Multi-level BOMs
A handle is castings, springs, screws, spindles and packaging. Change one component and the change has to reach every product that uses it.
Industry ERP
ERP Software for Builder Hardware
Casting to carton — every component, every finish, every export order tracked.
Running on our ERP
The Industry
What makes Builder Hardware different
Builder hardware is component-heavy manufacturing: a dozen parts in a single handle, several finishes on the same casting, and a process chain — casting, machining, polishing, plating, assembly — that runs through in-house sections and outside vendors. Aligarh and Jalesar know this well. So do we; three of our hardware clients are there.
Components in WIP
18,400
across 5 stages
Plating Outstanding
2,150 pcs
at 2 vendors
Scrap Recovery
94.1%
▲ 1.2%
Casting run #CR-455 — 1,200 handlesCasting
Plating @ vendor — chrome, 900 pcsJob-work
Export order #EX-3308 packedDispatch
Where It Breaks
What goes wrong in Builder Hardware without a system
Finish variants
Same casting, six finishes — antique, satin, chrome, PVD. Stock and cost at the finish level is the question that matters.
Plating and polishing outside
Components leave for plating and come back. Weight loss, rejection and vendor outstanding are tracked by hand, if at all.
Scrap and metal recovery
Brass scrap has real value. Where it goes and how much comes back is rarely measured.
Export packing specs
Buyer-specific packaging, labelling and carton rules, with documentation to match.
How The System Handles It
Modules configured for Builder Hardware
Each one answers a problem on the previous list. Take the modules you need; add the rest when the plant is ready.
Multi-Level BOM & Routing
Components, sub-assemblies and finished goods with routes through casting, machining, plating and assembly.
Finish-Wise Inventory
Stock and cost at casting, component and finished-finish level. Know exactly how many chrome versus antique.
Job-Work: Plating & Polishing
Issue by weight and count, receive by weight and count. Loss, rejection and vendor outstanding per challan.
Casting & Scrap Accounting
Metal issued to casting, good castings out, runners and scrap back. Recovery rate per run.
Export Order & Documentation
Buyer packing specs, labels and carton rules applied at packing; export documents from the order.
Quality by Process
Rejections captured at casting, machining, plating and assembly — by reason, so the cause is visible.
In Their Words
From a Builder Hardware plant that runs on it
Not a case study we wrote — what the client said.
Before ERPidex, our reporting and inventory management were completely manual. Today, every process — from purchase to dispatch — is tracked in real time. The automated alerts help us prevent material shortages and production delays. It’s not just software, it’s like having an extra manager in our factory.
Questions We Get
On the first call, Builder Hardware manufacturers usually ask
If yours is not here, ask it — we would rather answer than guess.
Multi-level BOMs are standard: a finished handle contains sub-assemblies, which contain castings and bought-out parts. Change a component once and every BOM that uses it updates.
Finish is a dimension of the item, not a separate product. Stock, cost and orders work at the finish level, so you can see chrome and antique separately while sharing the same casting upstream.
As job-work by weight and count. Material goes out on a challan, comes back against it, and the system reports loss, rejection and what each vendor still holds.
Yes. Metal issued to casting, good output, runners and scrap returned are all recorded per run, giving you a recovery rate and a scrap stock that can be sold or re-melted with its value known.
Let’s Talk
See it configured for Builder Hardware
Bring your item list and a typical order. We will walk it through the system as it would run in your plant — and tell you honestly what would need customising.