Amtech EnCore: ERP for Corrugated and Folding Carton Manufacturing
| Vendor | Amtech Software (Amtech, LLC) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Fort Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Ownership | Privately held; majority investment by Peak Rock Capital; acquired Label Traxx in April 2024 |
| Deployment | Cloud (browser-based EnCore); on-premises Imaginera installed base |
| Target market | Corrugated box plants, sheet plants, sheet feeders, integrated operations, folding carton producers |
| Industries | Corrugated packaging, folding carton, contract packaging and fulfillment |
| Pricing | Not published; quote-based by modules, plants, and users |
| Website | amtechsoftware.com/industries/corrugated |
What Amtech EnCore is
EnCore is a browser-based ERP for corrugated and folding carton manufacturers. Estimating, order processing, scheduling, production, logistics, quality, inventory, purchasing, and accounting sit in one platform designed around the way box plants and sheet plants actually run. It is the current-generation product of Amtech Software, a Pennsylvania company that has served the corrugated industry since 1981.
The company behind it
Amtech was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Its earlier flagship, Imaginera, was an on-premises ERP with a large installed base in North American corrugated plants; EnCore is the browser-based successor and where development effort now goes. Private equity firm Peak Rock Capital holds a majority investment, and in April 2024 Amtech acquired Label Traxx, a Milwaukee-based MIS and ERP vendor for label and flexible packaging printers, extending the group across additional packaging segments. The company states that its software runs in more than 600 plants with over 60,000 users, and that a large share of North American corrugated plants use its products in some form. Those are vendor figures, not audited numbers. In June 2026 Amtech launched an EnCore suite for hand assembly, contract packaging, and fulfillment work, integrated with its Advanced Planning Board scheduling tool.
Modules and capabilities
Quote to invoice, in corrugated terms. Estimating handles corrugated-specific structures, board grades, and machine routings; order processing converts quotes into manufacturing orders carrying customer-specific specifications. Production management adds corrugator and converting scheduling, shop floor reporting, and quality tracking, while logistics covers trailer loading, shipping, and delivery. Inventory spans roll stock, board, and finished goods, and integrated accounting closes the loop from order to cash. EDI connectivity supports the integrated and national-account relationships that dominate the corrugated supply chain, and the Advanced Planning Board provides advanced planning and scheduling across machines and plants.
Typical customers
North American corrugated manufacturing is the core market: independent box plants, sheet plants, sheet feeders, and integrated operations, plus folding carton producers. Plants layering contract packaging and fulfillment services onto conventional converting are an explicit target for the newer suite. Label and flexible packaging converters are served by Label Traxx within the wider Amtech group rather than by EnCore itself. Sales and support are concentrated in North America, with customers in Latin America and Europe as well.
How it is sold
EnCore is delivered as a cloud-hosted, browser-based application, which removes the client-install footprint of the older Imaginera product; Imaginera continues to run on-premises at existing customers. Amtech does not publish pricing. Quotes depend on modules, plant count, and user volume, and the subscription is only part of the number: implementation, training, and conversion of data out of legacy systems are substantial line items in corrugated ERP projects. Model both sides together; our ERP TCO calculator covers the main cost drivers.
Editorial verdict
Buy EnCore if you run a corrugated or folding carton plant and want board and grade logic, corrugator scheduling, and the commercial conventions of the North American box business to be native rather than configured into a horizontal ERP. It is the wrong purchase for anyone outside paper-based packaging, because the same verticalization that makes it fit makes it irrelevant elsewhere. Two items belong in the risk column. The market-share claims are self-reported, and Imaginera customers face an eventual move to EnCore that is a re-implementation in everything but name, with the budget and project plan to match. Private equity ownership has funded expansion so far, which is the benign reading; ask for written development and support commitments on the specific product you are signing for.
What the Amtech EnCore website looks like
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