks—ideal for custom, one-off production with high variability. 

With deep built-in capabilities Infor ERP seamlessly helps you manage downstream value chains even for outside processing.


  • Execute Mixed Manufacturing models, 
  • Assembly to Order (ATO) for sequenced based components, 
  • Make to Order (MTO) for components to be assembled in just in time (JIT), 
  • Make to Stock (MTS) for components to be produced in lots, 
  • Engineering to Order (ETO) to coordinate the tasks ‘one off’ projects
  • Repetitive for long run production parts

Unique Infor ERP Capabilities

Infor ERP is a comprehensive software solution specifically designed for metal fabricators, offering a range of benefits tailored to their industry needs.

About the Video: Ellwood Group, a producer of high-grade steel engineered heavy metal parts utilized in mining and drilling operations. Douglas Columbus, the director of corporate business systems, discusses how Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) has supported Ellwood Group in handling its operations, especially as it expands through acquiring new businesses and extends its market presence.

Product Cost Visibility & Transparency

    Consistently manage costing across the entire business particularly where production is across multiple sites & countries. 

Outside Processing

Creates shipment documents, process receipts, and captures purchasing costs to WIP for outside services. Additionally, Infor is perfect to manage contractor work such as metal sent out for finishing/coating operations. 

Job Cost & WIP Reporting

Analyze and report on costs by job with real-time work-in-process (WIP) costing for in-process production orders.

Infor MES / Process Intelligence

Manage product definitions, resource management, and production scheduling (machine centers, work planning, etc.). Helps you flawlessly execute production orders, collect production data, and monitoring production with traceability for continued optimization. 

Native Quality Management

Manage ISO centric quality programs with integrated applications for testing, quality data analysis, and tools to streamline industry/regulatory compliance. 

Lot & Serial Tracking

Pre-assign lot and serial numbers with cradle-to-grave traceability from raw materials and components to finished goods. Capture other traceable attributes such as chemical composition, heat numbers, and certificates of analysis (COA) for raw material and finished goods. 

Product Configurator

Create new manufactured products with a built in rules-based configurator for quotes, sales orders, and production orders with real-time price and cost rollup. 

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Aftermarket Service Management

Streamline and manage reactive after market service and repair operations as well as warranty management. 

Flexibility and Control of Complex Supply Chain Processes

“Out-of-the -box” capabilities provide global supply chain planning and transparency across all suppliers and outsource business partners within the extended supply chain. Infor manufacturing and assembly supports multiple manufacturing strategies (ETO, CTO, BTO, MTS, etc.) to ensure process efficiency and accurate costing.


  • Improved Flexiblity and Agility: Apply the proper method for the right situation allows manufacturers to react to changing requirements, to move operations to new countries, to take on new business with new customers quicker with greater confidence.


  • Streamlined Operation Costs: After applying each business process the correct manufacturing model, operations are running with less costs and waste.

Case Studies from Infor ERP

Ellwood Group, a producer of high-grade steel engineered heavy metal parts utilized in mining and drilling operations. Douglas Columbus, the director of corporate business systems, discusses how Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) has supported Ellwood Group in handling its operations, especially as it expands through acquiring new businesses and extends its market presence.

Using Infor  ERP has enabled METCAM in Atlanta, Georgia to reduce inventory by 50%, enabled the CFO to understand every aspect of the business, from the top line to every dollar spent, as well as helping to understand what is going on on the shop floor better for example with job orders and variances to the materials and production plans. 

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Infor CPQ

Infor CPQ offers a quick, precise, and visual way to select, quote, and place orders.



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Infor CloudSuite

A comprehensive solution for digitally revolutionizing manufacturing procedures from start to finish.


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Infor VISUAL

Manufacturing ERP software providing production visibility and automation for increased throughput, productivity, 

and profits

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