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Precision Metal Fabrication & Job Shops

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For custom fabricators, sheet metal job shops, and precision CNC machinists. We set up ERPNext so your parts lists, machine run times, material certs, and what each job actually cost you live in one platform running in your own private section of Google Cloud — with zero fees for your machine operators.

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Where Job Shop Profits Bleed

The High Cost of
Estimating From Scratch

Metal fabrication shops rarely fail because their welders or machinists lack skill. They lose margin because estimating complex multi-process RFQs takes days, revisions get mixed up on the brake press, and nobody knows what a custom run actually cost until the customer has already paid.

Estimating Bottlenecks & Print Delays

When pricing know-how is trapped in an owner's private spreadsheet, customer quote requests stack up for days while faster competitors win the job.

Scrap Remnants & Sheet Drop Blindness

Usable sheet metal drops sit unrecorded next to the fiber laser while buyers place purchase orders for fresh full sheets, inflating carrying costs.

Outside Processing Black Holes

Parts shipped out for plating, powder coat, or heat treatment vanish from shop visibility until the vendor bill arrives, creating delivery scrambles.

How Fabrication Workflows Change

The Legacy Job Shop Way

Estimators hand-calculate cutting minutes, tonnage, and weld lengths in Excel.

Paper work travelers get greasy, scribbled on, and misplaced between the laser and press brake.

Machine operators share one generic terminal because each login costs $120 a month.

With Infinary on Google Cloud

Instant Quotes parses drawing specs and generates priced bids from shop standards in minutes.

Digital travelers display active drawing revisions and step-by-step routing at every machine station.

Every operator, welder, and inspector has their own account, with no fee for every employee who logs in.

The Result: Precision Profitability
Your shop bids faster, tracks material yields cleanly, and measures true margin on every part number — running on a platform you own outright.

Fabrication Operations

Built for High-Precision
Metal Job Shops

MODULE: PRINT-TO-QUOTE_ESTIMATION

Print-to-Quote Estimation

Instant Quotes

Turn technical prints and messy customer RFQs into structured bids in minutes. The system reads PDF engineering drawings, extracts cut lengths and raw material grades, and calculates machine run-times based on your shop rate standards.

MODULE: PARTS_LIST_&_SCRAP_TRACKING

Parts List & Scrap Tracking

All-in-One Business Software

Manage the full parts list for a build, down through every sub-assembly, laser nesting cut, and secondary vendor finish. Track raw sheet remnants and offcuts so your shop never buys stock you already own.

MODULE: SHOP_FLOOR_WORKSTATIONS

Shop Floor Workstations

Floor Data Capture

Provide digital job travelers and setup sheets to every laser operator, press brake tech, and welder. Every worker gets their own login with no fee for every employee who logs in.

Operating Reality

How Custom Metal Fabricators Run
Between $3M and $25M.

You are probably a fit if your shop operates laser cutters, press brakes, CNC mills, and weld cells with fifteen to one hundred operators. You produce a mix of build-to-print prototypes and repeating OEM production runs where margin depends on raw material nesting, setup speeds, and reliable subcontracted finishing.

Parts Lists & Assembly Routing

The Full Parts List for a Build Down to Every Sub-Assembly

A complex welded frame involves cut tubing, laser-cut gussets, tapped mounting plates, hardware fasteners, and secondary powder coating.

Our system structures the full parts list for a build, down through every sub-assembly and child component. Purchasing requirements trigger automatically when work orders release, guaranteeing hardware and raw plates arrive before the laser begins nesting.

Live Job Cost Tracking

Knowing What Each Job Actually Cost You in Real Time

Fabricators frequently underestimate setup times, scrap drop loss, and outside plating expedites. By the time quarterly financials are compiled, lost margin cannot be recovered.

Infinary captures operator hours via barcode scans at each machine center and logs outside supplier invoices against the job ledger immediately. Production managers see live labor variance and material yield against the original quote as parts move down the aisle.

Material Certs & Heat Numbers

Knowing Which Exact Unit or Batch Went to Which Customer

Aerospace, defense, and medical customers demand full heat lot traceability and mill test reports (MTRs) before accepting delivery.

Material certs attach to inventory receipt records upon delivery. When parts finish final inspection, the system compiles certificates of conformance and material cert packages automatically, saving hours of manual paperwork filing.

Remnant & Drop Inventory

Turning Scrap Metal Drops into Usable Cash

Unmanaged offcuts and partial sheet metal drops clutter shop floor aisles while buyers purchase expensive new stock for short production runs.

Our stock tracking assigns remnant IDs to partial sheets returning from laser cutting beds. Estimators see available drop sheets directly in the pricing tool, improving margins on small custom runs.

Fit Criteria

Fabrication job shops, laser cutting service centers, and custom CNC facilities between $3M and $25M in annual revenue benefit most. You have outgrown basic tools like JobBOSS, E2, or QuickBooks with Excel workarounds, but you are not about to pay Oracle NetSuite's $99–$149 per user, per month just to give a welder a login.

If your shop operates outside this range, contact us. We evaluate every manufacturing setup based on machine centers, assembly complexity, and quality compliance requirements.

