The operating system for metal fabrication shops.
Weld shops, structural fabricators, custom metal work. One system from the first RFQ to the paid invoice, built for fabricators, not generic manufacturers.
Built for your shop if...
- Custom steel, aluminum, or mixed-metal fabrication
- Shops that weld, cut, bend, and form in the same workflow
- 2 to 40 employees
- Running on spreadsheets, whiteboards, and QuickBooks today
- ×You're fine not knowing which jobs lose money
- ×You don't need to track material costs before you quote
- ×You enjoy three tools that don't talk to each other
- ×You're looking for an ERP that takes six months to implement
Sound familiar?
The same problems cost shops jobs every week.
The job that looked good until you costed it
You quoted based on feel. Job came in 40% over on material and labor. By the time you found out, the invoice was sent. You will not know if you made money until you do the books in January.
The structural job with no cut schedule
Three machines were available. Nobody knew which jobs were waiting. Two guys stood around while the plasma ran a different job. The due date moved and the GC called.
The customer who called six times
They wanted a status update. You had to walk the floor to find out, then call them back. They called again when delivery was a day late because of a problem you did not know about until it was too late.
How a job moves through OpenSpindle
From the first inquiry to the paid invoice, in one system.
Built for how Metal Fabrication Shops actually work
Not generic business software. Every feature speaks the language of your shop.
Quoting + Cost Library
Build quotes from your actual material costs and labor rates. Update steel prices once and every new quote reflects the current rate. No more quoting last month's prices.
See Quoting + Cost LibraryMachine Scheduling
Plasma, press brake, and weld bays are each a separate resource in the schedule. See what is loaded across every machine before you commit to a due date.
See Machine SchedulingProduction Runs + Shop Floor Display
Track jobs from raw stock to finished part. Live production board on any screen in the shop. No walking the floor to find out where a job is.
See Production Runs + Shop Floor DisplayClient Workspace
Customers approve drawings, review quotes, and check job status without calling you. Fewer interruptions when you are running a tight production schedule.
See Client WorkspaceHow we compare to Spreadsheets + QuickBooks
What most fab shops are running today.
| Spreadsheets + QuickBooks | OpenSpindle | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for fabrication shops | Generic tools | ✓ |
| Job-level cost tracking | No | ✓ |
| Machine scheduling | No | ✓ |
| Multi-process stage tracking | No | ✓ |
| Shop floor display | No | ✓ |
| Client workspace | No | ✓ |
| Per-seat pricing | Per license | Flat fee |
| Time to go live | Hours (spreadsheet setup) | Hours to days |
Feature comparison based on publicly available information. Verify before publishing.
Getting started is fast
We do the setup. You run the shop.
Flat monthly fee · no per-seat charges · no long-term contract
Everything included
No modules. No add-ons. One flat price.
Common questions
Metal Fabrication Shops
Ready to see it on your fab shop's jobs?
Book a demo and we will run it on fabrication job types. Not a generic walkthrough.