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title: "Margin Master"
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date: 2022-12-08 10:41:07
description: "Datanomix Margin Master provides fully automated part profitability analysis for everything you’ve ever made."
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# Margin Master

## Part-Level Profitability for Every Job You’ve Ever Run

Margin Master is the job profitability engine inside Datanomix [ERP Insights](https://datanomix.io/erp-insights/). Quoted cycle and setup times meet real machine performance — so you know which jobs make money, which ones don’t, and which ones could be doing more.

[REQUEST A DEMO](#demo)

## Quote More Accurately

A lot of effort goes into the quoting process to make sure that all costs are accounted for and a reasonable margin is added as profit. For many precision manufacturers, accurately quoting jobs can be challenging because they don’t know all their costs until after the job is run. That’s because the time it takes to make each part can vary—even on highly automated machines. 

To compensate, a “fudge factor” is added to a best guestimate which is based on historical data or tribal knowledge. This estimate is then added to the ERP to generate the quote, but we all know the [information in the ERP are estimates](https://datanomix.io/2026/05/22/erp-data-meets-machine-reality/). Manufacturers don’t know how much (or even if) they made money until after the part ships. That’s a tough way to run a business.

If you count on your ERP as your source of truth, you’re flying blind. Without good machine data, you’re just guessing on performance. No matter how modern your ERP gets or how many times you switch, it still won’t do some of the things you wish it would.

That moment of clarity? It’s what we call an **ERPiphany.**

[LEARN MORE](https://datanomix.io/2025/04/16/making-more-a-manufacturing-evolution/)

### Margin Master Shows You:

- **Winners**
Part numbers that beat your back office targets, and make more profit than anticipated

- **Losers**
Part numbers that did not beat your targets

- **Winners with Upside**
Part numbers that are beating your targets but could be making more money

- **Losers that Could be Winners**
Part numbers that Datanomix has seen you run well enough to make it a winner

“I can see right in Datanomix if I’m running profitable jobs, and I have the feedback in ProShop when I go to quote the same job again or if I’m working on a similar part. This puts me in the driver’s seat in controlling my job performance and profitability.“

[Mike Payne](https://datanomix.io/2022/10/11/mike-payne-is-proactive-with-datanomix/), Owner
Hill Manufacturing | Broken Arrow, OK

“Our quoting got 10 to 15% more accurate for parts that we have Datanomix on. Not only are we capturing machine runtime, but we are also capturing our throughput.“

[Craig Michaud](https://datanomix.io/2022/06/29/video-cnc-machine-monitoring-with-datanomix-at-arch-medical/), VP of Engineering and Sales
ARCH Medical | Broken Arrow, OK

## Connect to Your Business Software

Margin Master works with whatever you’ve built your shop on. We have pre-built integrations with **[Fulcrum](https://datanomix.io/fulcrum/), [ProShop ERP,](https://proshoperp.com/) and [Paperless Parts](https://www.paperlessparts.com/).** For everything else — SAP, Epicor, NetSuite, JobBOSS, GlobalShop, Infor, Plex, and more — [Get connected](https://datanomix.io/2026/05/22/erp-data-meets-machine-reality/) in a few clicks. No coding. No consultants.

## Fulcrum Pro Integration

Align your production goals with real-time performance. By importing target cycle and setup times directly from [Fulcrum](https://fulcrumpro.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=19643669909&utm_content=&utm_term=&campaign_name=&ad_name=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA2JG9BhAuEiwAH_zf3lpmqtLqv2tLFBF3nNm0vLAs0fej22N1R70-SdTBdubxOTD6hZ4k_xoCYrkQAvD_BwE) into Datanomix, you can instantly compare planned expectations to actual production data—all in one place.

## Paperless Parts Integration

The Datanomix Integration with [Paperless Parts](https://www.paperlessparts.com/) enables you to import your quoted cycle times, setup times, and due dates, all of which can be viewed in one location alongside real-time production data.

## Connect Any ERP

With our **[Universal ERP Connector](https://datanomix.io/2026/05/22/erp-data-meets-machine-reality/)**, Datanomix syncs job standards, labor data, and work orders from your ERP—whether it’s SAP, Epicor, NetSuite, JobBOSS, GlobalShop, Infor, Plex, or nearly any other system—and combines it with real-time machine data inside Datanomix to unlock [ERP Insights](https://datanomix.io/erp-insights/). 

**MARGIN MASTER JOB STANDARD INSIGHTS**

## Connect Any ERP System to Datanomix

#### Connect ERP Plans to Real Production Data

Margin Master uses our [Universal ERP Connector](https://datanomix.io/2026/05/22/erp-data-meets-machine-reality/) to pull in part numbers, job standards, due dates, and quantities from your ERP to benchmark with real-time machine performance in Datanomix. It’s just one of the three connected capabilities that [bridge the gap between planning and production](https://datanomix.io/2025/03/01/webinar-smarter-scheduling/).

#### Compare Quoted vs. Actual Performance

Quoted cycle times and setup times are compared to actual machine behavior. Variances are easy to spot, with simple grading that highlights which jobs are on track and which need attention.

#### Focus on What Drives Margin

See which jobs are quoted accurately, which consistently outperform expectations, and which ones quietly erode profit and should be reviewed.

#### Track Delivery Progress in Real Time

Due dates and part goals flow into [Delivery Track](https://datanomix.io/delivery-track/) so you can see whether jobs are on pace, at risk, or falling behind based on real shop floor activity

[LEARN ABOUT ERP INSIGHTS](https://datanomix.io/erp-insights/)

“Connect us up to your machines, let our software do its magic, and it will come up with performance standards and actuals on its own. Hook us into your ERP system, and you’ll get automated analysis on exactly which part numbers you need to be focused on from a job costing and margin improvement standpoint.”

Greg McHale, Datanomix Founder & CEO