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Your production, connected.

Sync ERPs, MES, and engineering systems. Exchange data with suppliers and customers. Get production data ready for analytics.

Modern manufacturing production line
PRODUCTION / 04.26 LINE — MES

The problem

Manufacturing runs on systems that were never designed to work together. Your ERP tracks orders and costs. MES manages production. PLM holds product designs. Quality systems track defects. Each department has their own tools — and getting a complete picture means exporting data from everywhere and piecing it together manually.

When a customer asks for order status, someone checks three systems. When engineering changes a design, operations finds out too late. When you need to trace a quality issue, it takes days to gather the data.

The solution

Aquifer connects the systems manufacturers actually use. Sync your ERP with production and engineering systems. Exchange data with suppliers and customers automatically. Get your manufacturing data into your warehouse for analytics and reporting.

Integration Hub for manufacturing

ERP ↔ MES

Keep SAP, Oracle, or your ERP in sync with your manufacturing execution system. Work orders, production counts, and material consumption flow automatically. No more manual production reporting.

ERP ↔ PLM/CAD

Connect product data with your business systems. When engineering releases a new revision in Autodesk or your PLM, BOMs and routings update in your ERP automatically.

Quality ↔ production

Quality inspections and non-conformances flow between production systems and quality management. Trace issues from defect to root cause without manual data gathering.

Shop floor ↔ finance

Labor hours, material usage, and production output flow from the shop floor into your ERP. Close the books with accurate production costs, not estimates.

Exchange for manufacturing

OEM ↔ supplier

Share forecasts, POs, and specifications with suppliers. Receive ASNs, quality certs, and invoices back — directly into your systems. No more supplier portals or email attachments.

Contract manufacturer ↔ customer

Customers send orders and specifications. You send production status, quality data, and shipment notifications back. Both parties work in their own systems.

Engineering ↔ supplier

Share CAD files, specifications, and revision changes with manufacturing partners. Receive quotes and capability feedback. Keep everyone working from the same version.

Multi-tier supply chain

On complex products with multiple tiers of suppliers, Exchange routes data to the right parties automatically. Tier 2 suppliers get the specs they need without accessing data they shouldn’t see.

Analytics for manufacturing

Production analytics

Replicate data from your MES, ERP, and quality systems into your data warehouse. Build OEE dashboards and production reports without manual data collection.

Quality analytics

Combine quality data from inspections, non-conformances, and customer returns. Identify trends and root causes across your entire operation.

Supply chain performance

Track supplier on-time delivery, quality metrics, and cost trends. All supplier data in one warehouse, ready for analysis.

Where Aquifer changes the day-to-day.

Patterns we see at almost every customer in this industry — and what changes when the systems connect.

UC.01 Production reporting
Before

Supervisors enter production counts into the ERP at end of shift. Variances discovered days later.

After

Production data flows from MES to ERP automatically. Variances visible in real time.

UC.02 Engineering change management
Before

Engineering releases new revision. Someone emails operations. BOM updates manually in ERP.

After

Revision release in PLM triggers automatic BOM update in ERP. Operations sees changes immediately.

UC.03 Supplier quality
Before

Supplier sends quality certs by email. Someone files them. Finding them later takes hours.

After

Suppliers submit certs through Exchange. Data flows into your quality system, linked to the shipment.

UC.04 Traceability
Before

Customer quality issue means days of gathering data from production, quality, and supplier systems.

After

All data in one warehouse. Trace from customer complaint to raw material supplier in minutes.

Pre-built for the systems manufacturing actually runs.

10 systems across 3 categories.

ERPs & Financials

4 connectors
SAP S/4 HANAOracle Cloud ApplicationsOracle NetSuiteMicrosoft Dynamics 365

Engineering & Design

1 connector
Autodesk

Data & Analytics

5 connectors
SnowflakeAzure SynapsePower BITableauExcel

Ready to connect your manufacturing systems?