Make-to-order manufacturing

Make-to-order (MTO) manufacturing software for high-mix low-volume production

Make-to-order manufacturing software that plans every order on real capacity, releases only what can start and keeps your lead times predictable.

Built for MTO and ETOIntegrates with your ERPNative on Salesforce

Production starts only when a customer confirms the order, and no two orders are quite the same. 24Flow is the modular MES between your ERP and the shop floor: it schedules each order, releases it at the right moment and tracks it to the finished product.

What changes with 24Flow

Less waiting, less firefighting.
More orders out on time.

Make-to-order manufacturers use 24Flow to cut lead times up to 30% and keep the plan in step with the shop floor.

Shorter lead times

Attack the waiting time between steps, so orders reach the customer sooner.

Planning on real capacity

Schedule against the people and machines you really have, not a forecast.

Live shop floor status

See where every order is, without walking the floor to find it.

WIP under control

Release only what can start, so work stops piling up in front of the bottleneck.

Full traceability

Record time, quantities and scrap per order, component and subassembly.

Connected to your ERP

Sync orders and actuals with your ERP, which stays the system of record.

The two classic MTO problems

The plan changes every day. Orders wait in line.
24Flow handles both.

Ask any make-to-order manufacturer what hurts most, and you hear the same two answers.

Complex production planning

Every order is different and priorities shift daily, so a static ERP plan or a spreadsheet falls behind. 24Flow plans and releases main and sub-orders from your ERP on real capacity, and you replan around a rush order without starting over.

Long lead times

In make-to-order production, an order typically spends 95% of its lead time waiting and 5% being worked on. 24Flow applies Quick Response Manufacturing and Lean principles: it limits WIP, shows bottlenecks on the shop floor as they form and shortens the wait.

Is this you?

You're likely an MTO manufacturer if

Production only starts once a customer order is confirmedYou build complex products in low volumes, rarely the same twiceEvery batch has its own routing, materials or specificationsYou carry little or no finished-goods inventoryLead time and on-time delivery are under constant pressureYour ERP plans the order, but the shop floor still runs on paper or gut feeling

Is every order engineered before production starts?

Industries we serve

Different industries.
The same make-to-order pressure.

24Flow is set up for the way orders flow in your industry, from metal fabrication to label printing.

Metal fabrication and job shops

Plan many unique work orders and complex routings, subcontracted steps included, and keep rush jobs from derailing the plan.

Machine builders and industrial equipment

Keep configurable machines, multi-level BOMs and late engineering changes in step, from the first subassembly to the final test.

Repair depots

Track every incoming unit from intake to shipping, even when the route changes after diagnosis, and let customers check status themselves.

Printing and label production

Sequence short and long runs for fewer setups, handle rush orders without panic and drop paper job tickets.

Proof from the shop floor

Trusted on the shop floor by make-to-order manufacturers

How make-to-order manufacturers run their shop floor with 24Flow.

Kuyer Metaal

Improving delivery reliability

See how Kuyer Metaal stopped ERP orders flooding the shop floor and caught up on six months of backlog.

Lambrechts-Nicolaers

Real-time flow in stone production

See how Lambrechts-Nicolaers got up to 25% faster flow, with planning out of one manager’s head.

Mariasteen

AI scheduling at scale

See how Mariasteen runs AI scheduling across 100 work centers and saves €200,000 per year.

Questions

Questions about make-to-order manufacturing software

What is MTO manufacturing software?

Software that runs production in plants where work only starts after a customer order is confirmed. It connects your ERP to the shop floor, plans orders on real capacity and traces each order from release to finished product.

What is the difference between make-to-order (MTO) and make-to-stock (MTS)?

Make-to-stock builds to a forecast and ships from inventory; make-to-order starts production only when a customer order is confirmed. Make-to-order keeps finished-goods inventory low and allows more variety, but planning is harder and lead times run longer.

How does MTO software reduce lead times?

By attacking waiting time. Based on Quick Response Manufacturing and Lean principles, it limits WIP, shows bottlenecks as they form and gives operators the right information at each step, so orders spend less time in queues.

Can an MES be used for make-to-order companies?

Yes. A modular MES like 24Flow handles the variety of high-mix low-volume production: it plans and releases main and sub-orders, tracks components and subassemblies and adapts to orders that differ every time.

How does MTO software improve traceability and visibility?

It records time, quantities and scrap per step, tracks components and subassemblies and runs digital checklists, so every order has a full history. Live shop floor screens show where each order is.

Which industries use MTO manufacturing software?

Manufacturers of complex products in small batches: metal fabrication and job shops, machine builders, repair depots and printing and label production. In short, any plant where production starts after the order and every batch is different.

How does 24Flow integrate with our ERP?

Through a two-way connection with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management or Exact Online. You release main and sub-orders from the ERP, and time and scrap flow back, so the ERP stays the system of record. See all integrations

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