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Fitfactory
About us
Fitfactory provide MRP software and modular cloud based apps that help manufacturers transform by becoming leaner, more agile and more productive.
Our apps plug and play with any ERP/MRP software to produce optimised production schedules, record labour time/costs against jobs accurately, monitor machine uptime and product in depth analysis.
Our solutions:
Fitfactory MES - Next generation MES app
Tricorn - Production Control Software
DNAsp - Metal Finishing Production Control Software
Scheduler - Production Scheduling Software
Machine Monitoring - IoT without the hassle
Insights - Business Intelligence Software
SFDC - Connect your shopfloor to your boardroom
Asset Manager - Calibration and Asset Manager Software
CRM - Build strong customer relationships, easily
Paperless - Shop Floor Managament Solution
Here's what our customers said:
“Installing the system has been life-changing! It has exposed discrepancies and made us more efficient, improving our delivery dates and methods of manufacture. Crucially it has given me more time to look at other areas of the business, which in some cases, has even enabled me to find quicker and better ways of operating. All-in-all, it has made an amazing difference and I can’t fault it – the product and support are excellent!” - Scot Bennett Engineering Ltd
“Historically we had to produce many production planning reports to release to the shop floor, since introducing the system we have reduced this task considerably from what used to take 4 hours a day, can now be done in 10 minutes.” - Metafin
“I’d definitely recommend the Scheduler, I can’t remember what it was like without it! We wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for Fitfactory and our digital transformation" - Weymouth Precision Engineers
Products & services
Tricorn - MRP Software
Tricorn is an intuitive production control (MRP) system designed for UK manufacturing SMEs, available on-premise or in the cloud. Trusted by over 400 manufacturers, it delivers rapid return on investment by streamlining operations from quotation through to invoicing. The system manages the full production cycle: generate accurate quotes for single items or assemblies, convert quotes into works orders with job cards and digital attachments, create RFQs and purchase orders for materials or subcontracting, track goods-in with full cost and specification control, and issue delivery notes and certificates of conformity. Completed work batches can be invoiced quickly, with support for multi-currency, VAT variations, and detailed analysis. Tricorn is widely adopted in precision engineering, machining, fabrication, and aerospace supply chains. It simplifies compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, and IATF 16949 through built-in traceability, document control, and audit support. The cloud platform enhances flexibility with secure, real-time access from any device, automatic updates, built-in backups, and reduced infrastructure costs. Users benefit from quick implementation—some going live in days—not months. Highly rated by independent reviews, Tricorn is praised for ease of use, scheduling, real-time WIP tracking, job costing, inventory control, and quality management. It is ideal for businesses adopting their first MRP system or upgrading to a scalable, future-ready solution, supported by responsive UK-based customer service.
MES - Production Scheduler
Fitfactory’s Production Scheduler is an intelligent, dynamic scheduling engine built for manufacturing SMEs, designed to optimise delivery performance and reduce operational costs by planning production around real-time capacity. Before committing to any job, users can run a “what-if” analysis to assess capacity constraints and confidently maintain on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery. The system then dynamically rearranges production jobs to resolve conflicts, maximise resource utilisation, and safeguard future delivery commitments—empowering manufacturers to accept, adjust, or negotiate lead times with confidence and clarity. Administrative overhead is drastically reduced, as the scheduler models work groups, holidays, absences, shift patterns, subcontracting, and machine availability. It automates job prioritisation and sequencing to align with production capacity, freeing teams from manual planning burdens. Real-time visibility into the shopfloor lets you monitor performance and spot inefficiencies before they become critical. Scheduling feeds into live dashboards that highlight bottlenecks, work-in-progress levels, OTIF metrics, and available capacity—ensuring you can act quickly and optimally. Fitfactory Scheduler has made a measurable difference for customers like Kristek Precision, who report that “on-time delivery has gone through the roof,” along with improved planning confidence, increased customer retention, and uplifted staff morale. With rapid deployment, minimum setup time, and seamless integration into Fitfactory’s MES ecosystem—including Machine Monitoring, SFDC, and Insights—this scheduling tool is designed to boost agility, customer satisfaction, and throughput while reducing planning costs and delivery risk.
