How EZIIL integrates with your fabrication stack
If you run a custom metal fabrication shop, you probably already have a stack of software in place. CAD on the engineer’s desk. An accounting tool the office runs payroll through. A nesting program feeding the laser or plasma table. A CNC line with its own software.
EZIIL does not replace all of this, it slots into your existing setup through custom ERP integration we build during onboarding, in hours for known stacks.
Your software stack stays where it is. EZIIL is the production-layer ERP integration platform that ties it together.
Where EZIIL fits in your Fabrication system
EZIIL connects to four parts of the typical fabrication stack.
Accounting and payroll
Purchase invoices, sales invoices, and payroll hours move between EZIIL and your accounting tool, so the office is not retyping numbers from production.
Common setups we have built and run today: Merit, Xero, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics.
CAD and BOM
Your engineers keep working in the CAD tool they already know. Drawings and bills of materials (BOM) from SolidWorks, Tekla, Solid Edge, and IFC files come into EZIIL as production-ready BOMs.
Nesting and CNC
Cut lists move from EZIIL into your nesting software, and production data comes back from the machines. We have built this for Lantek and for Peddinghaus controllers, plus plasma and laser setups around them.
Custom integrations
If your stack includes a tool we have not connected before, we scope it during onboarding and quote the work openly.
Stacks we have built integrations with
These are some of the custom integrations our team built and maintains, running across multiple fabrication shops. If you are using a different tool inside one of these categories, just tell us what is in your stack and we will build the integration for you.
How EZIIL integration actually works
Every EZIIL integration is custom by design.
Fabrication stacks are too nuanced for an off the shelf ERP integration platform. Your chart of accounts is unique, your CAD outputs differ from the shop down the road, your CNC controller has a firmware version that affects what data is available. A custom ERP integration built and shaped around your stack works. A generic connector breaks at the first edge case.
For known stacks, setup is hours, not months.
When your stack matches one we have built for (Merit, Xero, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics on accounting; SolidWorks, Tekla, Solid Edge, Lantek, Peddinghaus on engineering and machines), we have a proven pattern. Setup is part of onboarding, not a separate six month project. For Merit accounting, it is typically a couple of hours of work.
For everything else, we scope and quote.
If your tool is one we have not connected to yet, we look at what its API or file export offers and give you a transparent number. Sometimes ‘yes, two days.’ Sometimes ‘this one is heavier, here is the cost.’ See EZIIL pricing.
FAQ
Does EZIIL have prebuilt integrations or an ERP integration platform marketplace?
EZIIL does not have a marketplace of prebuilt connectors. Every integration is custom built by our team during onboarding. For stacks we know (Merit, Xero, QuickBooks, SolidWorks, Tekla, Lantek, Peddinghaus) setup takes hours. For new tools, we scope and quote openly.
How long does EZIIL integration setup take?
For a stack we have built before, integration is part of onboarding and runs in hours, not months. Merit accounting, for example, is roughly a couple of hours of work. For tools we have not connected to before, we scope the work during onboarding and give you a transparent timeline before you commit.
Can EZIIL handle our existing SolidWorks, Tekla, or IFC outputs?
Yes. EZIIL ingests BOMs and drawings from SolidWorks, Tekla, and Solid Edge today, and we support IFC imports with the caveat that IFC works cleanly in theory and drifts in practice. We confirm the exact pattern for your CAD output during the scoping call
Is custom ERP integration risky compared with out of the box connectors?
Not for fabrication. Out of the box connectors are built for generic manufacturing flows and fail at the plate cutting, nesting, and CAD edge cases that define metal fabrication. A custom integration shaped around your specific stack is more reliable because it is built for what your shop actually does.
What does ERP integration mean for a metal fabrication shop?
ERP integration is the work of connecting your production system (EZIIL) to the other tools you already use, including CAD, accounting, nesting software, and CNC machines. For a fabrication shop it means BOMs flow from CAD into planning, cut lists flow into nesting, hours and costs flow back into accounting, with no manual retyping.
Is there a free trial or demo available?
You can sign up to EZIIL’s self-guided demo product walkthrough for free. Contact our team to schedule a 30-minute call and we’ll show you how EZIIL can help optimize your custom steel fabrication.
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