Injection Moulding ERP Software
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Manufacturing businesses rely on accurate information to keep production moving efficiently.
Managing tooling, materials, production schedules, quality, purchasing, and customer orders requires software that reflects the way the industry actually operates. Generic ERP platforms often require significant customisation before they become practical, which can increase implementation time and make day-to-day processes more complex than they need to be.
At Moulders Consulting, we provide ERP software that has been developed specifically for the plastic injection moulding industry. Rather than adapting a general manufacturing platform, we’ve built a solution around the workflows, terminology, and operational requirements that injection moulders deal with every day.
We help manufacturers improve visibility across their operations, reduce inefficiencies, and make informed decisions using accurate, real-time information.
Designed Specifically For Injection Moulding Companies
Our ERP software has been created exclusively for injection moulding businesses. With more than 40 years of combined industry experience, we have worked in production, sales, operations, management, and manufacturing environments, giving us first-hand knowledge of the challenges faced by moulding companies. That experience has shaped the way our software functions, ensuring it supports the processes that matter most rather than forcing businesses to adapt to a generic system.
From new product introduction through to production planning, purchasing, quality management, and invoicing, our software brings key business functions together within a single integrated platform. This allows information to flow between departments while reducing the need for duplicate data entry and disconnected spreadsheets.
Supporting Every Stage Of Production
Injection moulding involves far more than simply producing components. Materials must be ordered, tooling managed, jobs scheduled, quality monitored, and customer deadlines met. Our software has been developed to support each stage of this process.
The system includes tools for managing quotations, new product introduction (NPI), production planning, purchasing, shop floor operations, quality control, traceability, and delivery. Bringing these functions together helps manufacturers gain a clearer understanding of production performance while improving communication across the business.
Because every stage is connected, changes made in one area of the business can be reflected throughout the system, helping teams work from consistent, up-to-date information.
Production Planning And Scheduling
Effective production planning is essential for maintaining machine utilisation, meeting delivery dates, and managing available capacity.
That’s why our software includes visual production planning tools that allow schedules to be managed by week, day, or hour. This gives production managers greater flexibility when responding to changing customer demand, machine availability, or production priorities.
By improving visibility across production schedules, businesses can allocate resources more effectively while reducing unnecessary delays and improving workflow throughout the factory.
Materials Planning Built Around Injection Moulding
Material management within injection moulding differs from many other manufacturing sectors. Resin blends, masterbatch, additives, and recycled content all influence production planning and costing.
Our Bills of Material are structured using material percentages rather than fixed quantities, reflecting the way injection moulding businesses calculate material usage. As product weights, shot sizes, or process settings change, material calculations can automatically adjust, helping improve accuracy while reducing manual calculations.
This approach provides greater flexibility while supporting accurate purchasing, inventory management, and production planning.
Improved Traceability Across Manufacturing
Quality Management And Compliance
Maintaining consistent product quality is a priority for every injection moulding business.
Our software incorporates quality management features that allow non-conformance reports, corrective actions, and inspection records to be managed alongside production information. Rather than maintaining separate quality systems, manufacturers can monitor quality as part of their wider operational workflow.
For businesses producing plastic packaging, our ERP platform also includes a Plastics Packaging Tax calculator, helping users calculate potential liabilities based on material composition and recycled content. Integrating this functionality into the software supports informed decision-making during product development, quoting, and manufacturing.
Traceability has become increasingly important for manufacturers supplying regulated industries and demanding customers.
Our software provides end-to-end traceability, allowing materials to be tracked from purchase order through production and into the finished component. Information relating to tooling, production batches, secondary operations, and quality records can all be linked within the system, making it easier to investigate issues, support compliance requirements, and maintain accurate production records.
Having access to detailed traceability information also supports quality management by allowing manufacturers to identify trends, monitor performance, and respond more quickly when corrective action is required.
Real-Time Shop Floor Visibility
Having accurate production information available throughout the working day allows managers to make faster operational decisions.
Our ERP solution supports shop floor data capture and provides dashboards that deliver a real-time overview of business performance. Information covering production progress, purchasing, sales, deliveries, and quality can be viewed from a central location, helping management teams identify potential issues before they become larger problems.
Improved visibility across the factory supports better communication while helping manufacturers make more informed production decisions.
Managing Tooling, Purchasing, And Inventory
Injection moulding businesses often manage significant investments in tooling, alongside raw materials and purchased components.
Our ERP software includes a dedicated tooling register, allowing businesses to maintain accurate records relating to tooling ownership, location, and status. Purchasing functionality automatically responds to production demand and stock allocations, helping ensure materials are available when required while reducing unnecessary inventory.
By connecting purchasing with production planning, manufacturers can improve stock control while supporting more efficient scheduling.
Integrated Business Management
Running an injection moulding company involves much more than production alone.
Our ERP software includes customer and supplier management, quotation tools, invoicing, purchasing, CRM functionality, and integration with accounting software including Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks. This allows businesses to manage operational and commercial activities through one connected system rather than relying on multiple standalone applications.
A single source of information improves consistency across departments while reducing duplicated administration.
Implementation Backed By Industry Experience
Introducing a new ERP system is a significant project for any manufacturing business. Successful implementation depends not only on the software itself but also on understanding how manufacturing operations function in practice.
