How ACS fully automates their PO process from inbox to ERP

30 hours
saved each week
400 POs
automatically processed each week
1 FTE
hire saved
“Thanks to Lido, we’re processing ~400 weekly POs automatically with complete accuracy. We avoided a new hire and saved a chunk of money while reliably automating PO processing.”
Hugo Medel
EDI and AI Development Lead
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ACS Industries
ACS is the world’s largest vertically integrated wire mesh manufacturer and the global leader in engineered wire mesh solutions.
Document type(s)
Purchase orders
Industry
Manufacturing
# of Employees
1,000+
Headquarters
Lincoln, RI
Alternatives tried
UI Path

Challenge

Every day we receive a flood of POs via email, each in a different format, and it all needs to get into our ERP as quickly as possible.

Every day ACS receives purchase orders in PDFs, spreadsheets, images, and even email text. Line‑item data (part numbers, quantities, pricing) had to be keyed into the ERP to keep inventory and orders accurate. Manual entry was slow, error‑prone, and tied up the team’s bandwidth. The stakes are high. If extracted data is incorrect, that leads to inventory discrepancies, incorrect orders, shipment delays, and payment errors downstream.

“Manual entry is slow and error‑prone…speed and accuracy are everything in manufacturing.”

Solution

Lido’s AI agent automatically delivers clean, ERP‑ready spreadsheets

With an hour of calibration, Lido now extracts every vendor’s PO, standardizes fields, and outputs a structured spreadsheet ready for automatic ERP upload. The workflow is accurate (99.5–100% on typed docs), scales to thousands of POs, and costs less than hiring or generic software that can’t handle format variability.

“Lido is accurate, cost‑effective, and customizable at scale. It's far more reliable than humans.”

Results

Complete accuracy on autopilot, 85 % more capacity, zero new hires.

ACS eliminated manual keying, reclaimed 30 hours each week, and boosted team capacity by 85 %. PO data now lands in the ERP with 100 % accuracy within minutes, accelerating order processing and inventory updates—without adding staff.

“Now, we don’t have to hire anyone else, so I have saved the company a chunk of money while also reliably automating PO processing.”

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