“Since we started with BatchMaster, we’ve grown about 30%. That kind of growth would have been really difficult to manage without a system like this.”

Jacob Mazoch

Sunbelt Custom Mineral

Customer

Sunbelt Custom Mineral

Industry

Livestock Mineral Manufacturing

Location

Sulphur Springs, TX

Solution

BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One

Systems Replaced

BatchMaster Desktop, a standalone formulation tool, and QuickBooks

Sunbelt Custom Mineral Establishes Unified, High-Performance Operations with BatchMaster ERP and SAP Business One

For 32 years, Sunbelt Custom Mineral has been a trusted U.S.-based livestock mineral manufacturer, serving producers who rely on safe, compliant animal nutrition products. Operating in a highly regulated environment overseen by multiple regulatory agencies, they rely on accurate record-keeping and production tracking for their daily operations.

As the company experienced significant business growth, managing production, inventory, formulations, and financials across disconnected systems became an increasing burden. Leadership recognized the need to migrate to a fully integrated solution to support their next phase of expansion.

The Need for a Unified Platform and Financial Control

Before planning its migration, Sunbelt Custom Mineral relied on BatchMaster Desktop, a standalone formulation tool, and QuickBooks. While BatchMaster Desktop improved their initial production and inventory management, running separate applications created inherent operational limitations.

The company faced several challenges due to disconnected systems:

Financial data flowing between BatchMaster and QuickBooks created performance bottlenecks and occasional disconnects.
Gaps in visibility left non-production costs, utilities, and services managed entirely outside the manufacturing system.
Seeing the business's true, comprehensive financial picture was incredibly difficult.
Production was nearing full capacity, making optimized workflows a necessity.

With the plant moving from roughly 50% capacity to 90–95% of capacity, Sunbelt knew it needed a fully unified ERP system.

Why Sunbelt Custom Mineral Chose BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One

Sunbelt Custom Mineral evaluated several market alternatives, including Aptean (built on Microsoft Business Central) and NetSuite, before ultimately choosing to stay within the BatchMaster ecosystem.

Key factors that influenced their decision included:

Familiarity and Continuity: Having spent over six years on BatchMaster Desktop, the team deeply understood the core workflows. Migrating to BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One provided a clear path forward without the massive disruption of switching platforms entirely.
On-Premise Deployment Control: Unlike competing cloud-only solutions, BatchMaster supported an on-premise installation. This requirement allows Sunbelt's team to retain direct control over their data and maintain tight integration with local tools.
Proven Formula Manufacturing Fit: BatchMaster’s formula-based manufacturing capabilities were already a perfect match for Sunbelt’s livestock feed workflows. The upgraded solution simply built on that solid foundation while introducing the robust financial depth of SAP Business One.
Thorough Evaluation Process: Detailed, hands-on demos with the BatchMaster team allowed Sunbelt to walk through specific pain points and see exactly how the new system would resolve them.

Looking Ahead with BatchMaster ERP and SAP Business One

Sunbelt Custom Mineral is currently undergoing a smooth migration from BatchMaster Desktop to BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One. Guided by the BatchMaster implementation team, the transition is progressing efficiently, and internal adoption is expected to be straightforward given the team’s familiarity with the core system environment.

“Since we started with BatchMaster, we’ve grown about 30%. That kind of growth would have been really difficult to manage without a system like this.”

— Jacob Mazoch, VP, Sunbelt Custom Mineral

By unifying their operations on a single platform, Sunbelt Custom Mineral is eliminating cross-application friction, accelerating batch processing times, and gaining full financial visibility into all business costs. As they approach full plant capacity, their upgraded ERP environment provides the exact operational backbone needed to scale effortlessly into the future.

About BatchMaster Software

BatchMaster Software is a leading provider of ERP solutions that help growing formula-based manufacturers streamline operations, reduce costs, and comply with stringent regulatory mandates. BatchMaster ERP is designed specifically for the Food, Nutraceuticals, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, and Specialty Manufacturing industries, and can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud.