Plastics & Injection Molding guides: ERP for plastics and injection moulding manufacturers
Six guides for moulding plants: what the system has to manage, how to choose one, when spreadsheets stop coping, how SAP compares, how a moulded part moves from order to dispatch, and how to implement it.
- 1. ERP guidePlastics · ERP guideERP for plastics and injection molding plants: what the system has to manageA moulding plant's output depends on the mould, the machine, the cycle time and the cavities, and every part should trace back to its resin lot. This is what an ERP has to manage in that kind of plant, and where an accounting-led ERP leaves gaps. · 10 min readRead
- 2. Choosing an ERPPlastics · Choosing an ERPBest ERP for plastics and injection molding manufacturers: how to chooseThere is no single best ERP for every moulding plant, only the best fit for your machines, product mix and customers. These are the criteria that matter in a plastics plant, and the questions that test them in a demo. · 7 min readRead
- 3. ERP vs ExcelPlastics · ERP vs ExcelExcel vs ERP for plastics manufacturing: where the moulding shop sheets stop copingPlenty of moulding plants run on a machine loading sheet, a resin stock file and a shift register, and for good reasons. Here is where those files begin to slip in a moulding plant, and what changes when the records are made at the machine. · 6 min readRead
- 4. SAP vs manufacturing ERPPlastics · SAP vs manufacturing ERPSAP vs manufacturing ERP for plastics and injection molding companiesSAP is an established enterprise platform with deep manufacturing coverage. A manufacturing-focused ERP with MES is a narrower tool built around the machine and the job. This comparison sets out how a moulding plant can decide which it needs. · 6 min readRead
- 5. Manufacturing workflowPlastics · Manufacturing workflowInjection molding process: from customer order to dispatchHow a moulding plant takes one part from the customer order through resin planning, drying, mould change, moulding, inspection, a vendor operation and dispatch, and the record each stage should leave behind. · 7 min readRead
- 6. ImplementationPlastics · ImplementationHow to implement ERP in a plastics and injection molding companyA practical plan for putting an ERP live in a moulding plant: what to decide first, the mould, machine and resin data to prepare, how to roll out machine group by machine group, and the mistakes that delay go-live. · 6 min readRead
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