From its earliest versions to the current release, Sage PFW ERP has always been recognized as the industry standard for technical completeness and functional richness. Helping you respond to an increasingly competitive marketplace driven by rapid technological change, demands for faster order turnaround, pressures to increase batch yields and efficiencies, and industry consolidation is what Sage PFW ERP does better than any other product available.
Paints and coatings companies need more than just process manufacturing modules like Laboratory, Formulas, and MSDS/Compliance. That’s why Sage PFW offers a wide variety of other features and capabilities, all integrated to work together seamlessly. You can use Sage PFW to automate manufacturing, improve human resources with an integrated human resource management system, and manage all of your financials, from standard accounting to multicurrency and multicompany requirements frequently needed in an international marketplace.
Rapid Technological Change Pigment and color houses, resin suppliers, additive, solvent, and specialty chemical contributors, as well as equipment and application manufacturers are continuing to challenge conventional formulations and manufacturing techniques with new PVC concepts, solubility parameters, and color theory, to name but a few technology drivers.
As we break down the rigid barriers of high solids, waterborne, radiation, and powder, the rich laboratory and formulation development features of Sage PFW help our customers fine-tune and adapt these technologies to today's market requirements and pricing objectives. Once those formulations have been developed, the software's premier capabilities in production, material planning, and finance, assist paint and coatings manufacturers to move these products to market quickly and with minimum wasted motion.
Highlights of some of the features that help Sage PFW ERP customers deal with changing coatings technologies include:
Rapid Turnaround of Customer Orders Sage PFW software is specifically designed to allow you not only to be faster and more accurate in operations but also to be able to react flexibly to customer needs.
"One-stop" order entry provides same screen access to:
Advanced material planning features:
Convenient Industry Consolidation For some years now the worldwide coatings market has been experiencing massive consolidation. Though growth opportunities are still developing, with technology switches driven by environmental considerations, and growth in mature markets is expected to remain in line with the overall economic growth, large companies are increasingly pressuring midmarket companies by combining with competitors.
Long-Term Partnerships As you go through the selection process to decide upon the software solution for your paint and coating business, it’s important to look for a company that will be able to support your investment for the long term. With more than 5.8 million customers worldwide and more than 25 years of experience working with small and medium-size businesses, Sage provides paint and coating manufactures not only world-class products but also world-class support, training, financial stability, and technical expertise upon which to grow your business for years to come.
As the provider of Sage PFW, the world's most widely used PC-based process manufacturing solution, Sage understands that paint and coating companies need more from an ERP vendor than just a list of features. They also need a business partner that can help them deal with being first on the firing line of industrial consolidation.
Costing Quickly and easily adjust production costs to calculate how changes affect total product cost in order to maximize every last penny.
Formulas Track all aspects of your formulas with this powerful module, which also provides tight security so your secret ingredient information can only be accessed by authorized personnel.
Labeling Save time and ensure accuracy by automating your entire labeling process, including shipping, product, receipt, finished goods, and drum labels.
Laboratory Transform ideas into products using powerful, reliable computerized formulation, which lets you perform "what-if" scenarios to analyze how changes impact physical formula properties.
Inventory Pro Access up-to-the-minute information on materials, containers, costs, and finished goods, in order to operate with unprecedented efficiency and profitability.
MRP Determine precisely when and how much material to purchase based on a time-phased analysis of sales orders, production orders, current inventory, and forecasts.
MSDS/Compliance Eliminates the complexities of MSDS processing by keeping your business in full compliance with virtually all government and industry reporting requirements.
Order Entry Pro Build or improve customer satisfaction and keep your customers loyal for life with quick access to all up-to-date customer information.
Production Minimize downtime and maximize production while enhancing quality, service, and product safety using powerful automation capabilities that expedite scheduling, simplify batch sizing, and improve inventory accuracy and costing.
Purchasing Pro Manage your purchasing processes efficiently to reap the benefits of lower costs, expedited deliveries, and enhanced vendor relationships.
Sage PFW ERP Software Configurations are modular and fully integrated, providing adaptability today and scalability tomorrow. Sage PFW manages the unique aspects of your enterprise, organizes resources, and provides the visibility necessary to improve bottom-line results. Additional Sage PFW ERP Software Configurations include:
Core Accounting Sage PFW Core Accounting applications are the system’s heart - General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Book, and Multi-Currency Manager.
Distribution Managing every phase of the distribution process with Sage PFW will reduce costs and increase profits.
Business Intelligence Customizable report writers, integration tools, business intelligence tools, and electronic printing solutions complete the Sage PFW business information system. FRx Desktop provides financial reporting (balance sheets, income statements, and more) and comes bundled with both versions of the General Ledger application.
Payroll, HR and Project Management Stay on time and on budget with payroll, HR, and project management tools that integrate seamlessly into Sage PFW.
eBusiness Transacting business over the internet is something your customers expect. The eBusiness application simplifies the technology barrier, giving you the flexibility to build a Web presence complete with security features to keep hackers out.
Budgeting and Forecasting Sage PFW Premier Budgeting and Advanced Allocations automate the time-consuming process of creating budgets and calculation allocations. With Premier Budgeting you can create more precise budgets while saving time and resources. Our Advanced Allocations module automates the allocations process, saving customers a significant amount of time.
Gemini Industries, Inc. Gemini Industries uses Sage PFW to calculate profitability and access data easily across all segments of its business through specialized reports that take just minutes.
Premier Ink Systems, Inc. In order to keep up with expansion, Premier Ink Systems replaced its three software systems with Sage PFW ERP to tie its process manufacturing production and financial data together.
Prism Powder Coatings Ltd. The Prism process manufacturing team relies on Sage PFW to keep accurate inventory records to know immediately if materials are in stock to fulfill new orders, and with thousands of different formulas, Prism relies on Sage PFW costing to streamline processes.
Sierra Corporation Sierra uses Sage PFW for all of its formulations for over 10,000 paints and coatings, relying on the system for calculations, production, and inventory, as well as material safety data sheets.