MES - Shop Floor Data Capture
Fitfactory’s Shop Floor Data Capture (SFDC) module transforms your shop floor with real-time communication, control, and visibility. Designed as an intuitive extension to your production system, SFDC empowers operatives with up-to-date drawings, setting instructions, tooling notes, inspection requirements, and personalised work-to lists that prioritise urgent jobs. Operators can clock on and off tasks with full traceability—recording who did what, when, and for how long. This creates live work-in-progress (WIP) tracking, allowing managers to monitor job status in real time, automatically update priorities, and keep customers informed without needing to leave the office. SFDC is built for seamless integration with Fitfactory’s other modules—Scheduler, Machine Monitoring, Insights dashboards—and any ERP or MRP system via open API to ensure a connected digital ecosystem. It’s particularly effective for sectors such as precision engineering, fabrication, and treatments workflows, enabling features like full Nadcap traceability, reject logging, and quality issue tracking. By replacing paper-based systems with digital terminals or mobile devices, SFDC eliminates errors, improves communication flow, and accelerates data capture. The system reduces administration burden, prevents outdated instructions, and supports a paperless, more efficient shop floor. As part of Fitfactory’s comprehensive MES suite, SFDC enables you to monitor, control, and optimise manufacturing production—boosting responsiveness, traceability, and operational efficiency.
Asset Manager - Calibration and Asset Management Software
Your assets are pivotal to your business operations, ensuring quality production of parts and compliance with compliance standards - but how much visibility do you have over them? When do they need repairing? Their location on the factory floor? Who in your team is using them at the moment? Using paper-based or isolated systems can hide some key issues hiding round the corner with machines operating below optimal level, or straining as they’re close to breaking. Using digitally connected systems that link with your existing systems can provide visibility and traceability around your business that improve certification compliance and identify areas to improve and grow your business. Calibrate captures structured data from your tooling and asset management to combine it with systems throughout your business to: -Manage asset information and documentation in dynamic databases. -Full traceability of who did what, when and for how long. -Collaborate with teams and assign actions. -Connect with suppliers and partners to monitor work-status. -Monitor performance over time and identify root causes to continuously improve Fitfactory - The intelligent way to make your factory fit.
Insights - Business Insights for Manufacturing
Fitfactory Insights is a powerful analytics and reporting platform that transforms shop floor and business data into actionable intelligence. Designed for manufacturing SMEs, it delivers real-time KPIs, dashboards, and reports that help managers make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. The system integrates seamlessly with Fitfactory’s MES and MRP solutions, as well as third-party platforms, to consolidate data from across production, quality, sales, and finance. By providing a single source of truth, Insights eliminates the need for manual spreadsheets and time-consuming reporting. Key features include live performance dashboards, drill-down capability from top-level KPIs to task-level data, and automated reporting that can be tailored to different roles and departments. Managers can instantly see delivery performance, WIP levels, bottlenecks, and efficiency trends, while directors and owners gain clarity over financial performance and profitability. Fitfactory Insights helps manufacturers move from reactive to proactive decision-making. By surfacing the right data at the right time, it enables businesses to identify inefficiencies, optimise resources, and spot risks before they become costly problems. The platform supports continuous improvement initiatives such as lean manufacturing and ISO compliance, ensuring audit readiness and operational transparency. Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile, Fitfactory Insights gives leaders the ability to track performance from anywhere. With clear visuals and intuitive dashboards, it ensures complex data is easy to understand and share—making business intelligence a practical tool for the whole organisation. Fitfactory Insights empowers manufacturers to turn raw data into measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and profitability.