Buying Committee

What Your Shop Leadership Will Ask
Before Upgrading Your ERP.

A software transition in a busy fab shop touches everyone from the quoting desk to the weld bay. Here is how we address the exact questions your team will ask.

Executive Leadership Shop Owner · General Manager

"How does owning our software and data improve our shop valuation and bidding throughput?"

When your machine run rates, tooling parameters, supplier pricing agreements, and customer drawing histories live in an open platform running in your own private section of Google Cloud, your business owns a permanent operating asset. You hold the only keys to your data, so you can leave without losing it.

Additionally, with Instant Quotes drafting a priced quotation from each RFQ for your estimator to approve, your team responds to complex RFQs in minutes instead of days. You win profitable jobs before competitors finish their initial takeoffs.

Because there is no fee for every employee who logs in, your software costs do not escalate when you add machine operators, programmers, or estimators.

Shop Floor Operations Plant Manager · Production Supervisor

"Will our laser operators, brake techs, and welders actually use the floor terminals?"

Yes. The shop floor interface is built specifically for rugged touchscreens, tablets, and handheld barcode scanners. Operators tap to start a job, review the latest approved drawing revision PDF, view setup instructions, and record completed part counts in seconds.

Because every operator has their own login with no extra licensing fee, you eliminate shared logins, track individual machine productivity accurately, and keep a clean digital record of who formed or welded every serialized assembly.

Quality & Compliance Quality Manager · ISO / AS9100 Lead

"How does the system ensure drawing revision control and ISO/AS9100 material traceability?"

When engineering uploads an updated print revision, the active work order immediately references the new drawing while archiving the previous revision. Floor operators cannot view outdated prints once a change order takes effect.

First-article inspections, in-process caliper checks, and non-conformance reports (NCRs) are logged digitally on the floor. Heat lot numbers stay tied to completed parts through packaging, making audit preparation effortless.

Capability Breakdown

Infinary Metal Fabrication ERP
vs. Legacy Job Shop Software & Per-Employee Pricing

Shop Floor Operator Logins

Infinary: Unlimited accounts at $0 extra cost for all operators and welders.

Legacy: $90–$150/user/month per employee login.

Live Job Cost Tracking

Infinary: Real-time tracking of machine hours, material yields, and outside ops.

Legacy: Reconciled weeks after customer delivery.

Multi-Level Parts Lists

Infinary: Full parts lists tracking assemblies down to raw cuts and finishes.

Legacy: Flat single-level lists requiring manual workarounds.

5-Year Cost Model

Infinary: Predictable flat fee + raw Google Cloud compute at cost.

Legacy: Escalating subscription fees and renewal rate increases.

Fabrication Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the system calculate what each job actually cost you across cutting, bending, and outside finishing?

Every machine run-time log, raw sheet pull, and outside vendor invoice (such as heat treating, powder coating, or anodizing) flows directly into the job ledger in real time. Shop supervisors see actual material yields and labor minutes side by side with the estimated quote, revealing true margin before the finished pallet ships.

Can our press brake operators, laser cutters, and welders have their own logins without extra fees?

Yes. Every machine operator, welder, material handler, and quality inspector receives an individual account with no fee for every employee who logs in. You can add fifteen operators across two shifts without increasing your software subscription bill by a single dollar.

How does Infinary track raw sheet metal remnants and offcut inventory?

When a laser or waterjet nest consumes a 5x10 sheet of stainless steel or aluminum, remaining usable drop sheets are assigned dedicated remnant item numbers and bin locations. When estimators price upcoming custom jobs, the system checks remnant stock first, cutting material acquisition costs.

How does the platform manage material test reports (MTRs) and heat lot traceability?

Knowing which exact unit or batch went to which customer is built into metal receiving and part routing. Mill test reports (MTRs) and heat numbers attach directly to raw steel lots upon receipt at the loading bay and carry automatically through cutting, forming, and certificate-of-conformance generation.

How do we handle orders where every build is slightly customized or revised?

For jobs where every order is built a little differently, estimators can clone standard parts lists, adjust bend deductions and hole patterns, and generate revised shop travelers in minutes. Revision control prevents floor operators from cutting outdated print versions.

What does this software cost over five years compared to legacy job shop software?

You pay a flat monthly management fee starting at $1,000 for Foundation or $2,500 for Operations, with Google Cloud computing passed through at cost with zero markup. What it costs you over five years stays flat and predictable, avoiding the per-employee login fees and renewal hikes common with legacy shop software.

Can we use state or federal manufacturing modernization grants to fund our implementation?

Yes. Many custom fabricators qualify for state MEP modernization funds, workforce training reimbursements, and federal tax credits that cover substantial portions of ERP setup and hardware deployment. We structure your project scope to provide the documentation your accountant and grant administrators require.

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Parent Solution

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Paper-to-Platform Transition

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Planning Resource

Migration Checklist

Prepare your parts lists, tooling matrices, vendor price agreements, and chart of accounts with our vendor-neutral migration checklist.

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Oracle® and NetSuite® are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Pricing referenced ($99–$149/user/month) is based on publicly available rate cards and third-party analyst reports as of Q1 2026. Infinary is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Oracle Corporation.

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