ePS (eProductivity Software) has announced the launch of CommandCore, its unified operational platform designed specifically for packaging manufacturers, addressing long-standing industry challenges stemming from fragmented systems across production, planning, quality, and sustainability operations.

Packaging manufacturers today typically operate critical functions, from ERP and manufacturing execution to quality, scheduling, and sustainability, across disconnected tools. These fragmented environments restrict real‑time visibility, obscure profitability, slow modernization efforts, and leave businesses unprepared for accelerating regulatory and customer expectations.

CommandCore brings these operational pillars together on a single architectural foundation, enabling packaging manufacturers to move from reactive decision‑making to proactive operational command.

“For decades, packaging manufacturers have achieved operational excellence despite their software solutions, not because of it,” said Doug Braun, CEO at ePS. “They’ve been told fragmentation is inevitable and modernization requires compromise. CommandCore was built to challenge that assumption.”

CommandCore unifies the following eight core operational pillars on a single database and platform foundation:

1. ERP Foundation – estimating, quoting, order and production management, inventory, tooling, and costing
2. Manufacturing Execution (MES) – real‑time shop floor tracking, trimming, conversion, and resource optimization
3. Control Systems – machine data capture and real‑time process control
4. Operational Excellence – workflow design, audit trails, and scenario planning
5. Smart Scheduling – capacity constraints, production optimization, and KPI reporting
6. Quality & Compliance – NCR management, preventive actions, and regulatory disclosure
7. Sustainability – carbon accounting, environmental compliance, and transparency reporting
8. Smart Supply Agility – customer portals, supplier management, and procurement alignment

Rather than connecting standalone modules through middleware or integrations, CommandCore operates as a single, connected system with real‑time data flowing from estimate through production and accounting.

Unlike generic ERP systems adapted for manufacturing or modular tools assembled through integrations, CommandCore embeds packaging-specific intelligence into every function.

The platform is designed to reflect packaging manufacturing realities, including substrate complexity, makeready processes, waste factors, finishing operations, and sustainability reporting requirements. This packaging-native approach enables workflows that align with how packaging manufacturers operate, rather than forcing operational compromise.

“Our customers don’t manage integrations, they manage their business”, adds Braun. “With CommandCore, they make better decisions at every level of their operation.”

Operational command without forced transformation

CommandCore supports modular adoption, allowing manufacturers to start where operational pain is greatest and expand over time, with architectural integrity.

Each module builds on the unified foundation, enabling phased modernization while maintaining a single source of operational truth across the organization.

This pragmatic approach allows manufacturers to achieve immediate operational improvements while building long-term capability, without the risk typically associated with large-scale system replacement.

“Our platform was designed around packaging-native features, and the modular nature was part of that thought process,” says Craig Tait, CPO, at ePS. “It provides manufacturers and converters the flexibility to achieve operational excellence in their current and future state.

“Unified doesn’t mean all at once,” continues Tait, “each company has their own timeline, and now, we can truly help throughout their journey.”