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ERP software solution
for the mechanical engineering sector

unitop – the end-to-end solution for your industry.

Are you in the mechanical engineering sector and are you looking for an ERP system that can display your processes reliably and in a future-proof way? From calculating quotations and precalculation, construction, procurement, production and assembly to quality assurance and acceptance: with unitop, you can control individual orders, small-run orders and groups of components from start to finish.
Our business solution is based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central – and brings together sales and marketing, planning, production, quality assurance, logistics and finances on a single platform. Project documents – from specifications to FAT/SAT acceptance packages – can be archived in a secure and audit-proof way in the integrated DMS and linked to production orders or batch numbers. Scanners, label printers and network devices used in the warehouse, in assembly and in the working environment can be connected securely via the unitop HUB. The role centre is there to help you draw up quotations and milestones, plan deliveries and handle complaints.

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unitop – our end-to-end ERP solution for the mechanical engineering sector

The mechanical engineering sector and single-item production are characterised by bespoke customer solutions, long delivery times, milestones and stringent accountability requirements. We have a detailed knowledge of all those requirements: with unitop, we have used our many years of project experience and our in-depth expertise in the sector to develop an ERP solution that brings together production transparency, just-in-time procurement and audit-proof documentation – in a single, end-to-end system.

As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for business applications, we champion technological ingenuity, scalability and long-term security of investment. With unitop, you benefit from a solution that seamlessly integrates your production processes – on a future-proof Microsoft platform.

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Sector-specific functions in unitop

Our ERP solution for the mechanical engineering sector – its main functions at a glance

Product configurator

With the product configurator add-on, you can generate compliant quotations, order-specific lists of materials and work plans. It is also ideal for variant manufacturing: options and dependencies are verifiable at all times, and prices and margins are transparent – from sales and marketing through to production.

Quotations & precalculation

From structured quotations with alternatives and options to reliable precalculation: once an order is confirmed, you can transfer data directly from the calculation to create items, lists of materials and work plans.

Construction data & drawing management

Drawings, successive revisions and links to items are logged centrally. Releases and approvals are traceable and modifications are reliably transmitted to production. You can archive your documentation in a secure and audit-proof way in the on-board DMS – from design versions to the finished state.

Procuring long-lead components & comparing suppliers

Critical components with long lead times when re-ordered can be secured in good time: you can control master requests, quotations and comparisons of suppliers directly in unitop. Deadlines, prices and quality grades are transparent at all times.

Contract manufacturing & provisioning

Production steps performed by third parties (such as heat treatment or coating) can be commissioned directly from within the working process. In unitop, you can control provisioning and goods inward in a process-specific way. Items allocated back to the warehouse are traceable at all times.

In-project deadline & cost control

You can plan milestones, budgets and work packages transparently, which is ideal for single-item production and project-driven orders. Target-performance comparisons provide an overview of the status of deadlines, helping you identify the cumulative costs and risks in good time.

Batch formation, pre-assembly & in-house movements

Batches can be created by scanner and you can control in-house movements so that modules arrive at pre-assembly or final assembly at exactly the right moment. Your materials provisioning will be reliable and traceable at all times.

Quality assurance & acceptances (FAT/SAT)

In unitop, tests carried out at all stages of production and factory acceptance tests (FATs) can be controlled and documented from end to end. Checklists, measurement values and protocols can be stored securely in audit-proof form in the DMS.

Seamless connection of specialist software & devices

Open interfaces seamlessly integrate MES, production data acquisition/MDC, CNC controls, CAD, IIoT and test rigs. Using the unitop HUB, you can securely connect devices within your internal network; the data never leave your IT environment.

AI event & incident management

Our AI basics add-on will provide you with an AI event and incident management system that automatically categorises and prioritises incoming enquiries (such as quotation requests and project-related messages, despatch advices or complaints) – including recommended actions – directly in unitop.

Reporting & BI

With unitop BI, you get key performance indicators on production progress, deadlines and costs/final costing. If needed, you can also call up detailed views of entries or series numbers. Dashboards assist you in day-to-day management and provide a reliable foundation for decision-making.

Billing & degrees of completion

From downpayments to milestone invoicing: you can display a structured overview of your billing, value incomplete tasks correctly and document degrees of completion transparently. What is more, the financial accounting department seamlessly receives all the data it needs from unitop.

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Additional key functionalities for your mechanical engineering processes

Alongside the core, sector-specific functions, unitop also provides some powerful, additional functionalities to make your processes even more transparent and efficient:

Using the integrated DMS, you can archive instructions, technical specifications and customer requirements, drawings and successive revisions, inspection and acceptance protocols (FAT/SAT), certificates, and order and delivery receipts, including the associated correspondence – directly in unitop. All documents are linked to the project number, order number, item number or series number — in a secure and audit-proof way.

If needed, you can share enquiries, quotations, order confirmations, despatch advices, bills, relevant master data and revision details automatically with suppliers, contract manufacturers and testing institutions. This leads to shorter processing times, fewer errors and greater transparency in procurement and assembly services.

Movements of goods, transfers and production progress can be captured directly in the production hall and the warehouse – by mobile app or scanner. Existing stocks, orders and series and batch movements are always up to date, with traceability and “as-built” documentation available at all times.

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