AeroDNAsp
We recognise that every SME has its own DNA and that a one-size-fits-all solution is not what an SME really needs. A completely bespoke solution would be too expensive and high risk, so our innovative approach is to combine the best of both, with a system that can be easily configured to a company’s DNA to streamline operations from quotation through to invoicing. aerodna is our premium Production Control solution developed specifically for aerospace manufacturing subcontractors, in accordance with AS9100 accreditation requirements and SC21 best practices. aerodna has the flexibility to be configured to the needs of a range of engineering companies, from CNC machinists to laser cutters or fabricators. “Everyone can see our plan, achievements and issues and act on them accordingly. This has seen an uplift in OEE, taking us from 28% to 35% within the first few months.”- Ian Bouquet-Taylor, Operations Director, AE Aerospace
DNAsp – Metal Finishing Production Control
DNAsp is a specialist production control system designed specifically for metal finishing and treatment companies. Built on decades of aerospace treatment experience, it provides complete Nadcap traceability from quotation through to dispatch, giving customers confidence in quality and compliance. The system manages the full production cycle, including quotations, invoicing, job splitting and grouping, and detailed process control. It supports a wide range of surface treatments such as anodising, plating, heat treating, and powder coating, and is flexible enough to accommodate customer-specific requirements. DNAsp enables monitoring of vat chemical levels, tracks parts through shared ovens, enforces quarantine for out-of-date stock, and generates Certificates of Conformity to guarantee plating thickness and quality standards. DNAsp also strengthens business performance by combining robust traceability with advanced job costing and analysis, allowing true costs and margins to be identified. Job grouping and splitting optimise throughput while maintaining compliance, and consumables management ensures that hazardous materials and precious metals are properly tracked. Quality control is supported through non-conformance logging, reject analysis, and root-cause tracking. Dynamic dashboards and reporting tools provide real-time visibility of KPIs across all departments, giving managers the information they need to monitor performance, plan resources, and maintain compliance in highly regulated industries. With its combination of flexibility, traceability, and sector-specific features, DNAsp equips metal finishing businesses to deliver consistent quality, improve efficiency, and remain competitive in demanding markets.
MES - Machine Monitoring
Fitfactory’s Smart Machine Monitoring is an IoT-enabled MES module that delivers real-time insights into machine performance and energy consumption with rapid, non-intrusive deployment. Using a plug-and-play current meter sensor that installs in under a minute via a simple CT clamp, the system wirelessly and securely transmits machine power data to the Fitfactory Cloud for immediate analysis. Within minutes, manufacturers gain access to live data on machine status—running or stopped—enabling instant interventions and improved uptime. The platform presents energy consumption in two-minute intervals and visualises output across four-hour windows, delivering daily OEE metrics and weekly performance breakdowns via pie charts that categorize time spent in Active, Idle, or Off states. Beyond real-time visibility, the solution supports predictive maintenance through historical data analysis and instant alerts with reason-coded downtime notifications, helping prevent unplanned stoppages and reduce costly idle time. Energy cost insights include the ability to calculate operational costs using variable energy rates and uncover energy-saving opportunities during idle periods. As part of Fitfactory’s MES suite, this module integrates seamlessly with other components—such as Production Scheduler and Shop Floor Data Capture—and pairs with existing ERP or MRP systems via open APIs to create a unified digital ecosystem. Subscriptions include UK-based support, regular updates, and optional training for flexible adoption. Fitfactory’s Smart Machine Monitoring is ideal for manufacturers seeking to elevate equipment insights without downtime, drive energy efficiency, reduce costs, and support maintenance strategies—all through a fast, scalable, and integration-friendly SaaS solution.
