Custom Mainpac integration development
Appfront builds custom integrations that connect Mainpac EAM with your ERP, SCADA, IoT platform or your own application. Via the Mainpac web services, we synchronise assets, work orders, meter readings and inventory, so maintenance data no longer has to be retyped by hand. You keep a single, reliable source for your asset and maintenance information, and your engineers and planners work with up-to-date data.
What is a Mainpac integration?
Mainpac is an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and CMMS platform developed by the Australian software company Mainpac, aimed at asset-intensive organisations. It supports the entire maintenance process: managing assets and equipment, planning and executing work orders, setting up preventive and condition-based maintenance, tracking spare parts and inventory, and reporting on reliability and costs.
A custom integration with Mainpac means, in practice: synchronising asset and location master data between Mainpac and your ERP, exchanging work orders and notifications with other systems, pulling meter readings and condition data from SCADA, PLC or IoT sensors to automatically generate preventive work orders, and aligning stock movements with procurement and financial administration.
Appfront builds on Mainpac EAM functionality and the OWASP ASVS security standard. We align data mapping, synchronisation logic and error handling with your actual maintenance processes, so the integration grows with your asset register and stays reliable even at high work order volumes.
One source for assets
Asset and equipment master data stays consistent between Mainpac and your ERP or GIS. No duplicate entry and no conflicting records: your planners, technicians and finance team all work from the same, up-to-date asset information.
Condition-based maintenance
Meter readings and condition data from SCADA, PLCs or IoT sensors flow into Mainpac automatically. Based on threshold values, running hours or dates, the system generates preventive work orders before an asset fails.
Stock aligned with purchasing
Integrate spare parts and stock movements from Mainpac with procurement and financial administration. Consumption on work orders, reorder points and transactions stay in sync, so parts are in stock when maintenance needs them.
Our development process for Mainpac integrations
We follow a proven methodology that removes uncertainty early and delivers a stable integration. From an initial analysis of your maintenance processes, asset structure and adjacent systems through to go-live and ongoing management, every step is designed to give you an integration your team can understand and trust.
We map out which asset, work order and stock data needs to flow, which systems (ERP, SCADA, IoT) are involved, which synchronisation direction is required and how your maintenance process is structured.
We design the integration architecture, choose the right authentication and data mapping, and define an error-handling strategy.
Implementation with automated tests, structured logging and monitoring. You see working builds along the way.
Controlled go-live with data validation and a safety net, followed by ongoing management and further development.
What a Mainpac integration delivers in practice
Every Mainpac integration is set up specifically for your asset structure, maintenance processes and adjacent systems. Below are the capabilities we most often deliver for organisations that use Mainpac as the core of their maintenance and asset management.
Web services and API integration
Connect Mainpac to your ERP, financial system or in-house application via web services and API. Asset, work order and stock data flow automatically in both directions, with clear data mapping and validation so both sides stay consistent.
Asset and equipment synchronisation
Keep asset structure, locations, equipment and master data in sync between Mainpac and your ERP or GIS. We handle new assets, changes and decommissioning bidirectionally, so the asset register is correct everywhere.
Work orders and requests
Exchange work orders and fault reports between Mainpac and your helpdesk, emergency response or operational systems. A request logged in one system automatically creates a work order in Mainpac, with status updates sent back to the source.
Preventive and condition-based maintenance
Connect meter readings, operating hours and condition data from SCADA, PLC or IoT sensors to Mainpac. Based on threshold values or schedules, the system automatically generates preventive work orders, so maintenance is planned rather than reactive.
Stock and spare parts
Integrate spare parts inventory management with procurement and financial administration. Consumption on work orders, reorder points, goods receipts and inter-warehouse transfers stay in sync, so critical parts are available when maintenance needs them.
Reporting & condition data
Make maintenance, cost and reliability data from Mainpac available to your BI or dashboard environment. Per asset or location: failure frequency, downtime, maintenance costs and condition trends, as a basis for well-founded investment and replacement decisions.
Typical use cases in practice
A Mainpac integration works very differently by sector. Mainpac serves asset-intensive organisations, and for the sectors below we have a proven approach, with attention to the right data flows, systems and maintenance logic.
Industry & manufacturing
Manufacturers who maintain machinery and production lines with Mainpac. Condition data from SCADA and PLCs generates preventive work orders, and asset and inventory data align with your ERP. This keeps production running and reduces unplanned downtime. See also our API integrations.
Utilities & energy
Energy and utility companies that manage distributed infrastructure, including networks, installations and stations. Connecting Mainpac to SCADA and IoT gives real-time insight into the condition of critical assets, and integration with the ERP keeps maintenance costs and stock under control.
Facility & building management
Facility organisations that maintain buildings, installations and technical spaces. Work orders and notifications from service desk or IWMS systems flow into Mainpac, and planning aligns with your operations. Can be combined with our Spacewell integration for facility and IWMS.
Transport & mining
Ports, terminals, logistics and mining operations that maintain heavy equipment and mobile assets. Meter readings and operating hours trigger preventive maintenance, spare parts inventory aligns with purchasing, and maintenance data feeds reliability analyses for critical equipment.
Technology we use
We build Mainpac integrations using the Mainpac web services and API, combined with the backend stack that suits you. The precise choice depends on your adjacent systems, such as ERP, SCADA and IoT, so that your own team can manage or further develop the integration.
