How Gevasol built a nearly paperless manufacturing operation with Priority ERP

Gevasol manufactures a wide variety of components, assemblies, and custom parts, each with different production routes, inventory requirements, and operational workflows. Managing this complexity while maintaining visibility across departments required more than disconnected systems or paper-based processes.

As part of an international group with operations spanning 18 entities, the company also needed a solution that could support multilingual users, standardized business processes, and real-time reporting across locations. Management wanted immediate access to operational information without waiting for reports, while production teams needed a system that would guide employees through every stage of manufacturing.

Key challenges included:

• Managing complex manufacturing processes involving multiple product types
• Coordinating information between departments without relying on paper
• Providing real-time operational visibility for management
• Supporting multilingual users across 18 global entities
• Standardizing processes while maintaining operational flexibility

Gevasol implemented Priority ERP to digitize its manufacturing processes, automate the flow of information between departments, and provide real-time visibility across the business. Rather than simply replacing legacy software, Priority became the operational backbone connecting engineering, production, purchasing, inventory, and management through one integrated platform. The intuitive interface also made user adoption remarkably straightforward. As Plant Manager Michael Smits explains, “the system is so easy to understand and easy to learn, so intuitive, without extensive training or learning.”

One of the biggest improvements was the ability to access business information at every level. Management can monitor operations through real-time dashboards and, when needed, move directly from high-level KPIs into transaction-level detail. According to Rene Beuving, VP of Fluid Control “Priority gives us the opportunity to quickly look at high-level data but also at the push of a button, drill down into the details,” allowing managers to make faster, more informed decisions.

Priority also enabled Gevasol to redesign its manufacturing workflows around digital processes instead of paper. Information now moves automatically between departments, ensuring employees always have the information they need without relying on printed documents or manual handoffs. As Smits describes it, “We managed to create a process in Priority which is almost paperless.”

Rather than relying on emails or verbal communication, each department works from role-specific screens that automatically display pending work. “The screens of the different departments are designed in a way that if a to-do appears, it will pop up on their screen. They know exactly what to do,” says Smits. This automated task management keeps production moving while improving coordination between teams.

As part of an international organization comprising 18 entities, Gevasol also needed an ERP capable of supporting multilingual users while maintaining standardized processes worldwide. Priority's multi-language and multi-company capabilities provide exactly that. As Smits notes, “We're an international company. We have English as the main language, but in the group we have 18 entities all over the world with different languages and different currencies, so we have all information about all currencies in different columns and different styles and reporting.”

A foundation for continued growth

For Gevasol, Priority ERP is more than a manufacturing system, it is the platform that connects people, processes, and information across the entire business. By digitizing workflows, automating task management, and providing real-time operational insight, Gevasol has built a scalable foundation capable of supporting increasingly complex manufacturing operations across its global organization.