Total ETO was created by engineers specifically for the custom design manufacturer. If your company manufactures products usually with a new design or a customized version of something you’ve done before, our material resource planning (MRP) software is for you.

Benefits to you:

• Easy to use as Total ETO’s workflow mimics the custom design process, providing a better ‘fit’.
• There are many MRP features within the application that were specifically designed for the engineer-to-order or made-to-order manufacturer.

Total ETO provides a separate engineering screen to manage entire Projects and individual Jobs. A Bill of Materials (BOM) can be built in a nested hierarchy as many levels deep as you need, rather than a flat BOM, and is displayed in a flexible graphical user interface screen. By displaying the BOM visually, designers have greater flexibility to break down assemblies and more easily manage changes to an assembly quantity or parts within the assembly.

Benefits to you:

• Total ETO was built by engineers for engineers and understands your need for a structured BOM.
• Fewer setbacks as engineers can logically break up complex machinery into a series of nested subassemblies.
• Designers and engineers are more efficient as a structured BOM provides them with a quicker and organized means of finding materials and managing change requirements.

Yes, of course we do! Since we’re partners with Dassault and Autodesk, Total ETO provides integrated 3D CAD linking within SolidWorks and Inventor, embedding our controls in their CAD systems, allowing designers to easily push BOM information to Total ETO.

For other CAD systems, our BOM Import tool can quickly import a BOM file exported from applications as such as AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, E-Plan, Catia, Creo (ProE), and Siemens Solid Edge, among many others, eliminating double entry, and possible data entry mistakes.

Benefits to you:

• Designers can view and edit the BOM in one central location, giving complete control on the BOM’s development.
• Staff gains flexibility, power and versatility in creating, modifying and controlling the flow of information to and from Purchasing.
• By integrating your BOM with your 3D CAD we eliminate duplicate data entry and speed up the engineering process.

A big challenge for engineer to order manufacturers is having materials ready for when manufacturing needs them. Total ETO simplifies the staging of materials for production. Receiving can quickly view purchase orders, log received parts, produce quality inspection reports or initiate Non-conformance issues.

As items are received or issued from allocated inventory, Purchasing is instantly updated on the status of materials by job. Total ETO includes real time tracking and managing of your inventory including Work in Progress (WIP) so materials are available when needed.

Benefits to you:

• Purchasing can source materials and issue POs quickly.
• Materials are available when Manufacturing needs them.
• There is no costly delay in the project.

Total ETO offers seamless integration with QuickBooks, providing a tight link between the two system systems. Your accounting data is automatically exported into QuickBooks to pay bills, collect receivables and produce financial reports. Total ETO also offers integration to many other accounting packages including Sage 300 (Accpac) and Sage 50 (Peachtree/Simply Accounting), as well as linking to outside payroll service providers such as ADP, and time and attendance systems like Mitrefinch among others.

Benefits to you:

• Use the best accounting systems available
• Save time by not having to learn a new accounting system
• Fewer mistakes as your accounting staff continues to use a familiar program