Why choose Appfront for your Mainpac integration?
Appfront has extensive experience building API integrations for a wide range of organisations in the Netherlands. We always start with a thorough analysis of your existing systems and processes. An integration should not only work technically, but also add practical value to the way you work.
For every integration, we write clear documentation and make sure your own team, or any future supplier, can understand and manage it. No black box, just transparent code and clear agreements on monitoring, alerting and maintenance.
You work with a dedicated point of contact who understands both the technical and the functional side. This keeps communication short, prevents misunderstandings and speeds up decisions when choices need to be made during development.
You may also be interested in our wider services around API integrations, middleware, custom software and web app development. Or browse all the integrations we build.
- Experience with EAM and CMMS integrations via web services and API
- Specialists in ERP, SCADA, PLC and IoT integrations
- Familiar with asset synchronisation, work orders and inventory flows
- Secure by default: credentials in vaults, scoped authorisation, separated permissions
- Structured error handling and retry mechanisms
- Comprehensive logging and monitoring from day one
- Clear documentation your team can read and manage
- A fixed point of contact, no account managers passed around
- Ongoing maintenance and proactive further development
- A way of working aligned with your existing IT landscape
Security and privacy in Mainpac integrations
Asset and maintenance data often constitute commercially sensitive information about your operations, and sometimes contain personal data of engineers and technicians. Appfront builds to the OWASP ASVS. This means, among other things: credentials kept in secure vaults, encryption in transit and at rest, scoped authorisation per integration, and regular audits of the data flows between Mainpac and your other systems.
Where the integration touches personal data, such as the names of technicians, planners or contractors on work orders, we process it according to data minimisation and least-privilege principles. We document the data flows between Mainpac and your systems so your record of processing activities is complete and you can demonstrate compliance with the GDPR. We manage authorisation strictly per integration, so each system only has access to the data it genuinely needs.
More on our security approach: information security policy and CVD policy.
- GDPR-compliant data processing and data minimisation
- Encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest
- Role-based access and least-privilege principles
- Audit logs with traceable data flows
- Automatic retries and dead-letter queues
- Monitoring and alerting for anomalies
- Secrets management in line with best practice
- Documentation for your record of processing activities
Frequently asked questions about Mainpac integrations
Answers to the questions we are asked most often about Mainpac integrations.
A Mainpac integration is a technical link between Mainpac EAM and another system, such as your ERP, SCADA/PLC environment, IoT platform, financial administration or bespoke application. Through the Mainpac web services and API, asset, work order, meter reading and inventory data are exchanged, so maintenance data does not need to be re-keyed by hand. An integration can be simple (synchronising asset master data) or advanced (real-time condition data from sensors automatically raising preventive work orders).
An integration makes sense when Mainpac is not a standalone system but part of a wider landscape that includes ERP, financial systems, SCADA/PLC or IoT sensors. As soon as the same asset, work order or inventory data lives in several systems, an integration prevents duplicate entry, outdated data and reconciliation errors. For asset-intensive organisations that rely on reliable maintenance data, an integration is often the foundation for further automation.
A simple integration, such as synchronising asset master data or work orders between Mainpac and one other system, can go live within a few weeks. More complex scenarios involving real-time condition data from SCADA or IoT, automated preventive work orders, inventory integration and deep ERP integration typically take longer. After an intake meeting in which we map out your systems and data flows, we give you a realistic estimate.
We work with the Mainpac web services and API in combination with the backend stack that suits you: Node.js, Python, PHP, .NET, Ruby or Go. For process industry, we connect via SCADA/PLC and IoT protocols; for administrative flows, via REST or file exchange with your ERP. We set up authentication and authorisation on a least-privilege basis, and we build in structured error handling, logging and monitoring from the start.
The cost is determined by the complexity of the data flows, the number of systems to connect, the required synchronisation frequency and the amount of custom work in the business logic. Real-time condition data, ongoing maintenance, monitoring and support also affect the total investment. We always provide a clear quote following a no-obligation review of your situation.
Yes. Maintenance and asset data often contains commercially sensitive information and sometimes personal data (such as engineers and operatives). Appfront builds to OWASP ASVS: credentials are held in secure vaults, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is scoped per integration, and rights are strictly separated. We document the data flows so that your record of processing activities stays complete and you can demonstrate GDPR compliance.
Yes. Appfront regularly takes over existing integrations, even when they were originally set up by another party. We review the web service connections, data mapping, error handling and authorisation, document the current setup and propose improvements. From that point on, we can handle changes, extensions and monitoring, including timely rotation of credentials.
Mainpac is aimed at asset-intensive organisations: industry and manufacturing, utilities and energy, facility and building management, transport, ports and terminals, and mining. For these organisations, an integration makes sense when maintenance management needs to work with ERP, financial systems, SCADA/PLC or IoT sensors. Typical use cases include asset synchronisation with the ERP, condition data that automatically generates work orders, and inventory management that aligns with purchasing.
Ready to build your Mainpac integration?
Tell us which asset, work order or inventory data you want to connect and which systems Mainpac needs to work with. We're happy to help with data mapping, SCADA/IoT connectivity and synchronisation logic. A no-obligation first conversation will give you a clear picture of the possibilities within half an hour.