Production software for workshops
Every order in a workshop is a little different: a gate, a batch of brackets, a repaired gearbox. Ellibo Manufacturing turns each one into a job with its materials and steps, lets the people at the bench start and stop it on a tablet, and tells you what it really cost.
Start on the Free plan - shop floor operators are free. Works on any device.
Waiting 2
On the floor 1
Done 2
Where a workshop loses track
A workshop runs on the owner's memory and a notebook. That works until the fifth rush order of the week.
Quotes are guesses
You price a frame by gut feeling, and only find out after delivery that the welding took twice as long as you thought.
A bill of materials with steps shows material, labour and overhead before you start, and every finished order shows planned against real cost.
Material runs out mid-job
The welder is ready, the customer is waiting, and the box section you were sure was in the rack is gone.
A confirmed order reserves its components and says Ready, Partly available or Waiting. What to make and buy lists every shortage with one click to order it.
Nobody knows where a job has got to
The customer calls, you walk the floor to find the job, and the person who knows is on lunch.
Each step is a work order. Operators start, pause and finish it on a tablet, so the order page always shows which step is running and who is on it.
Repairs are done for free by accident
A customer drops off a pump to fix, parts are fitted, and the bill never goes out because it was "just a repair".
Repair orders on Business record the parts going in and out, the labour charge and warranty, then make an invoice in your books.
A workshop day with Ellibo
- An order comes in
A sales order for a made-to-order item can start its own manufacturing order, or you start one from the BoM.
- Material is checked
The order reserves what is in stock and shows what is short, so you buy it before the job starts.
- The bench gets to work
Cutting, welding and painting each have a card on the shop floor with instructions and a timer.
- Finished and costed
Stock moves, the product comes in at its real cost, and you see if the job made money.
What a workshop gets
BoMs with steps
Components, scrap allowance and the minutes for each step at each work centre.
Work centres with hourly costs
Machine, operator and overhead rates for the lathe, the welding bay or the paint booth.
Shop floor screen
One tablet for the whole bench. Operators tap their name and PIN, and need no paid sign-in.
Make to order
Mark an item make-to-order and new sales orders create their own manufacturing orders.
Repair orders
Fix customers' products, move parts in stock and invoice it with your usual VAT or sales tax.
Planned against real
Every order shows planned and real material, labour and overhead, and cost each.
Set up in an afternoon
- Add your three or four most common products as BoMs, with their steps.
- Add your machines and benches as work centres with what an hour costs.
- Add your operators with a PIN, and put a tablet on the floor.
- Mark custom items as make-to-order.
- Make your first order and finish it to see the real cost.
Add more Ellibo apps when you need them
One account, the same customers, items and team in every app.
InventoryRaw material, finished goods and purchase orders in one stock. AccountingReal cost flows into stock value, and repair invoices into your books. CRMQuote the customer and turn the won deal into a sales order.Manufacturing for workshops: FAQ
Do my operators each need a paid user?
No. Operators and viewers are free. People on the floor do not even need a sign-in: add them with a PIN and they pick their name on a shared tablet.
Can I see what a job really cost?
Yes, from Standard. Finished goods come into stock at material, plus time worked at the work centre and operator rates, plus overhead. Each order shows planned against real.
We make almost everything to order. Does that fit?
Yes. On Professional, mark items make-to-order and each new sales order makes its own manufacturing order. You can also start an order straight from a BoM.
Can I also handle repairs for customers?
Yes, on Business. A repair order records parts in and out, labour and warranty, moves stock when you finish, and makes an invoice unless it is under warranty.
Does it work without internet on the floor?
No. The shop floor needs a connection because stock and cost go to the server, so plan for good Wi-Fi where the tablets are.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan has 2 office users and 30 orders a month with BoMs and manufacturing orders. Every new business gets a 14-day trial with every feature.
Manufacturing for other businesses
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Know where every job is, and what it really cost
Start on the Free plan - shop floor operators are free. Add more apps whenever you are ready.