The operating system for sheet metal fabrication shops.
Cut, bend, form, and weld. One system for quoting, scheduling, and invoicing sheet metal jobs without the spreadsheet stack.
Built for your shop if...
- Shops running laser, plasma, or punch press with press brake forming
- HVAC, enclosures, structural, or architectural sheet metal
- 2 to 40 employees
- Quoting from material weight and bend counts
- ×You don't need to know your cost per bend operation
- ×You're fine quoting without knowing your actual machine rates
- ×You enjoy losing track of what is on the press brake
- ×You're looking for an ERP that takes months to implement
Sound familiar?
The same problems cost shops jobs every week.
The HVAC job that blew the gauge
Customer specified 16-gauge galvanized. You quoted it. Shop used 14-gauge because that was what was in the rack. You found out at invoice time. The customer got 14-gauge at 16-gauge pricing. You ate the difference.
The enclosure job that missed the bend sequence
Parts were cut right, but the bend order was wrong. First bend blocked the second. Parts were scrapped and recut. Nobody caught it until the operator was already 45 minutes in.
The repeat order that nobody remembered
Customer called for another run. You had to find the original quote, check if material prices changed, and re-enter everything. An hour of admin work for a job you already knew how to do.
How a job moves through OpenSpindle
From the first inquiry to the paid invoice, in one system.
Built for how Sheet Metal Shops actually work
Not generic business software. Every feature speaks the language of your shop.
Quoting + Cost Library
Build quotes from live material costs and machine rates. Price by sheet weight, by bend count, or by run time. Update steel prices once and every new quote reflects the current rate.
See Quoting + Cost LibraryMachine Scheduling
Laser, punch press, and press brake each get their own resource in the schedule. See capacity across all machines in one view before you commit to a due date.
See Machine SchedulingProduction Runs + Shop Floor Display
Track jobs from blank to finished part across every operation. Live board on any shop screen. No walking the floor to find out where a part is in the bend sequence.
See Production Runs + Shop Floor DisplayClient Workspace
Customers approve drawings, review quotes, and check job status without calling the shop. Fewer phone calls when you are trying to keep the press brake loaded.
See Client WorkspaceHow we compare to JobBOSS2
The dominant job shop ERP in this space.
| JobBOSS2 | OpenSpindle | |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet metal specific workflow | Generic job shop | ✓ |
| Cloud-based, no install | On-premise or hosted | ✓ |
| Shop floor display | No | ✓ |
| Client workspace | No | ✓ |
| Marketplace (matched RFQs) | No | ✓ |
| Modern UI | Legacy interface | ✓ |
| Per-seat pricing | Yes (pay per user) | Flat fee |
| Time to go live | Weeks to months | 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
Sheet Metal Shops
Ready to see it on your sheet metal shop's jobs?
Book a demo and we will run it on sheet metal job types. Not a generic walkthrough.