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SECTOR SOFTWARE · MACHINERY MANUFACTURING AND METALWORKING

Machinery manufacturing software that ties quoted costs to reality, work orders to the shop floor, and the shop floor to dispatch

Pan Enterprise Solutions, the software arm of Pan Innovation House · based in Gaziantep, Türkiye, with a London office

We do not replace your accounting backbone, whether it is Logo, Mikro, Netsis (widely used Turkish ERPs), SAP or CanIAS. We take project-based manufacturing — where quote costs come out of Excel and the foreman's experience, where finding out which machine or subcontractor a part is at means picking up the phone, where welding and inspection records sit in binders — and move it into a single real-time, traceable operational layer with clear costs. Not an off-the-shelf package — built for your business. The source code we write and your data are handed over to you as defined in the contract.

Asking about price? We listen to the scope in a short call and share the budget frame and timeline in writing. The first 30-minute call is free; the scope of an on-site discovery, and its fee if any, is agreed in writing during that call.

We work on site for plants in and around Gaziantep; elsewhere in Türkiye and abroad, discovery starts by video call and a visit is planned if needed. Our London office is at Unit 6 Cranford Way, Hornsey, London N8 9DG.

Scoped in discovery Proposed modules: quote-costing, work orders, shop-floor tracking, subcontractors, CAD/CAM bridge, traceability, OEE, service, BI. Not every company needs all of them.
Your ERP stays Logo, Mikro, Netsis, SAP or CanIAS stays in place; the connection route depends on version and licence and is agreed in writing during discovery.
Work-order traceability Cutting-machining-welding-assembly-subcontractor tracking on a single part number
Source code handover Handover terms are written into the contract; third-party components remain under their own licences.
Does this sound familiar?

Your accounting ERP is complete, but production and costing still live in Excel and the foreman's head

In machinery manufacturing and metalworking the finance backbone is usually settled in an ERP; but in project-based manufacturing, quote costing, shop-floor tracking and traceability run outside the system. If the points below sound familiar, the issue is not replacing your ERP but building the right layer on top of it.

  • Quote costs are worked out from experience and in Excel; because a bill of materials is hard to define up front in project-based one-off manufacturing, the ERP's costing/MRP module mostly stays empty or wrong.
  • Actual costs (real labour hours, waste, subcontracting) are unclear even after the order closes; which jobs made money and which lost it only becomes apparent once the work is finished.
  • CAD (SolidWorks/Inventor), CAM (SolidCAM/Mastercam) and sheet-metal nesting (SigmaNEST/Lantek) do not talk to the ERP (Logo/Mikro/Netsis); bills of materials, part revisions and operation times are re-keyed by hand into every system.
  • Shop-floor data (machine downtime, work-order operation start/finish, real labour hours) is collected on paper slips or end-of-day Excel; late and incomplete data blocks real-time decisions, and OEE is unknown.
  • You cannot see in real time which machine, which subcontractor or which stage (cutting/machining/welding/assembly) a part is at; the customer's 'where is my order' question is answered only by phoning around and walking the workshop.
  • Subcontractor and outsourced-work management runs on notebooks and Excel; the dispatch and return of parts sent out, subcontracting costs and quality rejections are not tracked in a system, so lost parts and delays are frequent.
  • Manufacturing drawings are hand-named in server folders; with no PDM/PLM, revision chaos sets in, parts get made to old revisions, and scrap and rejections follow.
  • Welding WPS/WPQR records, welder certificates, 3.1 material certificates and CMM inspection reports sit in paper binders; at an ISO 3834 / EN 1090 audit, gathering 'who made which weld, with which WPS and which material' takes days.
  • Excel dependency puts data integrity at risk; a single broken formula wrecks the plan, multiple users cannot work at the same time, files slow down as they grow, and there is no central real-time data.
  • Purchasing is reactive; because material requirements are not planned per project, shortages trigger urgent and expensive buying, and stock is either over-committed or the line stops.
  • Because the serial number, parts structure, warranty period and field breakdown/spare-part history of machines sold are not kept in a system, after-sales revenue and the customer relationship are lost.
The sector's software landscape today

Which software do machinery manufacturing and metalworking use today, and where does it get stuck

The sector's software landscape is heavily layered: a horizontal accounting/ERP backbone, sector-specific technical tools (CAD, CAM, nesting) and shop-floor monitoring systems bolted on later. Each layer does its own job well, but the bridge between them is usually missing; data is carried by hand, and cost and traceability fall into the gap. Let us set out the real picture as it is, so it is clear where the solution fits.

