Manage quotations, drawings, BOMs, raw material sheets, production jobs, cutting, bending, welding, subcontracting, inventory, job costing, billing and dispatch from one customizable metal fabrication ERP software.
ERPLax connects your sales office, engineering team, purchase department, stores, production floor, quality team and accounts department — configured around custom jobs, repetitive products, project-based fabrication or a mix of production methods.
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Sheet metal fabrication involves more than cutting and bending material — every order can have different drawings, dimensions, material grades, thicknesses, operations, tolerances and costing requirements. When sales, design, purchase, inventory and production teams work in separate files, businesses may experience:
ERPLax provides a custom metal fabrication ERP that brings these activities into one connected business system — suitable for small, medium and growing sheet metal fabrication businesses, with modules introduced phase by phase based on operational priorities.
Sheet metal fabrication ERP software is a business management system designed to control the complete process of converting metal sheets, coils, plates, tubes or other raw materials into fabricated components and finished products.
Unlike a basic accounting or inventory application, fabrication ERP connects commercial transactions with production activities — a confirmed customer order can generate material requirements, work orders, purchase requests, job cards, inspections, delivery documents and financial entries based on your configured workflow.
ERPLax functions as metal fabrication business management software by connecting commercial, engineering and manufacturing information across every department — so your teams stop re-entering the same data in different tools.
Whether you run a job shop, engineer-to-order operation or repetitive production line, the platform is configured around the way your fabrication business actually works, not a rigid out-of-the-box template.
ERPLax can maintain customer-specific items, drawing references, dimensions, material grades, revisions, operations and delivery requirements against each job — built for an ERP for the fabrication industry.
Calculate raw material requirements from sales orders, production plans and BOMs, and review required materials against stock, reserved stock, open purchase orders and planned consumption.
Maintain structured records for sheets, coils, plates, tubes, profiles, fasteners, consumables and finished goods, with stock movements recorded at every stage.
See which jobs are waiting for cutting, punching, bending, welding, grinding, finishing, assembly, inspection or dispatch, and identify overloaded work centres.
Capture raw material, labour, machine, subcontracting and additional charges against individual jobs, and compare estimated costs with actual costs and selling value.
Real-time material availability, production status and capacity information helps teams provide realistic delivery dates and respond to enquiries faster.
As order volume, product range, warehouses or production units grow, ERPLax can be expanded with additional modules, users, workflows, approvals and reports.
As fabrication ERP software, every module below can be configured, extended or switched off according to your actual shop-floor process.
Track enquiries, leads, drawing attachments, follow-ups and quotation history from first contact to order conversion.
Estimate material, cutting time, bends, welding, tooling, subcontracting and margin before converting to a sales order.
Control drawing number, customer part number, revision history and approval status before production release.
Structure raw materials, components and finished goods by grade, thickness, width, length, finish and coating.
Build single or multi-level BOMs and define routing across cutting, bending, welding, coating and inspection.
Generate material requirements from sales orders, BOMs and production plans against live stock and open purchases.
ERPLax can be configured as sheet metal inventory management software to track sheets, coils, plates, tubes and profiles by grade, thickness, weight, batch, heat number and location.
Record usable remnants after cutting separately from scrap, with reuse history and availability status.
Plan jobs across machines and work centres with setup time, machine-hour rate and operator assignment.
Configure bend sequence, tooling reference and completed quantity, with data exchange to compatible bending or folding software and simulation tools.
Create daily, weekly or monthly production plans based on order priority, material readiness and machine capacity.
Generate work orders and job cards with barcode or QR-based scanning for simplified shop-floor updates.
Live visibility of jobs by status — cutting, bending, welding, subcontracting, inspection or ready for dispatch.
Identify overloaded machines, jobs waiting on the same work centre and delivery dates at risk.
Issue materials to jobs, record actual consumption, scrap, remnant return and planned-versus-actual comparison.
Track materials sent for galvanizing, powder coating, plating or specialized welding and pending receipts.
Configure checks for dimensions, tolerance, bend angle, weld quality and coating with rejection and rework tracking.
Compare estimated versus actual material, labour, machine, subcontracting and overhead cost at job level.
Manage RFQs, purchase orders, receipts, incoming inspection and supplier performance reporting.
Control the order process from quotation to dispatch with delivery schedules and part-delivery tracking.
Connect fabrication transactions with tax invoices, GST reports, e-invoice and e-way bill integration.
Plan packing, vehicle and transporter details, delivery notes and pending dispatch reporting.
Role-specific dashboards for material shortage, WIP, machine workload, scrap percentage and job profitability.
Deploy as cloud-based or Cloud ERP depending on infrastructure, security policy and remote-access needs.
