We delete the software your shop does not use, connect what is left, and install the systems and AI that run estimating, shop-floor scheduling, quality, and machine maintenance. In 30 days your shop runs on systems, not on you. You own it.
Book Complete Audit →Not six point tools bolted together. One operating system that runs every lane, from the first RFQ to collected cash, built for how a metal fab and welding shop actually runs.
Every incoming RFQ lands in one queue with drawings, material callouts, and due dates attached. Nothing sits in an inbox until a customer calls asking where the number is.
Estimates build from the actual print, material grade, plate size, and process routing. The system learns where your old quotes drifted under, so the next number reflects what the floor actually did.
A won quote becomes a live job with no re-keying. Customer terms, ship date, and revisions carry straight through so the floor builds to the current drawing, not last week's.
Each job routes through the work centers it needs, cutting, forming, welding, machining, finishing, and shows where work is stacking up. Bottlenecks surface before they blow a delivery date.
Plate, bar, tube, and consumables track against the jobs that consume them, with remnant and drop tracking so usable offcuts do not get scrapped. Reorder triggers account for vendor lead times.
Weld procedure specs and travelers live on the job, and operators capture progress at the station instead of on paper. The record of what was welded, by whom, to which procedure stays tied to the part.
Finished and shipped jobs invoice off the same record the floor worked, at the agreed terms. No job gets buried and shipped without a number ever going out.
Actual material, labor, machine time, and scrap post against what you quoted, job by job. You see which part types and processes you consistently under-price instead of finding out at year end.
Open invoices age in one view with the job and customer attached. The system flags what is past terms so receivables get worked before they turn into a write-off.
First-article and in-process checks route into the record with material lot and heat numbers tied to each part. When weld rejects or dimensional issues trend, it surfaces before the batch ships.
AWS qualifications, procedure sign-offs, and expiration dates track per welder so an out-of-date cert never makes it onto a code job. Safety records sit on the same system, not in a binder.
Quotes, work orders, material, quality flags, and open machine issues pull into one daily picture. When your best programmer or foreman is out, the shop runs on the record instead of on memory.
| Capability | TMI | ProShop ERP | FabSuite | Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimating that learns from actual job costs | Quotes calibrated to your real shop-floor data | Standard estimating module | Estimating geared to structural steel | Static, no feedback loop |
| Live shop-floor scheduling and bottleneck alerts | Real-time view tuned to your work centers | Built-in scheduling - configured to the platform | Production tracking - structural focus | Manual whiteboard |
| Material, remnant, and drop tracking into job cost | Offcuts tracked and costed to the job | Inventory module - generic config | Material lists and nesting links | Counted by hand |
| Quality and rework trend analysis | Digital checks - defect trends surfaced early | Basic quality records | Not a core focus | Not available |
| Predictive machine maintenance from usage data | Machine-level models built to your equipment | Maintenance logging only | Not available | Not available |
| Integration with existing ERP, CNC, and nesting software | Built to connect what you already run | You move onto its platform | Integrates within steel-detailing workflows | Re-keyed by hand |
| Implementation timeline | 8-12 weeks | 3-6 months | 2-4 months | Immediate but unscalable |
| Custom-built vs off-the-shelf | Built for your operation | Off-the-shelf platform | Off-the-shelf platform | Generic tooling |
We map your work centers and machines, walk your estimating process, find where margin leaks on quotes and rework, review your current data infrastructure, and produce a specific build plan with ROI projections. You walk away with a clear picture of what gets built and what it returns before any significant investment is made. The Audit applies toward your project.
TMI builds the estimating, scheduling, material, quality, and maintenance systems against your actual shop data and integrates with the ERP, CNC controllers, and nesting software you already run. Four to seven weeks depending on integration complexity. Every system is built to your shop floor - not configured from a generic template.
Systems go live. Your team gets trained on the controls and alert protocols. One to two weeks. The estimating and maintenance models keep improving in accuracy over the first 60 to 90 days as they learn your shop's specific jobs and equipment. You own the infrastructure without ongoing per-seat software fees.
Estimating and job costing intelligence consistently delivers the highest ROI in fabrication. A shop that wins work on bad estimates loses margin on every job that runs, and most shops do not know which jobs lost money until the quarter closes. Wiring real shop-floor labor, material, and machine time back into the estimate so the next quote is accurate pays for the system fast. Shop-floor scheduling and throughput is the second highest return, because freeing bottleneck machines directly increases how much work the shop can ship.
TMI builds a system that captures actual labor hours, material consumed, machine time, and rework on every job, then compares it against what you quoted. Over time the system learns where your estimates drift - which part types, materials, or processes you consistently under-price - and surfaces it so your next quote reflects reality. You stop estimating from gut feel and old spreadsheets and start pricing from what the shop floor actually did.
The system tracks every job against the machines and work centers it needs - cutting, forming, welding, machining, finishing - and shows where work is stacking up. It flags bottlenecks before they blow a delivery date and lets you sequence jobs so your constraint machines stay loaded. Instead of a whiteboard and a daily scramble, you get a live view of what is running, what is waiting, and what is at risk of shipping late.
TMI tracks raw stock, plate, bar, tube, and consumables against the jobs that consume them, including remnant and drop tracking so usable offcuts do not get scrapped or lost. Reorder triggers account for vendor lead times so you stop discovering a material shortage the morning a job is supposed to start. Material cost flows straight into job costing, so what you paid for steel shows up against the job that used it.
Quality inspection workflows digitize first-article and in-process checks and route the results into the reporting system automatically. Defect patterns are tracked across jobs, machines, operators, and material lots, so when weld rejects or dimensional issues start trending it surfaces before the batch ships - not after a customer rejects the load. Catching a problem at the cell instead of at the customer is the difference between a five-minute fix and a re-run.
Yes. TMI builds integration layers that connect to the systems you already run - shop ERP, CNC controllers, and nesting or CAM software. We work with the data your machines and software already generate rather than forcing a rip-and-replace. For older equipment without existing telemetry, TMI can specify sensor retrofits as part of the Audit and Build phase.
TMI builds models that monitor sensor and usage data from your equipment - lasers, press brakes, plasma and waterjet tables, saws, and CNC machines - and establish a baseline for each one. When readings or cycle patterns start drifting toward failure, the system generates a maintenance alert with a recommended service window before the machine goes down and takes a job's delivery date with it.
Most fabrication shops are fully operational in 8 to 12 weeks. The Audit takes two weeks to map your work centers, machines, estimating process, and data sources. Build runs four to seven weeks depending on integration complexity. Installation and team training takes one to two weeks. Estimating and maintenance models keep improving in accuracy over the first 60 to 90 days as they learn your shop's specific jobs and equipment.
Every engagement starts with the Complete Audit. The Audit maps your shop floor, identifies where margin is leaking on estimates and rework, and produces a specific build plan. Full project scope is determined after the Audit based on the number of machines, work centers, integration complexity, and systems prioritized. Most shops recover the project cost from a handful of jobs that no longer run at a loss.
ProShop ERP and FabSuite are off-the-shelf platforms your team logs into to manage work, and you adapt your shop to how they were built. TMI builds infrastructure to your operation - your work centers, your estimating logic, your machines - and connects estimating, scheduling, material, quality, and maintenance into a single operating layer that surfaces what needs attention instead of waiting for someone to go look for it.
Two weeks. A complete map of your shop floor, every margin leak quantified, and a specific build plan. Applies toward your project if you move forward.
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