Precision-machining ERP for aerospace job shops
A 5-axis aerospace job shop wins or loses on cycle time, tool life, first-article yield and on-time delivery. Elite Tech’s precision-machining ERP routes every job, captures cycle times and tool life, drives First Article Inspection and manages special-process outsourcing, so quotes are accurate, machines stay loaded and every part ships traceable.
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aerospace machining
Structural fittings, brackets, housings and rotating details, routed, machined, inspected and traced to a serial.
Modules for an aerospace CNC job shop
Quoting, routing, tool life, First Article Inspection and outsourced special processes, the numbers a precision machinist runs on.
Quoting & Job Costing
Accurate quotes from machine rates, cycle times and material, with actual-vs-estimate on every job.
Quoting · costingRouting & 5-Axis Cycle Time
Operation routing with real cycle times, machine loading and CMM/machine data capture.
Routing · cycle timeTool Life & Setup
Tool registers, tool-life tracking and setup sheets so machines run to plan, not to guesswork.
Tool lifeFirst Article Inspection (AS9102)
Ballooned drawings, characteristic accountability and digital FAIR before the run is released.
AS9102 · FAIRSpecial-Process Outsourcing
Heat-treat, plating, NDT and coating job-work with NADCAP suppliers, challans and ITC-04.
Outsourcing · ITC-04Material & Serial Traceability
Raw-material heat/lot to finished serial with certificates for full genealogy.
TraceabilityScheduling & On-Time Delivery
Finite-ish scheduling, WIP visibility and OTD tracking to keep primes’ delivery windows.
Scheduling · OTDGST Dispatch & CoC
Certificate of Conformance and GST e-invoice generated on dispatch, no rekeying.
CoC · GSTERP for precision machinists, run on real numbers
Elite Tech builds the ERP that runs aerospace CNC job shops, where quotes come from real cycle times, machines stay loaded, first articles pass, and every part ships with its material genealogy.
- Quotes from real machine rates and cycle times, with actual-vs-estimate feedback.
- 5-axis routing with cycle-time and tool-life capture per operation.
- First Article Inspection embedded, no run released without sign-off.
- Special-process outsourcing tracked with NADCAP suppliers and ITC-04.
- Material-to-serial traceability with certificates on every part.
- On-time-delivery scheduling to hold prime contractors’ windows.
- Material & Serial Traceability Raw-material heat/lot to finished serial with certificates for full genealogy.
- Scheduling & On-Time Delivery Finite-ish scheduling, WIP visibility and OTD tracking to keep primes’ delivery windows.
- GST Dispatch & CoC Certificate of Conformance and GST e-invoice generated on dispatch, no rekeying.
Explore related solutions: Aerospace & Defence ERP platform, First Article Inspection Software, AS9100 ERP Software.
Book your free aerospace-ERP demo
Tell us about your plant, we'll map the RFQ-to-invoice journey to your workflow and send a fixed-scope plan.
Two workflows, one connected platform
The manufacturing heart and the sales journey, side by side. Click any stage to walk through exactly what happens at that step.
The manufacturing heart
Per-part routings
Standard times set for every operation.
First-piece approval
Sign-off before the batch runs.
Special processes
Heat-treat, plating, NDT tracked.
Harness & composites
Sub-assemblies built to spec.
Pre-join inspection
Checked before joining the line.
Reserved to job
Components allocated to the order.
Mating & fastening
Torque-controlled and logged.
Systems install
Fitted and filled to spec.
Serial genesis
Lifelong serial number assigned.
First Article Inspection
AS9102 FAI against the drawing.
NDT & functional test
Non-destructive & functional checks.
e-Certificate
Digital certificate per serial.
DGAQA / CEMILAC
Airworthiness data reviewed.
Rework loop
Back to the right station.
CoC handover
Certificate, then to dispatch.
The RFQ-to-invoice journey
Omni-channel capture
Web, tender portal, email, phone.
Programme routing
Auto-assigned to the right rep.
Duplicate check
One clean, de-duplicated lead.
Click-to-call
Screen-pop with the record.
Requirement capture
Spec, material, tolerance, standard.
Recording & task
Auto follow-up scheduled.
Customer account
Contact and account created.
Price book
Part numbers pulled automatically.
Blueprint
Qualification to Quote.
Contract pricing
Programme pricing applied.
GST auto-calc
Tax computed on the quote.
Revisions
Version and status tracked.
Order to invoice
Sales order becomes a GST invoice.
IRN & e-way
Compliance generated in-system.
Milestone billing
Payment link and ledger update.
Warranty & MRO
Tracked against each serial.
Customer portal
Self-service requests.
Dashboards
Pipeline to revenue, live.
Zoho products, tuned for aerospace & defence manufacturing
Every Zoho product mapped to a real aerospace-manufacturing job, from the first RFQ to the last MRO order, extended with custom AWS where the shop floor needs it.
