Total material control from lay-up to cure
Composite manufacturing relies on precise material handling, controlled processes, and consistent quality. ERP and MRP software must manage shelf-life materials, complex production workflows, and resource-intensive processes while maintaining full traceability and production visibility.
Composite manufacturers face unique challenges, from managing temperature-sensitive materials to controlling long cure cycles and specialist equipment. An ERP and MRP system built for composite manufacturing provides full control over material inventory, including batch tracking, shelf-life management, and freezer storage. By combining detailed process routing, real-time production scheduling, and integrated quality management, manufacturers can reduce waste, improve consistency, and maintain full traceability from raw material through to finished component, supporting both certification and customer requirements.
ERP software supports detailed process routing and digital work instructions for lay-up, curing, trimming, and finishing. This ensures repeatability, improves quality, and helps manufacturers maintain consistency across skilled and semi-skilled operators.
With long cure times and specialist equipment, capacity planning is critical. ERP systems optimise scheduling around resource constraints, helping manufacturers maximise throughput while avoiding bottlenecks and missed deadlines.
Composite ERP solutions integrate quality checks at every stage of production. From incoming material inspection to final part validation, all quality data is captured and linked to the job record, supporting certification, audits, and customer requirements.
Composite manufacturing often involves complex supply chains and multiple stakeholders. Detailed reporting helps in managing costs, tracking performance, and ensuring compliance with industry standards
A fully featured, cloud hosted ERP platform with everything you need for easy order management, total quality control and traceability, trusted by manufacturers across the UK.
Starting from £45pcm / user
Keep your Customers and Suppliers updated on all open order lines with ease, view current and historic quality documents, and gain valuable oversight on your business.
Starting from £125 / month
QCS Hub is a modern ERP platform designed specifically for precision engineering and regulated manufacturing environments.
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