LayerSoftware in use todayThe gap it leaves
General ERP / accounting and stock (horizontal backbone) Logo Tiger 3 / Logo Netsis 3 (Standard/Enterprise), Mikro Jump/Fly, SAP Business One, Login ERP, DİA, Aaro, Zirve Üretim, ETA, True ERP, Canias ERP (IAS) Solid for current accounts, e-invoice/e-despatch note, general ledger, stock, purchasing and sales invoicing; because of Revenue Administration (GİB) obligations this backbone is fixed. Logo and Mikro are common among Turkish SMEs, while SAP B1 and Canias appear more in corporate firms. In most installations only the accounting-stock side is active; the production/MRP modules are used partially or never switched on.
Production/MRP, work orders and bills of materials (BOM) Logo Netsis Üretim/MRP, Login ERP machinery module (product configurator), DİA Üretim, Aaro recipe/MRP, Zirve Üretim, MAS Üretim, Skala, Prodio, Net-X ERP (Netadam) Designed for BOMs, route-based operation tracking, MRP and costing by production order. But because a BOM is hard to define up front in project-based one-off manufacturing, in practice these modules are used incompletely or under strain; actual costs never fully reach the system.
CAD (design) and PDM/PLM SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solid Edge, CATIA; on the PDM side, SolidWorks PDM, Autodesk Vault Standard for 3D part/assembly design, manufacturing drawings and assembly structures; SolidWorks is the most widespread in machinery manufacturing. PDM/PLM (revision/version management) is mostly absent in SMEs; files are hand-named and kept in server folders, and revision chaos is born there.
CAM — NC programming for machining SolidCAM (iMachining), Mastercam (including Mastercam for SolidWorks), SolidWorks CAM/CAMWorks, EdgeCAM, GibbsCAM, Esprit, Fusion 360 Strong for toolpath and NC code generation for CNC turning, milling and vertical machining centres; SolidCAM and Mastercam dominate in Türkiye. There is usually no bridge between CAM and the ERP; real times and cost data are keyed back into production and quotes by hand.
Sheet-metal cutting CAD/CAM and nesting (layout/waste optimisation) SigmaNEST, Lantek Expert, ProNest (Hypertherm), Bystronic BySoft, Trumpf TruTops, Radan Effective for part layout on the sheet, waste reduction and NC generation from DXF for laser, plasma and press brakes; SigmaNEST is strong in Türkiye, and machine-brand software ships with the machine. The real waste and time data nesting produces is rarely connected automatically to costing and stock.
Quoting and cost estimation Evobulut (online quoting), in-ERP quote modules (Logo, Mikro, True ERP, Aaro), Excel (the most common), machining cost calculators built for individual workshops Aims to bring raw material, labour, subcontracting, overheads and margin together for customer quotes. In practice, because there is no BOM, quote costs are mostly calculated in Excel and from the foreman's experience; ERP quote modules struggle in this gap.
Shop-floor data collection / MES / machine monitoring (OEE, IIoT) ProManage, Zyfra MDCplus, Kapasitematik, Getsflow, Cormind MES, EPM/idas/Pkey Labs IoT data collection, andon boards, barcode/touch operator terminals Valuable for machine downtime/runtime, OEE, shift records and operation start/finish tracking. They are usually separate systems added after the ERP; many of the SMEs we talk to do not have them, and production is monitored on paper or Excel.
Quality, measurement and welding traceability CMM device software (PC-DMIS, Calypso etc.), calibration/measurement reports; on the welding side, WPS/WPQR/pWPS document management (ISO 3834, EN 1090), 3.1 material certificate tracking Standard for dimensional inspection, welding procedures and approval records; ISO 3834-2 and EN 1090 are mandatory for pressure-vessel, steel-structure and exporting firms. But traceability records are mostly kept in paper binders, not digitally; collecting evidence at an audit takes days.

Product names are compiled from vendors' public pages (September 2026); PAN is not affiliated with them. The "gap" column summarises situations we commonly meet in discovery and is not a statement about any specific product.

Our approach

A custom layer that closes the shop-floor and costing gap — without replacing your ERP

Our solution is not a rival to your existing software; it is the operational layer that fills the disconnect between CAD, CAM, nesting and the ERP. Your accounting ERP stays as the finance backbone; we connect the quote-costing, work-order, shop-floor tracking, subcontractor and traceability side to it. We start with an on-site survey, then build only the modules you genuinely need.

