Manufacturing environments rarely rely on a single system. When ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems operate side by side, document workflows often become fragmented. Label printing is a common casualty, with different systems producing different outputs for the same physical process.
In one manufacturing scenario, a customer needed to print identical labels from both Dynamics 365 and a separate MES. The obvious approach involved complex data transfers and print requests flowing from MES to ERP and then into Lasernet. This added technical overhead and created multiple points of failure.
Maintaining consistent label designs across systems was also a challenge, requiring duplicated templates and separate printer configurations.
Instead of forcing data through Dynamics 365, a simplified workflow was introduced. Print requests were sent directly from the MES into Lasernet, bypassing the ERP entirely for this use case.
With lightweight XML transformations, a single label layout was created that worked for both Dynamics 365 and MES data structures. The same printer connections were shared across workflows, meaning printer management was centralised and consistent regardless of the source system.
By positioning Lasernet as a shared document and print layer, manufacturers can unify outputs across ERP and MES environments. The result is cleaner architecture, easier maintenance, and consistent production-floor execution.
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This use case is shared in collaboration with ERP Mechanics, a Lasernet partner experienced in manufacturing environments where ERP and MES systems must work together. Their approach simplifies label printing and unifies document workflows across production systems.