Manufacturing profitability

See where your factory's margin is going.

Upload your existing manufacturing ERP export and see where estimated margin turned into actual margin loss — job by job, in dollars.

Keep your ERP. CSV/Excel today · Live API connections are on the roadmap · MarginGuard is read-only.

Job #1842 · ABC Aerospace

Quoted revenue

$8,600

Expected margin

33.3%

Projected margin

13.7%

Margin at risk

$1,680

Primary driver: setup time +140% vs estimate. Numbers first — explanations second.

How it works

From shop data to margin clarity

Upload CSV/Excel job-cost exports from the systems you already use. MarginGuard analyzes every job against estimated vs actual profitability. No live ERP sync required.

Step 1
Upload your ERP export
Step 2
MarginGuard analyzes every job
Step 3
See where margin is being lost
Step 4
Take action
Step 5
Verify the improvement

Job profitability

Expected vs actual vs projected — with margin at risk and leakage by category.

Quote accuracy

Find systematic estimate misses across material, batch size, and job type.

Customer profitability

See which customers contribute margin — and which dilute it — with evidence.

Machine profitability

Workcenter contribution from imported hours, rates, and job outcomes.

Margin opportunities

Track potential, implemented, and verified savings separately. No fake guarantees.

Integrations

CSV/Excel job-cost import today. Live ERP APIs stay on the roadmap.

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Explore

Solutions, industries, ERPs, and guides

Deep pages for job cost variance, shop types, JobBOSS² / E2 companions, and how-to guides.

Solutions

Variance, leaks, targets, and profitability workflows.

Industries

Job shops, CNC, fab, aerospace, medical, and more.

Works with exports

JobBOSS², E2, Epicor, Global Shop, ProShop — via CSV/Excel. Not live sync.

Guides

Export steps, margin reviews, and pricing playbooks.

Start with these pages

FactoryEdgeAI family

Pair MarginGuard with the rest of the stack

MarginGuard is the profitability layer. Use FactoryEdgeAI for CNC alarms and Machine Monitor for MTConnect utilization when you need those jobs too.

MarginGuard
Job-level profitability intelligence: estimate vs actual, margin alerts, and opportunity tracking beside your ERP.
FactoryEdgeAI
CNC alarm lookup, troubleshooting guides, and shop-floor knowledge for machinists and programmers.
Machine Monitor
MTConnect machine monitoring for utilization and status — pair with MarginGuard when you want contribution, not just busy spindles.

Keep your ERP. Add MarginGuard.

MarginGuard is not an ERP, scheduler, or accounting system. It is the intelligence layer that shows whether you are making the money you thought you would.

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