MES ERP integration: orders in, confirmations back automatically

SYMESTIC's MES ERP integration pulls orders and master data from your ERP and reports quantities, times and scrap back automatically, whether InforCOM, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP or another system. Your ERP stays the leading system.

MES ERP integration in practice: production planner in a glass-walled shop floor office with the order list on screen, the running production behind

What happens on the shop floor, your ERP often never learns

Orders originate in the ERP. What actually happens at the machine usually gets there by hand and with a delay, if at all. SYMESTIC closes this gap: it takes over the order, captures what happens on the shop floor and reports it back.

Order 4711 · ERP ⇄ SYMESTIC ⇄ Shop floor · Example

Confirmation booked

▸◂ Orders and master data Quantities, times, scrap

Your ERP

Order 4711

reported back

Quantity booked

480 pcs

SYMESTIC

reports back

Shop floor · Press 12

Quantity480 pcs

Time6.2 h

Scrap6

Order 4711 · 480 pcs

Confirmation · 480 pcs · 6.2 h

06:02Order 4711 imported from the ERP

06:15 – 12:20480 pcs produced, 6 scrap

12:21Confirmation booked in the ERP

How it is connected

Import orders and master data.

Via the documented REST API and webhooks, by file (XML, CSV, JSON) or, for SAP, also by IDoc, depending on what your ERP offers.

Interfaces

REST API and webhooksOpenAPI specification

FileXML · CSV · JSON

IDocSAP

Capture on the shop floor.

Machine data and operator entries are tied to the order.

Order 4711Press 12 · Line 3

Machine

Cycle, count, stop

Operator

Scrap reason, personnel

Report back.

Quantities, times and scrap go to the ERP automatically, without double entry.

Confirmation · Order 4711

Quantity480 pcs

Time6.2 h

Scrap6 pcs

automatically to the ERP · no double entry

Already connected

InforCOM

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Microsoft Business Central

SAP

Your ERP is not on the list? You can still connect it via the REST API.

What our customers achieve

From pilot to group solution, implemented by your own team.

−10%Downtime

+7%Output

4 plants

productive in 6 months

Replacement of an existing MES, fully connected in 6 months.

8Countries

3Continents

510

segments across 12 plants

First machines in operation after just one day and KPIs analyzed worldwide.

>95%less CAPEX

20+Sites connected

>90%

shorter project time for machine connection

GMP-regulated pharmaceutical packaging: from the pilot line to all lines at the site, without touching the PLC.

0PLC interventions

3 weeks

until all lines are live

After a joint workshop, the key users run SYMESTIC on their own; Customer Success only supports on occasion.

Day 1Real-time data at the line

100%Real-time transparency

100%

Self-sufficiency

Works well with

Use case Control orders digitally Progress of every order at a glance. View Use case Capture operating data Confirmations to the ERP without retyping. View Role IT Architecture, interfaces, security. View Platform The MES platform All use cases on one platform. View

Frequently asked questions

Why not model everything directly in the ERP?

Because an ERP is not built for second-by-second signals from the machine, live data and deep integration with machines. SYMESTIC captures the values from the shop floor, condenses them and gives the ERP the confirmation it needs.

Which interfaces are available?

A documented REST API with OpenAPI specification and webhooks, a file-based interface for XML, CSV and JSON, and, for SAP, IDoc as well. Which route fits depends on your ERP.

How much does the ERP integration cost?

Through the standardized REST API and webhooks, it costs nothing extra; the interface is documented. If your system does not fit, we build a custom integration.

Bring your ERP.

In 30 minutes, we show what the connection would look like at your plant. Free of charge.

Christian Fieg

Head of Sales · SYMESTIC

Over 25 years in the manufacturing industry · Six Sigma Black Belt · global MES rollouts in automotive

“I will also tell you in the conversation if SYMESTIC does not fit your production. That saves us both time.”

What you take away from the call

A first assessment of what will measurably improve in your plant: OEE, downtime, reporting effort

The answer to how your machines and your ERP would actually be connected (via OPC UA, digital signals or the REST API)

A realistic pilot scope: one line, one use case, a clear time frame

Book a demo with Christian

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