Manufacturing profitability

See where your factory's margin is going.

MarginGuard connects to the manufacturing systems you already use and identifies job-level margin leakage, cost overruns, profitability risks, and improvement opportunities.

Keep your ERP. 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 or connect a system later. MarginGuard analyzes every job against expected, actual, and projected profitability.

Step 1
Connect or upload your data
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 today. JobBOSS² and E2 on a modular connector framework.

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.