E-Max ERP
by E-Max Systems
A UK manufacturing ERP for engineering and make-to-order SMEs, developed and supported in-house. It covers multi-level BOMs, routings, finite scheduling, shop-floor data collection, quality, purchasing and its own accounts, in the cloud, on-premise or hybrid.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Manufacturing ERP product. A broad business system (accounting, sales, purchasing) with a substantial manufacturing or planning module attached.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula; accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming; explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how E-Max ERP does on each (1 of 6)
- PartialIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.
- PartialIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.
- UnknownIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- PartialIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Not established. Backed only by a limited source (a vendor video from before 2023, source code, an old blog post or a single marketing line), which can fill the table but cannot pass this test.MRP calculates "the precise quantities of raw materials, components and finished goods required to meet production schedules and customer demand". Marketing page only, so this cannot pass the explosion test. Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)
- YesIt uses lead times or required dates.Evidence: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); emax-systems.co.uk › Purchasing supply chain(opens in a new tab)
- PartialIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- UK engineering, fabrication and electronics SMEs running make-to-order jobs with routings and finite capacity
- Shops that want accounts, costing and shop-floor time in the same system as production
Not a fit when
- Buyers who want a published price or to try it without a sales conversation
- Batch or recipe manufacturers: nothing on the site covers formulas or scaling
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
No published price
This vendor does not publish pricing, so you cannot compare it against anything here without contacting them. We will not estimate a figure.
What moves the real bill
- No published price. You have to contact the vendor, which usually means a sales call.
Pricing detail
No price is published. The home page calls E-Max "well-priced" and asks you to book a demo or "Tell Us About You". A 2025 vendor guide says cloud ERP entry plans in the UK "start at around £50–£100 per user", but that is a statement about the market, not E-Max's own price list.
Checked on September 19, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
18 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Yes | MRP calculates what is "required to meet production schedules and customer demand", and "E-Max automatically calculates start dates based on required delivery dates".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation describing a requirement calculation that deducts available stock.Know the answer? |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing open purchase or production orders included in the supply picture.Know the answer? |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Yes | "E-Max automatically calculates start dates based on required delivery dates", and "Material issue dates are also calculated to provide the materials needed in time for the production phase". Supplier lead times sit on the supplier price lists.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); emax-systems.co.uk › Purchasing supply chain(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Partial | Jobs get calculated start and material-issue dates, but dated purchase suggestions are not described; replenishment is "rules for minimum and maximum stock levels".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); emax-systems.co.uk › Purchasing supply chain(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Yes | Finite scheduling: "Set your parameters on each available resource in E-Max ERP to ensure no over-booking", with per-machine schedules and skill levels.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Yes | The BOM defines "all the components, materials, parts, subassemblies and quantities required to manufacture a finished product".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Yes | "its hierarchical structure allows infinite multi-level BOMs of unlimited size".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of recipe or formula records, ideally with batch scaling.Know the answer? |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Yes | "Generate works orders in a single click", including multi-item works orders with by-products returned to stock.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Yes | Routes specify "the tasks or operations and resources required for each job and the order in which these should be performed", with versions and constraints.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Yes | Shop Floor Data Collection captures "live updates as employees clock on and off jobs" and progress against operations.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk › Shop floor data collection(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Yes | An integrated quality system records non-conformances and root causes, with supplier quality and inspection and test procedures.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk › Quality management(opens in a new tab); Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Yes | "Track items or raw materials throughout their journey through your production facility and onto delivery" using batch, serial, FIFO, LIFO or use-by-date traceability.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Yes | "Use by Date" is one of the traceability options.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Yes | Serial traceability, and "Finished goods that are serialised can also be allocated serial numbers automatically."Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Yes | "Get clear visibility over planned and actual production costs", with labour, set-up and run times, material costs allocated to each job, and live WIP value.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Yes | From requisition to purchase order creation and approval, RFQs to several suppliers, and late-delivery alerts.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk › Purchasing supply chain(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | "E-Max ERP offers a powerful accounting package, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger", MTD VAT and integrations with Xero and Sage.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk › Financials(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Partial | Linnworks, a multichannel order manager, is among the integration logos. No storefront connector is described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk › Why e max(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Partial | The site mentions "API links" and "APIs Available for Multiple Applications"; no public API reference was found.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: emax-systems.co.uk(opens in a new tab); emax-systems.co.uk › Financials(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: a first-party mcp server, or documentation of one.Know the answer? |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of csv or spreadsheet export.Know the answer? |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a complete account export, database dump, or equivalent.Know the answer? |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- Cloud (hosted for you), On-premise (vendor-supported)
- Licensing
- Proprietary SaaS
- Team sizes
- 6–20 people, 21–50 people
- Manufacturing styles
- Custom or job-shop work, Countable assembled products
Integrations
- Xero
- Sage 50
- Sage 200
- Sage Business Cloud
- QuickBooks
- Opera
- Linnworks
- Shiptheory
- SOLIDWORKS
- Luminovo
- Stripe
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- Every claim here rests on the vendor's product pages and blog; there is no public manual. The production control page is registered as a limited source, so its planning claims fill the table but cannot pass a Full MRP test.
- Netting and open orders are not described anywhere public, so whether its MRP subtracts stock and incoming orders is unconfirmed.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. Held at partially verified because the evidence is marketing pages only, even though coverage would clear the Verified threshold.
Researched 2026-09-19 from the vendor's production control, purchasing, financials, shop-floor, quality and why-E-Max pages, and its January 2026 post on forecast MRP, read in full. Held at partially verified because the evidence is marketing pages only, even though coverage would clear the Verified threshold. Integration names were read from the logo alt text on the why-E-Max page.
Sources we checked (8)
emax-systems.co.uk
- Home page(opens in a new tab)
- Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)
- Purchasing supply chain(opens in a new tab)
- Financials(opens in a new tab)
- Shop floor data collection(opens in a new tab)
- Quality management(opens in a new tab)
- Why e max(opens in a new tab)
- Smarter capacity planning forecast mrp(opens in a new tab)
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Find documentation of the MRP calculation: whether it nets stock and open purchase and works orders, and what the output looks like.
- Confirm the accounting connectors' direction and scope (Xero, Sage, QuickBooks).
- Get an indicative price for a small shop.
Still unknown: nets against stock on hand, counts incoming orders, recipes & formulas, webhooks, mcp support, csv export, full data export.