Industrial Equipment

Industry Description

Industrial equipment manufacturing companies manufacture complex equipment. Included in this group are companies that manufacture. The industrial equipment industry consists of four categories: industrial machinery, electrical equipment, automation and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning.

The industrial and commercial machinery industry includes establishments engaged in manufacturing machinery and equipment for commercial and industrial use. This diverse industry includes the manufacturing of a wide range of machines including computer equipment, engines, turbines, elevators, conveyors, cranes, monorails, refrigeration equipment, tractors, metalworking machines, power-driven hand tools, and office equipment.

The machinery segment of the industry includes over 28,000 companies, with 2.500+ having more than 100 employees.

Applicable SIC Codes

333 – Machinery manufacturing

Critical Requirements

Industrial equipment manufacturing companies should evaluate the following Critical Requirements:

  • Navigation and Personalization
  • Business Intelligence
  • Internet Portals
  • Workflow
  • International
  • Security
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Quoting and Estimating
  • Order Processing
  • Product Configurator
  • Product Data Management (PDM)
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Document Management
  • Engineering Change Management
  • Forecasting and Demand Planning
  • Multi Plant
  • Materials Management
  • Mixed Mode Manufacturing
  • Projects
  • Engineer To Order
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Advanced Manufacturing Planning
  • Quality
  • Warehouse Management
  • Plant Equipment
  • Field Service
  • Repair
  • Cost Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Fixed Assets
  • Human Resources

ERP Vendors

Industrial equipment manufacturing companies should evaluate the following Vendors:

Tier I Vendors
SAP
Oracle
Tier II Vendors
Infor
Microsoft
Lawson
IFS
QAD
Epicor
Fujitsu: Glovia
Cincom
Tier III Vendors
Sage
Syspro
Softbrands
Consona
Global Shop Solutions
Expandable
Visibility
Vertical Vendors
Encompix
Enhanced Systems