Solving Data Silos in Manufacturing: How Nexla Connects ERP, IoT, and Supply Chain Systems

Manufacturers rely on data from a wide range of sources—ERP systems, factory equipment, supplier networks, and more. But these systems often don’t connect, making it difficult to access the insights needed for efficient operations. 

Nexla solves this by enabling seamless data integration across the manufacturing ecosystem, without heavy engineering effort or expensive IT projects. Our no-code/low-code platform makes it easy to connect, manage, and automate data flows.

The Challenge: Fragmented Systems and Siloed Data

Manufacturers typically operate with a mix of legacy ERP systems, modern cloud platforms (SaaS Platforms), IoT-enabled machinery, supplier portals, logistics tools,and much more. These systems often don’t “talk” to each other, leading to:

• Inconsistent data across departments
  
• Delays in production planning and supply chain management
  
• Missed insights from machine-level performance or quality data
  

Inefficiencies in inventory tracking and customer demand forecasting

Nexla’s Solution: A Unified Data Fabric for Manufacturers

Nexla is a AI-powered data integration platform that allows manufacturers to easily connect to any data source, transform it, and deliver it where it’s needed—without writing code or building pipelines from scratch.

1. Connect Any System- Fast and Easy 

Whether it’s your ERP (like SAP, Oracle), MES, IoT devices on factory floors, inventory databases, or cloud analytics tools (like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Tableau), Nexla provides pre-built connectors and no-code/low-code tools to integrate systems in days, not months.

✅ Example: Connect your machines’ IoT data to your production planning dashboard in real-time, helping identify bottlenecks instantly.

2. Automate Data Flows

Once connected, Nexla automates the flow of data between systems. You can set rules, schedules, or real-time triggers to ensure the right data is always in the right place.

✅ Example: Automatically sync supplier lead times with your ERP and update your procurement planning spreadsheets without manual work.

3. Clean and Normalize Data

Nexla enables in-stream data transformation so that you get clean, standardized data across systems—no more reconciling mismatched units, time formats, or product codes.

✅ Example: Standardize product SKUs and quality metrics from different factories before sending to your centralized BI tool.

4. Collaborate Across Teams

With Nexla’s data product framework, data is not just integrated—it’s packaged into reusable, secure, and compliant data assets that business, IT, partners and data teams can collaborate on.

✅ Example: Create a shared “Production Efficiency” data product that your operations, finance, and supply chain teams can use for analysis and reporting.

Real-World Impact: What Manufacturers Gain

• Improved Production Planning with real-time machine and inventory data
  
• Streamlined Supply Chain by syncing supplier, logistics, and warehouse systems
  
• Better Quality Control by aggregating and analyzing defect rates across factories
  
• Informed Decision-Making with centralized, clean, and accessible data
• Faster Time-to-Insight without reliance on engineering or manual data wrangling

Why Nexla is the Right Partner for Manufacturing

We understand that manufacturing doesn’t stop for data problems. Nexla is built for continuous, reliable data operations with:

• Enterprise-grade security and governance
  
• Scalability to handle large volumes from IoT, ERP, and cloud
  
• Low-code tools designed for both data engineers and business users

To Summarise : Stitching Together the Future of Manufacturing

In an industry where precision, timing, and efficiency are everything, data connectivity is not a luxury—it’s a necessity. Nexla empowers manufacturers to weave their systems together into a seamless digital fabric, unlocking insights, improving operations, and preparing for a smarter, data-first future.

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