CAD/CAM/nesting to ERP bridge

A middle layer that automatically transfers the SolidWorks BOM and the real operation times and waste data from SolidCAM/Mastercam/SigmaNEST into ERP work orders and costing. The same information is entered in one place, double data entry is reduced, and quote costs are fed with real data.

Work-order shop-floor tracking (QR/barcode terminals)

A shop-floor application that records every part's cutting, machining, welding, assembly and subcontracting stage in real time via tablets or QR/barcode terminals. It delivers real labour hours and live delivery estimates, closing the gap your existing ERP module leaves unfilled.

Smart quote-costing engine

An engine that aggregates raw material, labour, subcontracting and overheads from the actual hours, waste and subcontracting data of similar past work orders; pulls current exchange rates to produce foreign-currency quotes; and links the quote-order-production chain. Costing now lives in the system, not in the foreman's head.

Subcontractor / outsourced-work portal

A module that tracks the dispatch, return, subcontracting cost and quality record of parts sent out, and gives subcontractors shared visibility of deadlines. Lost parts and delays decrease, and month-end subcontractor reconciliation stops being an argument.

Digital traceability and quality files

A module that links welding WPS/WPQR records, welder certificates, 3.1 material certificates and CMM inspection reports to serial and part numbers, and gathers the records needed for ISO 3834 / EN 1090 audits into one report. Critical for exporters and pressure-vessel/steel-structure firms.

Machine data collection and OEE panel

A management panel that collects machine downtime and runtime data via IIoT or manual terminals and delivers real-time OEE, bottleneck and delay alerts. It replaces end-of-shift Excel reports and shows in real time where production is stuck.

Modules we can build

Modules we propose for machinery manufacturing and metalworking

No firm needs all of them. After the survey we start where it hurts most and grow module by module. The scope is set in discovery; modules are designed to fit your ERP and your floor.

MES

Work-order and shop-floor production tracking

A shop-floor system that tracks cutting, machining, welding and assembly stages by work order and part, and collects real labour hours and machine and operator productivity via QR/barcode terminals.

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API

CAD/CAM/nesting and ERP integration bridge

A one-way/two-way integration layer connecting the SolidWorks BOM, SolidCAM/Mastercam times and SigmaNEST waste data to Logo/Mikro/Netsis/SAP work orders and costing.

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BI

Quote-costing engine and owner's dashboard

Decision support that aggregates raw material, labour, subcontracting and overheads from actual historical data, produces foreign-currency quotes, and shows order profitability and actual-versus-estimated cost variance on a single screen.

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QR

Subcontractor and outsourced-work portal

A mobile shop-floor module that tracks outgoing and returning parts with QR/barcodes, measures subcontracting costs, deadlines and quality rejections, and produces month-end reconciliation and progress payments automatically.

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QMS

Welding and inspection traceability (ISO 3834 / EN 1090)

A digital quality record system that links WPS/WPQR records, welder certificates, 3.1 material certificates and CMM inspection reports to serial/part numbers, and produces the audit file at the push of a button.

PLM

Light PDM / revision management

A simple PDM that keeps manufacturing drawings centrally under version and revision numbers and shows which drawing is current; it ends server-folder revision chaos and production from outdated revisions.

MES

Machine data collection and OEE panel

A live production panel that collects downtime, runtime and OEE data via machine counters/IIoT integration or manual terminals, with instant alerts for bottlenecks and delivery slippage.

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CRM

After-sales service and warranty

A module that registers every machine sold by serial number and parts structure, and tracks warranty periods, field breakdowns and spare-part history; it brings after-sales revenue and the customer relationship into the system.

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B2B

E-export and spare-parts B2B portal

A multilingual product catalogue, foreign-currency B2B quoting and ordering infrastructure, and a spare-parts sales portal; an additional sales channel for machinery manufacturers that export.

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Integration with your existing ERP

We do not replace your existing ERP — we work alongside it

Your finance and accounting backbone (Logo, Mikro, Netsis, SAP or CanIAS) stays in place; your e-invoice, e-despatch note and current-account order is never disturbed. The operational layer we build connects to your ERP through the routes its vendor supports (API, service layer or an approved import) and does not write directly into its database tables: current accounts, stock, orders and invoices are kept in a single source of truth, and work-order, shop-floor production and subcontracting data flows into it. In the same way, CAD, CAM and nesting outputs connect to this layer as BOMs, times and waste. You neither end up with a second accounting system nor keep running the shop floor on Excel.

