4 Reasons Food and Bakery Equipment Manufacturers Swear by Genius ERP

From designing and building highly customized machinery to managing complex orders, food and bakery equipment manufacturers need a reliable ERP system to stay on top of it all. For over 35 years, Genius ERP has been helping custom manufacturers, including those who produce food and bakery equipment, streamline their processes and increase efficiency.

With a detailed background in engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing, our team of manufacturing experts understands what goes into building the machines that create everyone’s favorite foods. Our ERP software helps food production equipment manufacturers oversee day-to-day operations and manage complex tasks. Genius ERP streamlines design and engineering processes, provides complete visibility and improves job costing, helping food and bakery equipment manufacturers meet customer needs more efficiently.

Here are four reasons why food and bakery equipment manufacturers love Genius ERP.

1. Seamless Integration with Engineering Tools

Food and bakery equipment manufacturers design and build one-of-a-kind machines to meet specific customer needs, which means that engineers must handle the entire design and development process. Genius ERP simplifies this custom manufacturing by seamlessly integrating with engineering tools, including CAD systems like SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor, allowing manufacturers to smoothly go from design to production.

A typical custom manufacturing shop can waste hundreds of hours of engineering time transferring information from a CAD system into an ERP. Genius ERP’s CAD2BOM feature automatically transfers CAD designs, drawings, and models into Genius ERP, saving engineers the time and effort of manually creating a BOM. CAD2BOM streamlines production by quickly and accurately generating a complete BOM with all necessary parts, routings, and production steps.

CAD2BOM improves engineering efficiency by eliminating manual data entry, allowing engineers to focus on design. CAD2BOM also speeds up production by ensuring that all parts and steps are ready for procurement and manufacturing. This was the case for Hinds-Bock, a custom food production equipment manufacturer in Bothell, Washington. After facing challenges with two other ERP systems, they turned to Genius ERP for its seamless integrations. Once live, they were able to use CAD2BOM to handle complex, engineer-to-order projects more efficiently and get a head start on production.

2. Streamlined Order and Production Management

Handling multiple custom orders while keeping production on schedule is a significant challenge for food and bakery equipment manufacturers. With Genius ERP, manufacturers can easily access all the information they need for each job in one central place.

Whether tracking inventory and material availability, monitoring labor costs, or checking on deadlines, Genius ERP gives food and bakery equipment manufacturers complete visibility into every part of the production process, helping to ensure that orders are delivered on time and stay within budget.

Real-time access to job-specific data makes managing production much smoother. It allows food and bakery equipment manufacturers to quickly respond to customer demands, resolve potential bottlenecks, stay organized, and maintain high product quality throughout the process. By automating and streamlining operations, food production equipment manufacturers can handle more custom orders without sacrificing efficiency or craftsmanship.

3. Precise Job Costing

For food and bakery equipment manufacturers, profitability often comes down to how well costs have been managed. But, keeping track of expenses can be difficult when manufacturing customized machinery.

Genius ERP’s job costing features allow manufacturers to calculate costs accurately, stay within budget and improve profitability. With Genius ERP, manufacturers can trace job costs throughout the production process and accurately assign costs to each job in a shop. With Genius ERP, manufacturers can track standard, average, and actual production costs, as well as analyze profitability by job, project, or contract. These insights help food and bakery manufacturers identify the most profitable jobs, allowing them to know what jobs to go after to increase profits.

For Hinds-Bock, precise job costing with Genius ERP was a significant improvement for their company. By connecting accounting data with the manufacturing side of operations, they were able to better track costs across all phases of production and eliminate guesswork from their financials. “Genius takes a lot of the guesswork out of the numbers,” said Larry Riley, CFO at Hinds-Bock.

4. Quick and Easy Implementation

Food and bakery equipment manufacturers can’t afford extended downtime when switching to a new ERP system. They need a solution that can be implemented quickly without disrupting their complex production schedule.

While ERP implementations are notorious for delays—on average, only 27% of projects are delivered on time—Genius ERP sets itself apart with a proven implementation process. Our implementation team has deep industry expertise and works closely with manufacturers to ensure the implementation process is smooth and fits a company’s needs. This attention to detail helps keep projects on track. 86% of our implementation projects are delivered on time, significantly higher than the industry average.

With Genius ERP, manufacturers don’t just get a fast implementation—they get a solution customized to their business, fully integrated with their production processes, and designed to enhance overall efficiency. The result is a faster time to value, allowing manufacturers to see immediate improvements in their operations and bottom line.

When Hinds-Bock signed their contract with Genius ERP, they went live just three months later. This quick turnaround allowed them to keep production running smoothly and start realizing the benefits of Genius ERP almost immediately.

Conclusion

Food and bakery equipment manufacturers need reliable solutions to manage complex projects and keep production on schedule. Genius ERP has the tools custom manufacturers need to streamline operations and manage costs—all while being implemented quickly and efficiently.

For over 35 years, Genius ERP has helped manufacturers like Hinds-Bock achieve greater control and efficiency in their day-to-day operations. If you’re looking for an ERP solution that understands the unique challenges of food and bakery equipment manufacturing, look at our industry-specific solutions. Genius ERP is designed to help you handle custom orders more efficiently while keeping production on track.