--- title: "Sheet Metal Connect · Independent advice and integration for metalworking companies" url: https://sheetmetalconnect.com/ language: en --- # Independent advice and integration for metalworking companies. Become more productive through effective digital transformation. 01. Unified Namespace (Capture) 02. Knowledge graph (Contextualise) 03. AI and machine learning (Predict) ## Is your factory running into this? Does one sound familiar? Then it is already costing you time, margin and customers. - Do you have too many systems and no overview? - Do you type the same order in again and again? - Do you only find out at month-end what went wrong? - Are customers moving to a competitor who delivers faster? - Does it take too long to get from request to production? - Stuck with legacy software that costs you more every month? It doesn't have to be this way. ## Imagine … - everyone knows what needs doing today, and why. - you see your whole factory on one screen. - every order is entered just once. - you spot problems the same day. - customers come back because you deliver what you promised. - a request reaches production within days. - you own your system, with no bill that grows every month. Request → Quote → Planning → Production → Delivery (Learn and improve) What if your factory could do all of that? **It can, with one data foundation that all your systems connect to:** quoting, ERP, planning, machines and the shop floor. From there you build step by step, all the way to AI agents. ## More productive with UNS, knowledge graph and AI. At Sheet Metal Connect **we train your people, draw up the blueprint and build the solution.** For that we use the unified namespace, a knowledge graph and AI, so you become more productive: faster delivery, better quality and less manual work. **The market has changed.** In the agentic era, the cost of building software is falling fast; _the factory and its data are what count._ ### 01 Unified Namespace (Capture) **The factory connected and visible in real time.** Every event recorded as it happens. _Data becomes the primary commodity._ ### 02 Knowledge graph (Contextualise) **Your data in the context of your business.** How a machine, an order, a standstill and a changeover relate. _The layer AI needs to understand your shop._ ### 03 AI and machine learning (Predict) **Agents take over repetitive work. Machine learning predicts what comes next.** ### The SMC approach 1. Educate 2. Blueprint 3. Build Own your factory. ## What we build ### Unified Namespace - Machine connectivity - Workstations with start/stop HMI - ERP integration - Historian and live visibility ### Knowledge graph - Asset and order model - Relations with meaning - Context for agents - Built on the namespace ### AI and machine learning - Agents for repetitive work - Prediction on your data - Built on the graph ## We connect with the common brands in metalworking Proven integrations between quoting, ERP, CAM and the shop floor. Each integration is matched to the company's requirements wherever possible. - [Odoo UNS Connector](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integratie-odoo-uns-connector) (Odoo* ↔ shop floor): Orders to the shop floor; times and usage back in Odoo. - [QF2Odoo](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integratie-qf2odoo) (QuotationFactory* ↔ Odoo): The calculation becomes the quotation in Odoo, no retyping. - [QF2Oseon](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integratie-qf2oseon) (QuotationFactory ↔ TRUMPF Oseon*): Manufacturability before the quote; the order complete in Oseon. - [QF2UNS](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integratie-qf2uns) (QuotationFactory ↔ datahub): Every export available to ERP, planning and the shop floor. - [Oseon2UNS](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integratie-oseon2uns) (TRUMPF Oseon ↔ datahub): Orders, machine status and stock from Oseon on the datahub. [See all integrations](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integraties) ## Metalworking, precisely. A metalworking company that wants to work paperless, connected and in real time? Then Sheet Metal Connect is for you. - Sheet metal fabrication - Welding - Machining and CNC - Coil processing - Surface treatment - Assembly - Machine building ## Sheet Metal Connect ### Our mission **To keep the metal industry thriving: strong factories, middle-class jobs, a more sustainable world.