Every drawing, cut list, cert and delivery tied to the job it belongs to.
| Section | In stock | Needed | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| UB 203x133x25 | 18 m | 42 m | |
| SHS 100x100x6 | 64 m | 30 m | |
| Plate 10 mm S355 | 3 sh | 5 sh | |
| PFC 150x75 | 12 m | 12 m |
Rev C. Always the current drawing.
Fabrication margins are made on the shop floor and lost in the paperwork.
Steel fabrication runs on documents: tender packs, drawing revisions, cut lists, material certificates, weld procedures, inspection records and delivery notes. When those live in email threads, spreadsheets and ring binders, the wrong revision gets cut, material goes missing and traceability takes days to pull together.
We build systems for structural steel and general metal fabricators that keep every document attached to the job, show material needs against stock, put current drawings in front of the shop, and produce the traceability your customers and certification bodies ask for, without a late night in the office.
Designed to work alongside your detailing and estimating tools, not to replace what already works.
A drawing register per job with revision control, approval status and only the current issue on the shop-floor screen.
| Drawing | Rev | Status | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA-01 | C | Approved for fab | 21 Oct |
| 118-02 | B | Approved for fab | 18 Oct |
| 118-03 | A | For comment | 24 Oct |
| 118-04 | D | Approved for fab | 25 Oct |
Material requirements from your cut lists compared with stock and offcuts, purchase orders raised for shortfalls, heat numbers recorded at goods-in.
| Mark | Section | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | UB 203×133×25 | 5.40 m | Stock |
| B2 | UB 203×133×25 | 2.10 m | Offcut |
| C1 | SHS 100×100×6 | 3.20 m | Stock |
| P4 | Plate 10 mm | 400×300 | To order |
Weld and inspection records captured on a tablet, traceability packs assembled automatically, delivery schedules shared with site.
| Weld | Welder | WPS | Visual check |
|---|---|---|---|
| W-01 | JD | WPS-07 | Accepted |
| W-02 | JD | WPS-07 | Accepted |
| W-03 | MK | WPS-11 | Repair |
| W-04 | MK | WPS-11 | To check |
a year spent copying, checking and chasing information by hand
Count the people who chase drawings, re-key cut lists and assemble traceability packs. The figures are your own estimate over a 46-week year.
hours a year
full-time people, in effect
We sit with you and the people doing the work. Where do hours disappear? Which mistakes keep coming back? We list every friction point, from quoting to invoicing.
Biggest gain first, the 80/20 way. Before anything is built we agree today's figure and the target, so everyone knows what success looks like.
Short releases your people use straight away, with a review every couple of weeks. If something new comes to light, we change direction rather than force the plan.
The system goes live, the numbers move, and you see your business clearly. Then we take the next bottleneck on the list, or you stop there. Your call.
| Bottleneck | Hours / week | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Re-keying orders | 14 | |
| Chasing job status | 9 | |
| Building quotes | 7 | |
| Month-end reports | 4 |
| Measure | Today | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Quote turnaround | 3 days | Same day |
| Orders re-keyed | All | None |
| Jobs shipped late | 1 in 6 | 1 in 20 |
| Release | What your team gets | Status |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Orders in one place | Live |
| R2 | Job cards on the floor | Live |
| R3 | Quotes from templates | In review |
| R4 | Invoices to Xero | Next |
| Measure | Before | Target | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quote turnaround | 3 days | Same day | Same day |
| Orders re-keyed | All | None | None |
| Late jobs | 1 in 6 | 1 in 20 | 1 in 14 |
Archi Stewart
Managing Director, Crawford Strategic
“Highly skilled, personable and utterly reliable, a rare mix.”
Evgeny helps us deliver outsized results for our clients. He is highly skilled, personable and utterly reliable, a rare mix. We trust Intellimatic to supercharge our clients' operations by blending the skill and experience of a first-rate business consultant with technical skills. The systems Evgeny has built for us run large departments in the financial sector, optimise manufacturing operations and help plan and deliver world-class events. If you want to wow staff and customers and get better results, speak to Evgeny.
Fabricators typically use detailing software (such as Tekla or Advance Steel), an estimating or management system, an accounting package, and a lot of spreadsheets in between. Bespoke software can join these together and replace the spreadsheets, or extend an existing fabrication management system where it falls short.
We can build the records and reports that support factory production control and traceability under BS EN 1090: material certificates and heat numbers, weld procedures and welder qualifications, inspection records and declarations. Compliance remains your process; the software makes the evidence easy to produce.
Usually. We can import drawing lists, assemblies and cut lists from common exports and connect to existing systems through their APIs. We extend what works rather than ripping it out.
With a single drawing register per job that controls revisions and shows only the current approved issue on shop-floor screens. Superseded drawings are kept for history but cannot be opened at the bench.
Yes. Offcuts can be recorded with section, grade, length and heat number, and offered automatically before new material is ordered.
A free, no-obligation conversation with Evgeny, the person who would build it. Over coffee in Shrewsbury, on your shop floor or on a call. You will leave with at least one idea you can use, whether or not we work together.
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