Whether you are searching for steel fabrication ERP software, ERP for metal fabrication industry use, a general ERP for fabrication industry need, or specifically metal fabrication inventory software, ERPLax can be configured as a custom ERP for sheet metal fabrication businesses of any size.
Nesting applications arrange component profiles on sheets to improve material utilization before cutting. ERPLax can be integrated with suitable sheet metal nesting software, steel nesting software or sheet nesting software based on the file formats, APIs and production process your business uses.
The nesting calculation itself remains within your selected CAD/CAM or nesting solution unless a separate custom engine is included in the approved project scope — ERPLax focuses on the business workflow around it.
Manage bending operations after cutting or punching, with job instructions covering part number, drawing revision, material, bend sequence and tooling. ERPLax can also exchange job references and operation information with compatible bending, folding or simulation software where technical integration is available.
Used as sheet metal shop floor management software, or sheet metal shop-floor management software, ERPLax gives supervisors live visibility of work in progress — not released, material pending, cutting in progress, awaiting bending, welding in progress, sent for subcontracting, under inspection, rework required, ready for dispatch or completed — with dashboards highlighting delayed jobs and work-centre utilization.
ERPLax operates as sheet metal production management software, connecting commercial, engineering and manufacturing information so every department works from the same order data.
A well-configured metal ERP software platform improves visibility, costing accuracy and delivery performance across the shop floor.
Review the current stage of every order and job without collecting status manually from multiple departments.
Track raw sheets, coils, components, work in progress, finished goods, remnants and scrap through structured transactions.
Reuse standard materials, operations, rates and routing information while preparing new estimates — core to any fabrication ERP.
Connect production requirements with nesting results, actual consumption, scrap and remnant records for better planning.
Capture actual material, machine, labour, subcontracting and overhead expenses against each job.
Convert approved quotations into sales orders connected with production, purchase, delivery and billing documents.
Identify material shortages, overloaded work centres and delayed operations before they affect customer commitments.
Maintain drawing numbers, revision history, approval status and production-release controls.
ERPLax can be customized for businesses across the metal fabrication value chain, including:
Record the customer, required parts, drawings, quantities, material specifications and expected delivery date.
Calculate estimated sheet consumption, operation time, subcontracting, overhead and margin, then route for approval.
Convert the approved quotation into a sales order and finalize revision, BOM, routing and quality requirements.
Run MRP to identify stock availability and shortages, reserve materials and schedule required operations.
Generate production orders and job cards for cutting, punching, bending, welding, finishing and assembly.
Operators update job start time, completed quantity, rejection, rework, material usage and next-operation status.
Perform configured quality checks; accepted products move to finished-goods or packing, rejected products follow rework or scrap.
Create delivery documents, GST invoice, packing details and transport records, and update order completion status.
Compare quotation estimates with actual costs and review margin, delays, scrap and production efficiency.
Integration methods may use APIs, database connectors, scheduled imports, CSV, XML or JSON, depending on technical compatibility and the approved implementation scope.
Sheet metal nesting software, steel nesting software, CAD/CAM systems, CNC programming applications.
Sheet metal bending software, metal bending software, sheet metal folding software, bending simulation tools.
Barcode scanners, QR-code scanners, label printers, thermal printers, weighing scales, attendance devices.
Accounting software, Tally integration, GST and e-invoice tools, e-way bill services, payment gateways, banking APIs.
WhatsApp API, SMS gateway, email SMTP, customer portals, supplier portals.
Ecommerce websites, courier and logistics APIs, mobile applications, BI tools, custom third-party APIs.
Access enquiry, production and inventory data from any location, with infrastructure and updates managed for you. Suited to multi-location teams and remote-access requirements.
Host ERPLax on your own servers where security policy, existing infrastructure or integration architecture calls for it. Deployment is planned around users, locations and backup requirements.
ERPLax studies how enquiries, drawings, materials, jobs and approvals move through your business before configuring the system.
Forms, fields, print formats, validations, dashboards, reports and automation customized to your project requirements.
Estimation, BOM, routing, MRP, inventory, production, subcontracting, job costing, quality, billing and dispatch, connected.
Begin with priority modules and add CRM, accounts, maintenance, mobile access or integrations in later phases.
Select the deployment approach that suits your infrastructure and operational requirements.
Connect compatible nesting, CAD/CAM, accounting, communication and logistics systems — a genuine manufacturing ERP for metal fabricators.
Give each employee appropriate access while maintaining approval and accountability controls.
Management reports built around the KPIs your fabrication business actually tracks.
Process guidance and training for every implemented module.
Extend the system as production volume, users, machines, branches and reporting requirements increase.
Metal fabrication ERP software connects quotations, customer orders, drawings, BOMs, raw material inventory, purchasing, production jobs, shop-floor operations, quality, costing, billing and dispatch into one system for controlling commercial and manufacturing activities.
