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Follow one order through your factory and warehouse, in eight steps.

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Metalworking, delivery dates you can keep.

Laser cutting, bending, machining and welding to drawing. Frontlink calculates the quote, plans every operation and shows live where each order is on the floor.

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One order, its whole route.

In make-to-order manufacturing each order runs its own route past workstations. Follow the numbers: what Frontlink tracks for one order, from routing to delivery date.

  1. 1 / 6The order from your ERP

    Order, quantity, delivery date and routing come from your ERP. Here: 40 frames for Van Dijk Techniek.

  2. 2 / 6Four operations, their own workstations

    Sawing, welding, powder coating, assembly. Each operation can only run on workstations that can do it. Frontlink knows which.

  3. 3 / 6Ready to move on?

    Is the material there, are the workstations capable, does the plan fit? What's missing is shown with the order.

  4. 4 / 6What the floor reports

    Welding is in progress: 26 of 40 counted. Sawing is done. The rest is planned.

  5. 5 / 6Late, and visible

    Welding runs a day over. Frontlink shows the delay and moves the rest of the route along.

  6. 6 / 6Ask Frontlink

    Will we still make Friday? The answer comes from the route and the plan, with a proposal you approve.

What is different in this industry.

  1. A quote for every drawing

    Every request is a different part. Frontlink calculates from your operations, rates and material, so you answer the same day.

  2. Many operations per order

    Cutting, bending, welding and finishing, sometimes at a subcontractor. Frontlink plans each operation and shows where work is waiting.

  3. Rush orders

    A rush order pushes others back. Frontlink shows which orders shift and by how much, before you say yes.

What it looks like in practice.

A customer asks for 200 brackets in five days. Frontlink shows that the laser and the press brake are free, that the powder coater needs two days and that one other order slips by half a day.

Example with fictional data.

Order 5841 · 200 bracketsOn schedule
  • Laser cutting doneMon 15:20
  • Bending on press brake 1Tue 08:00
  • Powder coating at subcontractorWed to Thu

Solutions that deliver the most here.

  1. Quotes and costingBrand owners ask for a price on a new product or a bigger run, and the answer takes days of digging through recipes, price lists and old quotes in Excel. Frontlink calculates the quote on your recipes, purchase prices, line times and margins, and shows where every number comes from. You review and send.
  2. PlanningA plan that knows what is really happening on the floor. Orders come from your ERP, progress comes from the line, and when something moves the warehouse, sales and the customer know straight away.
  3. Production and operatorsAt the line, operators see the order, the steps and the instruction for each step. Materials are scanned, checks recorded and the shift hands over digitally. No paper, no retyping.

Problems we often see here.

Frequently asked questions.

Can we include subcontracting?

Yes. An operation at a subcontractor is part of the routing, with its lead time, so the delivery date includes it.

Do operators have to log their time?

Operators start and finish an operation on the tablet with one tap. That gives real times for planning and costing.

Does it work with our ERP?

Yes. Orders and items come from your ERP, and progress and hours go back to it.

Which process takes you the most time?

Book a 30-minute call. We look at your own examples together.

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