Case Study: Ondrives Ltd achieves same-day order-to-manufacture and full production visibility with Exel Computer Systems plc (EFACS)

Ondrives Take Advantage Of Wide Functionality And Flexibility Offered By EFACS

Ondrives Ltd is a family‑owned precision manufacturer of gears, gearboxes and drive components serving markets from individual end users to the US military. The business faced extreme complexity — 28 specialist machines, four skill levels, over 40,000 live line items, strict aerospace traceability requirements and heavy paper‑based processes — and was hampered by multiple disparate IT systems that created data variance, manual workarounds and long lead times. To solve this, Ondrives selected Exel Computer Systems plc to implement the EFACS ERP system.

Exel Computer Systems plc migrated and cleansed legacy data, configured EFACS to Ondrives’ processes, trained staff and provided initial support; additional rollouts included touchscreen shop‑floor data capture and auditable document management. Results were immediate: live order and BoM visibility from day one, accurate stock and automatic replenishment, and orders now sent to manufacture the same day instead of taking a week to prepare. Automated reports and website integration improved sales and delivery accuracy, and electronic document control cut filing time by about 4.5 staff‑hours per day — delivering faster, more traceable and more efficient operations under Exel’s EFACS solution.

Ondrives Ltd

Andy Higgs

Sales Director