Manufacturing software solutions
Optimize production and logistics processes with our manufacturing applications for your ERP
Streamline your manufacturing processes with dozens of customizable applications dedicated to your ERP system
Complete Solution
Challenges in manufacturing don’t end just on the shop floor. That’s why we offer a complete package of integrated manufacturing solutions. Here are a few examples of what you can do with our applications:
01. Schedule deliveries
With Novacura Flow applications, you can plan material requisitions based on your production plans and current stock levels. It is possible because these areas are supported by one integrated solution.
You can use B2B Portal to confirm the delivery schedule with your suppliers and – finally – book a suitable time-slot for unloading!
02. Connect internal logistics with the shop floor
Your internal logistics may use the same mobile application as your shop floor operators. Therefore, all the material delivery requests, material return requests, or packaging return requests issued from the work center at the production line are immediately visible to logistics operators. And when logistics start delivery, production immediately gets a status update.
03. Optimize picking paths
Picking different materials and components for the production might be complicated – warehouse operators have to gather different elements spread out across the entire inventory. And – since they operate in the “JIT” environment, they are under time pressure.
In our warehouse solution (complete mobile WMS), the operator sees picking lists in a mobile application. The solution optimizes the picking path based on the location, weight, further unload sequence, or even expiration date of particular goods. And – of course – they use barcode scanners to do that!
04. Work mobile and report every operation
Thanks to the mobile shop floor application, operators get all the details about their work orders. And they get it immediately after the plan has been updated (online). Operators report their work, and this information is also directly sent to the ERP / planning system.
They not only report their direct tasks, but they can also report a downtime, call for material supply, request packages, report scrap or call for maintenance. Thanks to that, managers have a complete online insight into their operations, react quickly, and optimize OEE regularly.
05. Incorporate maintenance and reduce downtime
In Novacura Flow, production management and Maintenance management are parts of one manufacturing solution. The service team can fit maintenance activities into production plans, even if they change every hour. Moreover, whenever the downtime is identified at the shop floor, maintenance team can be automatically notified in the mobile application and start acting before the machine operator starts calling for help. It helps reduce MTW.
06. Track actual data & optimize the entire process
With the Novacura Flow applications, Production efficiency can be precisely measured – you can gather information from all departments that use mobile applications and read them directly from your devices.
Novacura Flow is equipped with different industrial connectors (BLE, OPC-UA, PLC, RFID) that allow it to read other online information from other devices and machines.
List of supported areas
Below we summarize the list of areas* supported by our package of mobile applications for manufacturing companies:
Maintenance
- Maintenance tasks planning – Integration with production plans
- Mobile Work orders for maintenance (preventive & reactive)
- Tools management
- Spare parts management
- Maintenance subcontractors management (incl. financial settlements)
Shop floor operations
- Mobile shop orders processing
- Reporting (Time, Material, Scrap etc.)
- Logistics requests (material requisitions, returns, package requisitions)
- Downtime reporting
- Defects reporting
- Maintenance calls
- Staff management
Internal logistics
- Material delivery (JIT, up to particular production sequence)
- Different picking strategies support (FIFO, FEFO, LIFO)
- Warehouse <> Shop floor transportation management
- External inventory usage optimization
- Material returns management (from production)
- Finished goods transportation
Inventory Operations
- Material storage (material moves, handling unit management, traceability)
- On-the-fly Inventory counting support
- Picking paths optimization
- Outdated materials / Scrap management
- Barcode labels management
- Full support for barcode scanners
Production Planning / Scheduling
- Long Term planning (S&OP, Demand, Master etc.)
- Short Term planning (Capacity, Material)
- Repeatable / discrete production support (BOM based)
- Contractual production support (configure to order based)
- Daily Plans updating based on real execution
Delivery & Shipment management
- Stock level management based on production plans
- Delivery planning & management
- Financial settlements with suppliers and customers
- Finished goods inventory management
- Shipment planning
- Transportation management
- Returnable packaging management
Automation / Technology
- Industrial IoT (IIoT) / Industry 4.0 support
- Connectivity (OPC-UA, PLC, RFID / BLE)
- Integration between machines and ERP – real performance statistics processing
- Different ERPs support (IFS, Infor M3, IBM Maximo, SAP and more)
- Computer Vision
- Augmented Reality based support
Production Supervision
- KPI Dashboards
- Visual “Info-Screen” on a Shop floor
- OEE evaluation
- Defects analysis / traceability
- Supplier stats analysis
- Material usage analysis (performance vs technology)
- Continuous improvement support (thanks to the low-code process modeling technology)
Our Software Platform
We take care not only of the business capabilities but also of the technical aspects and features. Below we present key characteristics differentiating our offering from a specific manufacturing solution.
Interface optimized for thousands of operations per day
Our applications run on a very sophisticated software platform – Novacura Flow. One of the key foundations of this platform is to run on every device – from barcode scanners, via mobile phones and tablets, up to workstations equipped with large screens.
But we are not just another SaaS software that offers that. We optimized our user interface for users that work on a shop floor, in a warehouse, or the field. We know that every “click” matters for these people because they run 1000+ operations a day!
Ready for changes thanks to low-code heart!
Every company is different from the other. You might have specific processes and require unique features and we are ready for that! We created our applications for manufacturing based on the low-code platform.
Our applications are not hard-coded so our customers can modify them or clone them and create variants. And they can build their own applications. And thanks to the low-code engine they can create applications by drawing them like they draw a business process.
Integration with ERP. Deep integration!
Our low-code platform Novacura Flow and industry applications can play a vital role in the manufacturing company. But we don’t forget about the ERP!
We treat the ERP system as a primary system – all master data, operations and reported information are stored there. And everything that users do in Novacura is immediately visible in the ERP! It is possible because our platform has specialized online connectors to ERP systems. You can think about Novacura Flow as an alternative, mobile and efficient user interface for your ERP. Thus, you can easily adopt Novacura Flow without changing surrounding processes that can still run in your ERP!
Our customers
Implementation process goes seamlessly
and without risks
1. Mature implementation methodology
We have a mature implementation methodology divided into stages (like initial requirements workshop, feasibility study, etc.) — that way the whole project is predictable and can be fully controlled and coordinated by us.
2. 17+ years of experience
We have 17+ years of experience in manufacturing. There is a library of ready-to reuse applications that can be
presented to the customer and customized according to his needs. And the library is available on the Novacura Flow Marketplace.
3. Low-code platform
Novacura FLOW is a low-code platform – so we can implement everything our customer wants, and every element can be adjusted to specific customer’s needs.
4. Solid base of industrial connectors
We have a solid base of industrial connectors – the technology is no longer a problem.
Get a consultation from an industry expert to learn more
Fredrik Rosendahl, Sales Director