Shop Floor Execution for Odoo Manufacturers
Your ERP Isn't Wrong. It's Late and Missing Data.
Node brings your shop floor data into Odoo, and puts it to work.
Node captures the operator, machine, and production data that often arrives late or never makes it into Odoo. Node keeps Odoo current, creates AI-ready data, and lets your team automate what happens next with simple triggers.
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Start with one workstation. Expand as your operation grows.
The problem
Your ERP Can Only See What Your Shop Floor Captures.
Manufacturers have data everywhere. The problem is getting the right data into Odoo — accurately, completely, and while it still matters.
On the shop floor, right now
- Equipment Data Stays Outside Your ERP
- Production Data Arrives Too Late
- Complex Systems Create Gaps and Errors
- Your Shop Floor Data Isn't Ready for What's Next
In Odoo, right now
- Counts from the last time someone typed them in
- A job that gets updated at the end of the shift
- Whatever the spreadsheet says
Odoo isn't the problem. The gap between your shop floor and your ERP is.
Node closes that gap by capturing shop floor data as work happens and making it usable across your operation.
The product
Meet Node.
The missing layer between your shop floor and Odoo.
Node captures what happens on the shop floor, whether it's entered by an operator or generated by equipment, and connects that activity directly to Odoo.
Operators capture work. Equipment generates data. Node brings it together.
What you get
Build Your Node Platform
Every Node deployment starts with the Node App. Add automation when you're ready, then connect machines and devices when you want them driving your workflows.
Node MES App
Provides operators with a faster, guided shop floor experience while keeping Odoo synchronized with production activity.
- Simplified shop floor interface
- Works on smartphones and tablets
- Quick access to manufacturing orders and timesheets
- Scan barcodes and capture production activity
- Access product, routing, and component details
- Expose automated workflows to operators
Node Automation
Create workflow rules that automatically update Odoo or trigger actions when defined events occur, whether the event comes from an operator, machine, sensor, or other connected device.
- No coding required
- Visual drag-and-drop workflow builder
- Create and deploy automations from Odoo
- Assign automations to specific workstations
- See which automations are active on each Node device
- Manage and push updates to Node devices across your organization
Node Link
Bring physical equipment into your workflows. Node Link captures signals from machines, sensors, switches, scales, PLCs, and other shop floor devices so they can become inputs to Node Automate and actions in Odoo.
- 18 input ports for a wide range of devices
- Connect machines, sensors, switches, and other equipment
- Capture machine status, counts, downtime, and run signals
- Support for digital inputs and other device signals
- Wi-Fi connectivity
Why Node
Why Manufacturers Start With Node
Turn Shop Floor Data Into Operational Intelligence.
Node doesn't just keep Odoo current. It gives you a clearer picture of what's actually happening across your operation, and the data to do something about it.
Understand Every Part of Production
Capture production time, labor, and machine activity as work happens. See how long each part takes to produce and use that data to understand costs, identify bottlenecks, and improve throughput.
Put Machine Data in Your ERP
Automatically capture machine settings, run signals, counts, downtime, and environmental conditions directly in Odoo. Connect production data to the work order, product, and process where it belongs.
Turn Quality Data Into Insight
Capture environmental and production conditions alongside quality results. See how temperature, pressure, machine settings, or other variables affect quality and identify patterns before they become problems.
Give AI Better Data to Work With
AI is only as useful as the data behind it. Node captures structured, real-time shop floor data so your production history, machine activity, labor, quality, and process data are ready for analytics and AI.
How it works
How Node Works on the Shop Floor
Real-time execution, trusted data in Odoo, smarter decisions. Here is what happens between an operator finishing a task and your ERP knowing about it.
Operator records work at the workstation
The operator scans the job, records time and labor, consumes material, and moves WIP to the next step. Node captures execution as it happens.
Node sends updates directly into Odoo
Production status, inventory movements, and labor time post in real time. No delayed entry, no spreadsheet in between.
Supervisors see what is happening right now
Production status stays current and problems surface immediately, so planning stays aligned with the shop floor and everyone works from the same accurate data.
Automation triggers downstream workflows
Stock levels update automatically, issues raise alerts instantly, real-time KPIs drive smarter decisions, and Odoo workflows run on their own.
The result: execution becomes ERP truth
Data you can trust because it is accurate, complete and real. Faster response to issues before they escalate. Less waste, rework and downtime. And the confidence to plan at a higher level.
The bigger picture
Manufacturing Is Complicated Enough. Your Software Doesn't Have to Be.
- You shouldn't have to choose between running your operation and keeping your ERP up to date.
- Your operators shouldn't spend their day navigating ERP screens.
- Your supervisors shouldn't have to walk the shop floor just to find out what's happening.
- And your team shouldn't have to rely on spreadsheets, whiteboards, or yesterday's information to make today's decisions.
Node was built to make keeping Odoo current the easiest part of your operation.
FAQ
Still Have Questions?
Whether you're just getting started with Node or planning a larger rollout, here are answers to the questions we hear most from manufacturers evaluating the platform.
No. Every Node deployment begins with the Node App, which provides operators with a faster, guided shop floor experience while keeping Odoo synchronized with production activity.
You can then expand the platform as your needs grow:
- Add Node Automate to create workflow rules that automatically update Odoo or trigger actions based on events captured in the Node App.
- Add Node Link when you want machines, sensors, PLCs, scales, barcode scanners, or other equipment to trigger those same workflows automatically.
Because Node Link sends events into Node Automate, it requires both Node Automate and the Node App.
Start with the App. Add Automate when you're ready to eliminate manual processes. Add Node Link when you're ready to bring your equipment into the same real-time workflow.
Yes. Most manufacturers begin with a single operator workstation and one process. The Node App delivers immediate value by simplifying shop floor execution and keeping production, inventory, labor, and quality data current inside Odoo. You can always add automation and equipment connectivity later.
Node is built specifically for manufacturers using Odoo. It captures shop floor activity in real time and keeps production, inventory, labor, and quality synchronized with Odoo Manufacturing. Rather than replacing your ERP, Node extends it by making execution on the shop floor faster, simpler, and more accurate. It works alongside Odoo to provide a simpler operator interface and additional automation capabilities that go beyond the standard Shop Floor module.
Odoo Shop Floor is a great starting point, but many manufacturers need a simpler operator experience, faster adoption, machine connectivity, and more advanced workflow automation. Node extends Odoo by making shop floor execution easier while keeping Odoo as the system of record.
Node Link is designed to connect far more than production machines. It can capture signals from PLCs, sensors, barcode scanners, scales, digital inputs, serial devices, network-connected equipment, and other shop floor devices, bringing physical activity into the same workflow as your operators.
No. Node Automate works with the execution data captured through the Node App. When you add Node Link, machine and device data become additional inputs for your automations, giving you even greater visibility and control.
Most manufacturers start with a single workstation and a single process, allowing them to see value quickly without disrupting daily operations. Because Node is modular, you can expand to additional workstations, equipment, and automations as your team is ready.
Ready when you are
If production and inventory data lag behind the shop floor, planning and decisions will always be behind reality.
Node keeps Odoo synchronized automatically, so you run your operation on what's happening now, not what happened 30 minutes ago.
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