Metal Tech MFG optimizes its B2B integration and EDI automation capabilities

Guest author Jonathon Enslow, IT Manager at Metal Tech MFG, explains how the engineering company frees up thousands of hours a year for value-added work with OpenText™ Business Network Cloud Foundation.

For more than three decades, Metal Tech MFG has been precision-machining components for many of the world’s best-known agricultural machinery brands. We work with large enterprises with manufacturing facilities all over the world—and when we receive an order, we strive to deliver high-quality products on time, every time.

Because we work with tight timelines for manufacturing and delivery, communication is key. We need to be able to receive orders from our customers and let them know when to expect delivery of their products. With thousands of orders coming in every month, we depend on our electronic data interchange (EDI) capabilities to stay on top of the workload.

Although EDI has been a vital capability for our business ...