** The metal industry is the foundation of manufacturing and keeps our world moving. _Factories that waste less material, energy and time._ ### Who we are **Luke van Enkhuizen, independent smart factory architect**, with more than ten years of experience in the digitalisation of metalworking companies. Where needed, he works with a few specialists in unified namespace, AI, machine learning and cyber security. _IT/OT integration and change management on the shop floor._ ### What we stand for - **Innovation**: No stagnation, just innovation in everything we do. We stand for cutting edge and the latest solutions, not for the current sentiment or whatever marketing comes up with. - **Integrity**: We advise what is best for your company, do what we agree and stick to it. When something changes, we say so openly. - **Inspiration**: We quickly show what is possible, so you see it work for yourself. We want to inspire, explain and teach. - **Transparency**: We are clear about what works and what does not: we have no interest in selling you licences. Where possible, you get a fixed price up front. - **Ownership**: You stay in charge of your factory: with your own team, on your own site and, where possible, with your own solutions. ## 30+ companies and 100+ professionals went before you. In training, advisory and integration work, from the Benelux, Germany and Austria to Australia and the USA. > Luke's knowledge of digitization helps us make decisions for our smart factory. His experience with automation in sheet metalworking and IT was decisive for our cooperation. > > Willem Hoek, Manager · SAG Alutech > Our investments in automation projects with Luke lead to shorter lead times. This also contributes to further reducing the cost price of our products. > > Ton Koridon, CEO · Koridon Industrieel Plaatbewerking > Luke has a deep understanding of our business, enabling him to not only provide valuable advice but also offer practical support in digitalizing our processes. > > Laurens Singeling, Technical Director · Singeling Constructie-Lastechniek > Luke is clear about what is and isn't feasible for us. He remains grounded and understands what's achievable at different stages of our business development. > > Arjan Peterse, Heudra Snijtechniek > The professional and goal-oriented approach, combined with extensive technical knowledge, resulted in a stable Portal-Oseon MetalHUB integration. > > Yves Hesemans, P&G Metaalwerk ## Three steps to get started 1. **Book a call**: You tell us where your factory stands today and where you want to go. 2. **The plan, together**: We draw up a blueprint of your factory: what first, what later, what never. 3. **Get to work**: We build, connect and train, until your team can carry on by itself. ## Dear business owner, Metalworking is a craft. Yet the market is moving: customers order online elsewhere, or bring work in-house to cut lead times. **Growth stalls, while prices cannot go any lower.** Things tend to get stuck between systems. Orders, drawings and feedback from the floor get retyped, searched for and chased. _That costs lead time, quality and margin._ I know this from the inside. I have worked in metalworking, from the shop floor to IT, and for more than ten years I have helped metalworking companies digitalise. Today I build smart factories on a unified namespace, with AI agents taking over the repetitive work. With Sheet Metal Connect I work with your team to build the unified namespace under your factory, connect your systems through [proven integrations](https://sheetmetalconnect.com/integraties) and train your people to use them. **You deliver faster, with less manual work, and you are ready to work with AI agents.** Book a first call. You tell me where your factory stands; I show you what the next step takes. Luke van Enkhuizen Founder of Sheet Metal Connect ## Start a project? - Introductory call: https://calendly.com/van-enkhuizen/hello - Project request: https://tally.so/r/1WWG1L - https://sheetmetalconnect.com/contact ## Office Sheet Metal Connect e.U. Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz 4B/16 1010 Vienna, Austria ## Meeting location De Cuserstraat 93 1081 CN Amsterdam, Netherlands ## Contact - Email: office@sheetmetalconnect.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sheetmetalconnect - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanenkhuizen - Smart Metals Podcast: https://smartmetals.transistor.fm/ - Metaal Connect: https://www.metaalconnect.nl/ - Imprint: https://sheetmetalconnect.com/#imprint - Privacy: https://sheetmetalconnect.com/#privacy This website is for information only and is provided as is; only a signed contract under our terms and conditions is binding. * Odoo, QuotationFactory, TRUMPF, Oseon and other brand names and logos mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. They appear here only to show which systems our integrations work with. Sheet Metal Connect e.U. is an independent party: not a partner of, nor affiliated with or endorsed by, these companies. This website is for information only and is provided as is; only a signed contract under our terms and conditions is binding. © 2026 Sheet Metal Connect e.U.