Our integration approach →
  • Current-account, stock, order and invoice synchronisation with Logo, Mikro, Netsis, SAP and CanIAS — double entry is reduced.
  • CAD bills of materials and revisions from SolidWorks, Inventor and similar tools connect automatically to production and costing.
  • SolidCAM and Mastercam operation times and SigmaNEST/Lantek nesting waste data are transferred to work orders and actual costs.
  • Real labour hours and operation status from shop-floor terminals are reflected in ERP costs and delivery dates.
  • WPS/WPQR, 3.1 material and CMM inspection data is linked to serial/part numbers, and the audit file is produced at the push of a button.
Outcomes

What changes when this layer goes live

  • Quote costs move from the foreman's head into the system; they are calculated from actual historical hours, waste and subcontracting data, and foreign-currency quotes are prepared quickly.
  • Actual costs are visible before the order closes; which jobs make money and which lose it is managed before the work is finished.
  • Double data entry between CAD, CAM, nesting and the ERP is reduced; BOMs, revisions and operation times are kept in one place, and copying errors decline.
  • Which machine, which subcontractor and which stage each part is at is visible in real time; the customer's 'where is my order' question is answered from the screen, without phone calls.
  • Subcontracting comes into the system; lost parts and delays decrease, and month-end reconciliation and progress payments are produced automatically.
  • Machine downtime and runtime data arrives live from the floor; OEE and bottlenecks become visible, with no waiting for end-of-shift Excel reports.
  • Manufacturing drawings come under version control; the risk of producing to an old revision and generating scrap and rejections is reduced.
  • Welding WPS/WPQR records, welder certificates, 3.1 material certificates and CMM reports are linked to serial/part numbers; the ISO 3834 / EN 1090 audit file is ready at the push of a button instead of in days.
  • Purchasing becomes planned around project requirements; urgent, expensive buying and needless stock commitments decline.
  • The serial number, parts structure and service history of every machine sold stay in the system; after-sales spare parts and service become a new revenue channel.
Process

A realistic five-stage path that begins with discovery.

  1. 01

    Initial meeting

    1 week

    We discuss your product range (textile/milling/packaging/agricultural machinery, pressure vessels, steel structures, automotive spare parts), your current ERP and CAD/CAM environment, and the operational point that hurts most. We clarify expectations and scope and draw a realistic frame; at this stage the priority is understanding, not selling.

  2. 02

    On-site survey and process analysis

    1-2 weeks

    We observe your cutting shop, machining centres, welding shop, assembly and subcontractor flow in place. We identify the data disconnects between Logo/Mikro/Netsis/SAP, SolidWorks, SolidCAM/Mastercam and SigmaNEST, and map the gaps in quote costing, shop-floor tracking, subcontracting and traceability.

  3. 03

    Digital transformation roadmap

    1 week

    We turn the survey findings into a prioritised roadmap: which module comes first, which integration connects where, which gain arrives earliest. We present a clear plan that protects your ERP, is module-based and phased to your budget.

  4. 04

    Module-based software development

    phased by process

    We start with the module that creates the most value (usually work-order shop-floor tracking or the quote-costing engine) and develop iteratively. At the end of every sprint we show a working version; we fine-tune with feedback from foremen, operators and managers.

  5. 05

    Go-live, training and support

    ongoing

    We commission the system on the shop floor and in the office, and train operators, foremen and managers by role. After go-live we stay at your side with maintenance, SLAs and development support. The source code we write and your data are handed over to you as defined in the contract.

Why Pan Innovation House?

A team that brings quote costs, work orders and subcontractors together under one part number.

A team that listens on the floor, not a software vendor

We are based in Gaziantep. We write down your machine, welding-shop and subcontractor flow by listening to you on site; the starting point is your flow, not our assumptions.

We do not replace your ERP

Your Logo, Mikro, Netsis, SAP or CanIAS backbone stays in place. We build the operational layer that works alongside it and closes the shop-floor and costing gap; your existing order is not disturbed.

We know the reality of project-based manufacturing

Standard MRP does not fit manufacturing where BOMs cannot be defined up front and every job is a one-off. We build the solution on work orders and actual data, and feed quote costs from past jobs.