AeroDNA – Aerospace Production Control
AeroDNA is a premium production control solution specifically designed for aerospace manufacturing subcontractors, built to meet AS9100 accreditation requirements and SC21 best practices. It offers the flexibility to be configured to the unique needs—or “DNA”—of diverse engineering firms, including CNC machinists, laser cutters, and fabricators. The platform is a fully integrated system that streamlines all essential business processes from quotation through to invoicing, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the entire workflow. Planning and control adapt to your needs, ranging from simple manual planning boards to advanced, automated finite capacity planning tools. Advanced business reporting comes equipped with a library of best-practice reports, plus the ability for team members to create highly customisable reports tailored to their roles or needs. Shop-floor data capture is supported through intuitive user interfaces, enabling tracking of job progress, control over batch splitting, and visibility over internal non-conformances. AeroDNA enhances supply chain performance with automated supplier order book reports and performance dashboards that monitor order status, quality, and delivery metrics. It also helps to improve delivery by giving you tools to proactively manage customer order books, maintain up-to-date requirement dates, and track change history. Quality control is strengthened with full traceability and performance monitoring that lets you quickly surface areas needing investigation. The solution supports profitability through integrated job costing, delivering accurate insights into operating margins and true product costs. It also maximises resource utilisation by enabling priority resource loading and identifying capacity bottlenecks before they impact production. A testimonial from King & Fowler underlines AeroDNA’s real-world impact: it has simplified NADCAP compliance and enables balancing of customer demand while driving productivity.
Fitfactory MES - Manufacturing Execution System
Fitfactory’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a next-generation solution that brings machine monitoring, advanced production scheduling, and shop floor data capture into a single, unified application—or can be deployed module-by-module to suit organisational needs. This MES delivers full operational visibility and control by automating data sync, real-time work-in-progress tracking, and comprehensive audit traceability. The result: reduced waste, improved delivery performance, and increased capacity, all without the need for new machinery. The system operates seamlessly across desktop, mobile, and tablet platforms and connects effortlessly with ERP/MRP systems via open API integration. At its core is Machine Monitoring, which tracks machine status and performance in real time. A digital shop-floor layout with colour-coded indicators (green for running, red for idle/off, grey for no data) gives at-a-glance insight, while instant alerts and reason-coded downtime notifications drive prompt action and predictive maintenance. The Production Scheduler module enables intelligent, constraint-aware job sequencing, prioritising production based on capacity, resource availability, and order commitments to optimise delivery performance, minimise bottlenecks, and boost throughput. The Shop Floor Data Capture (SFDC) module connects operators to the system, delivering job instructions, drawings, and tooling or quality requirements in real time. It captures labour data—clocking in/out, planned vs actual times, WIP updates—ensuring traceability and enabling managers to track progress immediately and accurately. Fitfactory’s MES offers a powerful combination: a single app delivering enhanced machine uptime, smarter scheduling, and digitalised shop-floor operations. With easy deployment, mobile accessibility, and seamless integration, it equips SMEs to run leaner, smarter, and more responsive factories.
Tricorn Cloud
Our cloud based production control software is a user friendly system that is quick to implement, helping you streamline your manufacturing operations from quotation to invoice to generate ROI quickly Perfect for companies working in precision engineering, machining, turning, milling and fabrications, the system streamlines job processing from quotation to invoice to make it easy for you to minimise waste, reduce inefficiencies and improve productivity, while complying with ISO, AS, and IATF regulations. Cloud hosting benefits: Real-time Data Access - Users can access real-time production and operational data from anywhere, at any time, via any internet-connected laptop. Scalable Infrastructure - Tricorn Cloud scales effortlessly with business growth, enabling flexible expansion without hardware limitations. Automatic Updates - Tricorn Cloud is continuously updated with new features and security improvements without interrupting your business operations. Enhanced Collaboration - Cross-departmental collaboration becomes more seamless with shared data, improving communication between teams like procurement, production, and finance. Advanced Security - Benefit from industry-leading security protocols, including encryption, secure backups, and compliance with global data protection standards. Remote System Monitoring & Control - With remote access, users can monitor and manage production schedules, inventory, and machine status on the go.
