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

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Printing and packaging, every job a different one.

Labels, folding boxes and printed packaging, each job with its own artwork, material and run length. Frontlink calculates the quote, plans presses and finishing and shows where each job stands.

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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 price by today

    Customers want a price today for an unusual size or material. Frontlink calculates from your own machine rates and material prices, so the quote is fast and holds.

  2. Makeready on every press

    Changing plates, dies and colours takes press time. Frontlink plans jobs with similar settings together and records the makeready time.

  3. Waiting for the proof

    A job waits for the customer's approval. Frontlink shows which jobs are approved and ready to plan, and which are still waiting.

What it looks like in practice.

A customer orders 40,000 labels in a new shape. Frontlink calculates the price with the die, the material and the press time, and once the proof is approved plans the job next to a run with the same colours.

Example with fictional data.

Job 24-1187 · 40,000 labelsOn schedule
  • Proof approved by customerMon 11:20
  • Printing on press 2, same colours as previous jobTue 07:00
  • Die cutting and rewindingTue 13:00

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. PerformanceFrontlink measures rate, downtime and scrap per line, per order and per shift. So you see where things go wrong while it still matters, and what an order really cost.

Problems we often see here.

Frequently asked questions.

Can Frontlink calculate our quotes?

Yes. You record your machines, rates and materials once, and Frontlink calculates every quote from them, with price breaks per quantity.

Does it plan finishing too?

Yes. Printing, die cutting, folding and gluing are separate operations, each planned on its own machine.

Do we see what a job really cost?

Yes. Actual press time, makeready and waste per job are compared with the quote.

Which process takes you the most time?

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

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Next industryPlastics processing Injection moulding, extrusion and thermoforming to order. Frontlink plans per machine and mould, keeps changeovers short and shows live what each machine is doing.