MIE Trak Pro

MIE Trak Pro is production-control and ERP software built for sheet metal fabricators, precision engineers, and discrete manufacturers. It is best suited to operations that want estimating, shop-floor work, inventory, and business functions in one system. Its breadth is a strength, but custom pricing means buyers should confirm both cost and fit before committing.

Overview

MIE Trak Pro spans the path from RFQs and quoting through work orders, purchasing, scheduling, stock control, shipping, and accounting. That breadth can reduce the need to stitch together separate production and business tools, particularly for manufacturers with detailed shop-floor and inventory requirements. The trade-off is that it is a substantial operational system rather than a focused scheduling app.

Quoting can use personalized formulas, win/loss tracking, and true-costing data. Sales orders can be created from RFQs, quotes, PDFs, or EDI. These options suit manufacturers with varied quoting and order intake processes; buyers should weigh them against the effort of adopting a broad ERP workflow.

Key features

Scheduling supports forward finite, backward infinite, and calendar-based drag-and-drop approaches to assigning employees and machines. That flexibility matters when a shop needs to plan around resource availability in different ways. The Kiosk module adds job-progress and employee clock-in tracking, plus access to schedules and documents, material issuing, and purchase requests on the shop floor.

Inventory tracking covers lot serialization, locations, remnants, work in progress, non-netted inventory, and consignment. This is a meaningful fit for operations whose material control extends beyond a simple on-hand count. The built-in quality system tracks corrective and preventive action requests, non-conformance, and RMAs, giving quality work a place in the same system.

MIE Mobile Warehouse is an included Android app for inventory updates, purchase-order receiving, pick lists, barcode scanning, time clock, and shipping. Custom dashboards can appear in MIE Trak Pro, on shop-floor displays, or in a web browser. Listed integrations include QuickBooks, Avalara, SolidWorks, Paperless Parts, HighQA, SigmaNEST, UPS WorldShip, and FedEx. Customers who do not want an in-house server can use MIE Solutions' AWS cloud hosting.

Pricing

MIE Trak Pro: custom pricing; contact MIE Solutions or book a meeting. The product is paid, and there is no published plan price to compare against a budget before requesting a quote. Confirm the price and scope directly with the company when evaluating it.

Platforms

MIE Trak Pro is listed for Android, iOS, web, Windows, API, and self-hosted environments. MIE Mobile Warehouse is Android-based. AWS cloud hosting is an option for customers who prefer not to maintain an in-house server.

Who it's for

This is aimed squarely at sheet metal fabricators, precision engineers, and discrete manufacturers looking to connect production planning with purchasing, inventory, quoting, quality, shipping, and accounting. It is less compelling for a buyer seeking only a lightweight scheduling tool or a clearly priced product that can be selected without a quote.

MIE Solutions offers on-site and online training, product support, on-site consulting, and custom development. Those services may matter to manufacturers implementing a broad system with shop-floor workflows; the company does not specify product security certifications.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Wide manufacturing scope: estimating, MRP, scheduling, inventory, costing, shipping, and accounting sit within one product.
• Detailed shop-floor and inventory workflows: kiosk functions, barcode scanning, lot serialization, remnants, and work-in-progress tracking address needs beyond basic production planning.
• Included Android warehouse app: mobile receiving, inventory updates, picking, time clock, and shipping extend several tasks beyond a desk.
• Flexible deployment and integrations: self-hosting and AWS cloud hosting are both supported, with integrations spanning accounting, design, quality, nesting, and shipping tools.

Cons

• Custom pricing: buyers must contact MIE Solutions to assess cost, which makes early budget comparisons harder.
• Broad scope requires careful fit assessment: organizations that need only scheduling may not benefit from the product's wider ERP footprint.
• No specified security certifications: organizations with certification requirements will need to establish whether their needs are met.

Alternatives

For a free, open-source planning option, frePPLe offers a Community edition and cloud plans, including a Cloud option capped at six scenarios; consider it when that planning focus and cap better match your needs. Phoenix APS has a free beta evaluation, but its temporary evaluation license is not for production use, so it is for evaluation rather than an operating deployment.

Schantt offers a free plan and a Standard plan at $99 a month, billed $1188/year; consider it when its published schedule-focused pricing is a better fit. SkyPlanner APS provides Android, iOS, web, and API platforms and a free trial, which may suit buyers prioritizing those platforms and a trial before purchase.

Seiki Advanced Planning and Scheduling is another paid option available for self-hosted, web, and Windows environments. GE Vernova Proficy Plant Applications supports hosted or on-premises mixes for process, discrete, and mixed manufacturing. MangoGem APS Optimizer is a paid option with custom quotes. NETVIBES is a paid option with a free plan and an Enterprise Data Science plan.

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Verdict

MIE Trak Pro is the stronger fit for sheet metal fabricators, precision engineers, and discrete manufacturers that want production control tied to inventory, quality, order handling, and business modules. Its broad manufacturing workflows are the main reason to choose it; the custom quote and the risk of buying more system than a focused scheduling need requires are the reasons to look elsewhere.