At Moulders Consulting, we support customers throughout implementation by drawing on decades of experience within the plastic injection moulding industry. Our team has worked directly within moulding businesses, giving us practical insight into production, planning, operational management, and continuous improvement.
Alongside software implementation, we also provide consultancy services focused on manufacturing efficiency, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), scheduling, and process improvement, helping businesses maximise the value of their investment.
Why Choose Moulders Consulting For Injection Moulding ERP Software?
Our ERP software has been designed exclusively for the plastic injection moulding industry, giving manufacturers access to features that reflect the realities of day-to-day production rather than generic manufacturing processes. By combining ERP, MRP, scheduling, quality management, traceability, purchasing, and production planning within one integrated platform, we help businesses improve efficiency while maintaining greater visibility across their operations.
Supported by more than four decades of combined industry experience, we understand the challenges injection moulders face because we’ve worked within the industry ourselves. Whether you’re looking to replace legacy systems, improve production planning, strengthen traceability, or introduce a fully integrated ERP solution, we work with you to implement software that supports long-term operational improvement and sustainable business growth.
Our Software - Key Features
DASHBOARD – designed to give an overview of your facility – broken down into sections to include
Sales | Quotes | Purchasing | Production | Quality | Delivery
Navigate easily from your dashboard to access all ERP / MRP info – even through to production planning.
PARTS – see all of the information you need to about any manufactured or bought in part on one simple to use screen. Here you will have an overview of the following:
Part Details | Activity | Files | Suppliers | Allocations | Options
BOMS – easy to navigate and populate – able to select multiple items easily on the Bill of Material in a variety of units, including percentages to jobs which may include Masterbatch, UV Stabaliser, Powders, Anti-Microbial agents etc.
Add files, quality documents, C of C’s, and tooling data to ensure all relevant detail can be accessed in one clear and concise location.
BOMS – You then delve deeper into the detail of the specified machine best suited for the manufacture of this component and add on any ancillaries required including robots, conveyors, dryers, and even the human resources required for production.
Add notes that are relevant to the job, and the additional bonus of the costing calculator gives you the ability to track profitability, and calculate price breaks by relating the part cost, to various quantities, and your required margin.
JOB CARD – All of the right information, all in the right place. The MCL Job Card clearly shows the following:
Work Order No. | Part Number | Description | Job Quantity | Drawing
Customer | P/O Ref No | Order Line | Date | Notes
BOM details, to include quantities, weights, units of measure, locations, and type of product
Tool information, including location, change inserts, and cavities are provided
Allocation of machines and any ancillaries required to complete production
And finally, the image of the part itself to help the production personnel to keep on track.
Our Software - Key Features
Tooling Register
Incorporating a full tooling register, maintaining your clients tooling status and location
BOM's
Multi-level Bill Of Materials, to include sub-assemblies, and final assemblies
Production Planning
Visual Capacity planning and scheduling, by the Week, Day and even Hour
Job Cards / Works Orders
A clear visual document for shop floor use - including BOMs for Injection Moulding
Contacts
Full customer and Supplier data capture with CRM Traceability and email capabilities throughout
Traceability
Ability to trace material from Purchase Order through WIP to final moulded component
Second Operations
Ability to track manufacturing flow to clearly identify secondary operations and manual operations
Purchasing
Full purchase planning auto updated customer sales order demand, and stock allocations
NCR / Quality
Track all non-conformance reports and corrective actions, integrated with part record
Shop Floor Data Capture
Real time data collection from production - tracking all processes and works orders / job cards
Dashboard
Snapshot insight into daily business expectations, monitoring progress in real time
Invoicing
Raise invoices using our invoicing module, integrated directly with Sage, Xero & Quickbooks
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About Mark Amphlett
With over 20 years of experience in the plastics industry, Mark Amphlett played a pivotal role in the growth of Amtek Plastics, Newton Abbot, as General Manager.
Under his leadership, the company’s annual turnover surged from £650k to over £3M in less than 6 years. Mark’s effective branding strategies positioned Amtek Plastics as a leading provider of Plastic Injection Moulding services in the UK, resulting in a significant increase in inbound inquiries, from an average of 3 or 4 per month up to a typical monthly total of well over 60.
These outcomes showcase Mark’s exceptional marketing skills, unwavering dedication to fostering growth, and remarkable talent for strategically positioning businesses to achieve success.
About Andy Jewell
Andy Jewell entered the plastics industry in 1989, with an Honours Degree in Chemistry with Business Administration.
During his early career, Andy gained invaluable experience in sales, developing his technical knowledge of material handling, drying, and dosing systems, as well as real-time Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for the Plastics sector.
As his expertise in the Plastic Injection Moulding industry developed, Andy transitioned into the promotion and sale of real-time Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for the Plastics sector.
Working closely with a renowned US-based supplier of MES/SFDC/i4.0 solutions, Andy played a crucial role in establishing them as a leading provider across the globe. His dedication and contributions helped to drive the company’s success and solidify its reputation within the industry.
As an Independent Sales Consultant since 2017, Andy’s deep understanding of the plastics industry and expertise in MES solutions make him a trusted advisor and consultant.
His commitment to excellence and delivering tangible results has helped numerous customers achieve enhanced productivity and profitability.
