ERP for metal fabrication shops.
Steel structures, weldments and custom fabrication are job-shop work — every order is its own drawing, cut list and weld map. ARKcelerate runs the job from quote to dispatch on one project.
The problem
Fabrication is job-shop work, not a production line.
A fabrication shop quotes a different structure or weldment every week, each with its own drawings, material take-off and finishing. Stock-product ERPs assume a fixed catalogue and a repeating line — so the cut lists, weld maps and approvals end up in spreadsheets while the ERP only sees a sales order.
When material costs move, scrap happens and rework creeps in, nobody can say what a job actually made until it is long shipped.
How it works
From quote to dispatch on one job.
A BOM and take-off per job
Build the bill of materials and material take-off for each fabricated item — no forcing a one-off into a stock product.
Material purchase and issue tracked
Raise POs against the job, receive with GRNs, and issue stock to the work order, so material cost lands on the right project.
Drawing approvals drive QC
Track customer-approved drawing revisions; weld and dimensional inspections check against the version that was signed off.
Know what each job made
Every transaction is tagged to the project, so quoted-vs-actual cost and margin per job come straight from the ledger.
FAQ
Common questions.
What is the best ERP for a fabrication shop?
A fabrication shop needs an ERP that treats each job as a project — per-job BOMs and material take-offs, drawing approvals, purchase and stock issue against the job, weld/QC inspection and project costing. ARKcelerate is built around that job-shop lifecycle rather than a fixed product catalogue.
Can it handle one-off and custom fabrication?
Yes. Every order can have its own bill of materials, drawings and approvals — one-off and custom work is the core case, not an exception.
Does it track material cost and scrap per job?
Material is purchased and issued against the project, and every entry is project-tagged, so you can compare what a job was quoted at against what it actually consumed.
Run your fabrication jobs on one system.
Start a trial, or talk to the engineers who built ARKcelerate to run their own fabrication floor.