Zoho ERPEnd-to-end manufacturing backbone
Orders, BOMs, work orders, inventory and GST costing unified in one ERP that runs the whole Bangalore aerospace plant.
Zoho CRMSales & programme management
Every RFQ and tender captured, scored and routed. Pipelines, quotes and price lists in one place.
Zoho InventoryStock & bonded stores
Serial- and lot-traceable stock from raw-material heat number to the certified, dispatched assembly.
Zoho BooksGST-ready finance
GST-native billing with e-invoice (IRN) and e-way bill built in, plus programme-wise profitability.
Zoho AnalyticsProduction & sales dashboards
Pipeline, OEE, earned-value, dispatch and receivables in one live view for owners on any device.
Zoho CreatorCustom shop-floor apps
Job cards, FAI capture and inspection apps. Mobile-first, low-code, built to your process.
Zoho DeskMRO & warranty
Serial-linked warranty, non-conformance and spares with a self-service customer portal.
Zoho FSMField service & AMC
Schedule commissioning and AMC visits, dispatch technicians and capture service on mobile.
Zoho ProjectsProgrammes & NPD
Plan defence programmes, new-product development and plant projects with tasks, milestones and gantt.
Zoho PeopleShop-floor HR & payroll
Attendance, shifts and payroll for machinists, technicians and staff across the plant.
Zoho SignDigital signatures
e-Sign quotations, supplier agreements and purchase orders. No printing, no couriers.
Zoho FlowIntegration & automation
Wire Zoho to AWS, machines and portals. Automate every hand-off between apps.
Why Elite Tech Corporation for aerospace & defence manufacturing
A complete Zoho & AWS partner that builds the custom apps generic ERPs can't, purpose-fitted to how Bangalore's aerospace & defence makers actually sell and build.
Zoho + ETC custom apps
Where standard Zoho stops, we build custom apps on Zoho Creator and AWS, and you own the code in your own repository.
Zoho for aerospace-industry automation
Pre-built aerospace BOMs, AS9100 & FAI flows, traceability and dashboards, shaped for airframe, engine & avionics production out of the box.
Aerospace-specific, not generic
We speak configuration control, first article inspection, special processes and serial genealogy, not a horizontal ERP retrofitted to aerospace.
You own your code & data
Custom code in your private Git repo, data in your own tenant. No black-box lock-in, ever.
Local & proven in Bangalore
A Zoho Advanced Partner with 250+ implementations and a Bangalore presence, on the ground and in your timezone.
Zoho ERP vs traditional ERP for aerospace & defence manufacturers
A side-by-side look at how a Zoho ERP delivered by Elite Tech compares with legacy and generic ERP software for a Bangalore aerospace & defence manufacturer.
| Criteria | Zoho ERP + Elite Tech | Traditional / other ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Low, subscription (OPEX), no heavy hardware | High, big licence + servers (CAPEX) |
| Go-live time | 15-60 days, phased rollout | 6-18 months |
| Aerospace & defence fit | Pre-built AS9100 workflows, BOM, routing & serial traceability | Generic, heavy customisation to fit |
| First-article & quality gates | ✓ Native FAI, NCR/CAPA & lot/serial capture | ✕ Custom development required |
| GST e-invoice & e-way bill | ✓ Built-in, India-native | ✕ Add-on / third-party bolt-on |
| Custom apps | Zoho Creator + custom AWS, you own the code | Costly change requests, vendor-controlled |
| Cloud & mobile | Cloud-native, mobile-first | Often on-premise, desktop-bound |
| Export & compliance docs | ✓ Included | ✕ Rarely available |
| Local support | Team serving Bangalore, in your language | Remote / partner-dependent |
| Scale as you grow | Add users & modules à la carte | Expensive tier jumps |
| Data & lock-in | ✓ Own your data & code | ✕ Proprietary, hard to exit |
Aerospace CNC ERP, questions answered
Quotes are built from machine rates, real cycle times and material cost, and every completed job feeds actual-vs-estimate back, so future quotes get sharper instead of relying on gut feel.
Yes. Operation routing records real cycle times and tool life, with machine/CMM data capture, so scheduling and costing reflect what the machines actually do.
Yes. Drawings are ballooned, AS9102 characteristics are accounted for, and a digital FAIR is signed before the production run is released.
As controlled special-process job-work with NADCAP-qualified suppliers, job-work challans, GST rules and ITC-04 return-window tracking, so nothing is lost at the sub-contractor.
Yes. Scheduling, WIP visibility and on-time-delivery tracking keep jobs moving to hold the delivery windows that HAL, BEL and Tier-1 primes expect.
A CNC shop’s core quote-route-dispatch flow typically goes live in 15 to 45 days, with First Article Inspection and outsourcing phased in.
Quote sharper, run fuller, ship traceable
Bring your busiest 5-axis job. We’ll map quoting, routing, tool life and First Article Inspection to your shop and send a fixed-scope plan.