Source code handover written into the contract

The source code we write and your data are handed over to you as defined in the contract; third-party and open-source components remain subject to their own licences. You can continue with another team later if you wish.

Genuine traceability and audit infrastructure

We design WPS/WPQR, 3.1 material and CMM records for ISO 3834 and EN 1090 in from the start; you face export and audit demands with a system, not paper binders.

Module by module, on a realistic budget

We never force you to build everything at once. We start where it hurts most, demonstrate the gain, then grow; we spread your budget across phases and lower the risk.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Machinery Manufacturing and Metalworking software.

Will we have to replace our existing Logo / Mikro / Netsis system?

No. Your accounting and finance backbone stays exactly as it is; your e-invoice, e-despatch note and current-account order is not disturbed. The quote-costing, work-order, shop-floor tracking and traceability layer we build connects to your ERP through the routes its vendor supports (API, service layer or an approved import) and does not write directly into its database tables. The goal is not to build a second accounting system but to connect the shop floor and the costs the ERP cannot see.

We do project-based one-off manufacturing and cannot define BOMs up front; does the solution fit us?

It is built precisely for this situation. Standard MRP demands a BOM up front; in project-based manufacturing that is often impossible. We build the solution on work orders and actual data: as the part progresses on the floor, real labour hours, waste and subcontracting are recorded, and quote costs are fed from similar past jobs. Cost and delivery can then be managed even without a BOM.

Can you integrate with SolidWorks, SolidCAM, Mastercam and SigmaNEST?

Usually possible, but the route depends on the versions and export options you use; we confirm it in discovery before committing in writing. We do not replace these tools; we connect their outputs to the production and costing side. We build a bridge that transfers the SolidWorks BOM, SolidCAM/Mastercam operation times and SigmaNEST/Lantek nesting waste data to work orders and actual costs. Entering the same information into every system by hand — and the errors that come with it — is reduced.

How exactly do you handle subcontractor and outsourced-work tracking?

We dispatch outgoing parts with QR/barcodes and register them on return. How much went out, how much came back, what the subcontracting cost is, which subcontractor missed a deadline and whether there was a quality rejection is visible in real time. Month-end reconciliation and progress payments are calculated automatically; the notebook-and-Excel process rests on a shared record instead.

Do you help with ISO 3834 and EN 1090 audits?

Yes. We build a traceability module that links welding WPS/WPQR records, welder certificates, 3.1 material certificates and CMM inspection reports to serial and part numbers. When the audit comes, you can produce 'who made which weld, with which WPS and which material' as a report from the system, instead of digging through binders for days. For pressure-vessel, steel-structure and exporting firms this is a critical gain.

Can we answer the customer's 'where is my order' question in real time?

Yes — that is exactly our goal. With work-order-based shop-floor tracking, which machine, which subcontractor and which stage (cutting, machining, welding, assembly) every part is at appears on screen in real time. Instead of phoning around and walking the workshop, you give the customer accurate information instantly, together with a delivery estimate.

Do we have to buy all the modules from the start?

No. After the on-site survey we start with the module that creates the most value; usually that is work-order shop-floor tracking or the quote-costing engine. Once you see the gain, we add the others — the subcontractor portal, traceability, the OEE panel or the service module. We spread the budget across phases and lower the risk.

Who keeps the source code and our data?

The source code we write and your data are handed over to you as defined in the contract; third-party and open-source components remain subject to their own licences. You can continue with another team later if you wish.

What drives the cost and timeline?

The scope of the quote-costing engine, the CAD/CAM and nesting tools to connect, the stations where work orders are tracked, the size of the subcontractor network, weld and material certificate traceability, and the route into your ERP. We discuss a budget range in the first call; the exact scope, timeline and price are put in writing after discovery.

What do you need from us?

One person each from planning and the workshop, examples of past quotes and completed jobs, the export options of your CAD/CAM tools, ERP connection details and a subcontractor list.

How do we measure success?

During discovery we pick a few measures, such as the gap between quoted and actual cost, delivery slippage, or how long it takes to answer 'where is my order'. We agree target values with you, based on your current data, before work begins; results are not guaranteed.

Let us start together

Let's walk the floor together and see the gap together

Let us observe your manufacturing in place — from the cutting shop to the welding shop, from subcontractors to dispatch. Without replacing your existing ERP, we will draw a realistic roadmap that starts where it hurts most. The first step is a discovery meeting.

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