About MacLean-Fogg
MacLean-Fogg is a global manufacturing company specializing in engineered components and solutions for a wide range of industries. With operations spanning multiple locations and business units worldwide, the company relies on complex enterprise systems to support its workforce, production, and operational processes. As MacLean-Fogg continues to grow and modernize, ensuring seamless integration between critical business systems has become a strategic priority.
The Challenge
As a global manufacturing organization with numerous facilities and business units, MacLean-Fogg relies on a diverse set of enterprise systems to manage HR, IT, and operational processes. Over time, this created a fragmented landscape where critical systems, HR, ERP, and IT identity management were not fully aligned.
One of the most visible impacts of this fragmentation was the employee onboarding process. New hires were entered into the HR system, but downstream processes such as IT account provisioning and ERP employee setup required manual steps, handoffs between teams, and repeated data validation.
The result:
- Slow and inconsistent onboarding experiences across locations
- Delays in system access for new employees
- Increased risk of data mismatches between systems
- Heavy reliance on IT resources for routine provisioning tasks
MacLean-Fogg needed a scalable integration approach that could unify systems, reduce manual work, and support future enterprise automation initiatives.
The Solution
MacLean-Fogg selected Magic xpi Integration Platform to serve as the integration backbone connecting HR, IT, and ERP systems across the organization.
Using Magic xpi’s event-driven, low-code architecture, the company implemented an automated onboarding flow that:
- Uses Dayforce as the system of record and onboarding trigger
- Automatically provisions user accounts in Microsoft Active Directory
- Synchronizes employee records with JD Edwards (ERP)
- Validates data bi-directionally to ensure consistency across systems
- Sends automated notifications to relevant stakeholders
Magic xpi enabled MacLean-Fogg to design integrations that are not only robust, but also reusable – creating a foundation that can support additional business processes beyond onboarding.
Results
By unifying HR, IT, and ERP systems through Magic xpi, MacLean-Fogg achieved measurable operational improvements:
- 50% reduction in employee onboarding time
- Faster access to required systems for new hires
- Improved data accuracy across enterprise platforms
- Reduced manual workload for IT and HR teams
- More consistent onboarding experience across locations
Beyond onboarding, the integration framework established with Magic xpi positions MacLean-Fogg to streamline additional enterprise processes while maintaining governance, security, and scalability.
Business Impact
What began as an onboarding initiative evolved into a broader enterprise integration success. By centralizing integration logic and automating cross-system workflows, MacLean-Fogg gained better visibility, improved operational efficiency, and a more agile IT foundation.
Magic xpi now plays a strategic role in supporting MacLean-Fogg’s ongoing digital transformation—helping the organization move faster, reduce complexity, and ensure that systems work together as a single, connected ecosystem.
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