Yes. ERPLax can be configured for sheet metal fabricators handling laser cutting, punching, bending, welding, finishing, assembly and subcontracting. The final modules and workflow are selected according to your processes.
Yes. Material masters can be configured using attributes such as metal type, grade, thickness, width, length, weight, finish, batch, heat number and storage location.
ERPLax is an ERP and production-management platform. It can integrate with compatible sheet metal nesting software and exchange job, material, quantity, consumption, scrap and remnant information. The nesting algorithm itself remains within the selected CAD/CAM or nesting application unless separately included in the project scope.
Integration may be possible when the selected nesting application provides an API, database connection or supported import and export format. ERPLax will review the technical documentation and required data flow before confirming the integration scope.
Yes. A custom remnant-management workflow can record material grade, thickness, remaining dimensions, weight, location, originating job and availability so reusable remnants can be considered during planning or nesting.
Yes. Sheet metal job costing can include raw material, scrap, labour, machine time, subcontracting, consumables, packing, freight and overhead expenses, with estimated and actual costs compared at job level.
Yes. Drawings can be linked with enquiries, quotations, items, orders, BOMs or production jobs, with revision number, date, approval status and change history maintained per the configured workflow.
Yes. Sheet metal MRP can calculate material requirements from sales orders, BOMs and production plans while considering available stock, reserved quantities, open purchases and planned consumption.
Yes. Each process can be configured as an operation or work centre, with job cards recording planned time, operator, machine, completed quantity, rejection, rework and operation status.
Yes. ERPLax can track materials sent to subcontractors, service purchase orders, expected quantities, receipts, rejection, pending material and subcontracting charges.
Yes. ERPLax can support make-to-order, engineer-to-order, job-shop, repetitive and mixed manufacturing workflows, configured according to your products and processes.
Yes. ERPLax can be deployed as a cloud-based ERP or Cloud system depending on business requirements, infrastructure, security policies and integration needs.
Yes. ERPLax is modular. A business can begin with inventory, purchase and production, then add CRM, sales, accounts, quality, maintenance, mobile access or integrations in later phases.
Integration can be evaluated when the bending, folding or simulation software supports APIs or structured data exchange, allowing ERPLax to transfer or receive relevant job, drawing, operation and completion information.
Yes. Reports and dashboards can be configured for material shortages, work in progress, machine loading, production delays, scrap, rejection, job cost, profitability, delivery performance and other required KPIs.
Replace disconnected spreadsheets and manual registers with a custom ERP designed around your sheet metal fabrication workflow. Discuss your current quotation, inventory, nesting, production, costing and reporting process with an ERPLax ERP consultant.
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Testimonials
Real stories from businesses running their operations on ERPLax.
ERPLax gave us real-time visibility into stock across three warehouses. Wastage dropped and our fulfillment time improved almost overnight.
GST e-invoicing used to eat up two days every month. With ERPLax's accounting module it's now automatic and our filings are always on time.
Billing at our stores used to take a minute per customer. ERPLax's POS module cut that to under 15 seconds, even during peak festival rush.
Payroll for 200+ employees across two branches used to take our HR team a full week. ERPLax's HRM module now runs it in a single afternoon.
Tracking batch numbers and expiry across our distribution network was a nightmare on spreadsheets. ERPLax's inventory module made it effortless.
Front desk, housekeeping and billing are now all on one screen. ERPLax's hotel management module has made check-in day a breeze for our staff.
Fee collection, attendance and report cards used to live in three different tools. ERPLax brought it all into one dashboard our staff actually enjoys using.
Tracking material costs and site progress across four active sites was chaos before ERPLax. Now our project managers update status from their phones daily.
Our online store orders now sync straight into inventory and accounting — no more manual entry, no more overselling out-of-stock items.
Our sales team can now see every lead's history and follow-ups in one place. Deal closures are faster and nothing falls through the cracks anymore.
ERPLax gave us real-time visibility into stock across three warehouses. Wastage dropped and our fulfillment time improved almost overnight.
GST e-invoicing used to eat up two days every month. With ERPLax's accounting module it's now automatic and our filings are always on time.
Billing at our stores used to take a minute per customer. ERPLax's POS module cut that to under 15 seconds, even during peak festival rush.
Payroll for 200+ employees across two branches used to take our HR team a full week. ERPLax's HRM module now runs it in a single afternoon.
Front desk, housekeeping and billing are now all on one screen. ERPLax's hotel management module has made check-in day a breeze for our staff.
Fee collection, attendance and report cards used to live in three different tools. ERPLax brought it all into one dashboard our staff actually enjoys using.
Tracking material costs and site progress across four active sites was chaos before ERPLax. Now our project managers update status from their phones daily.
Our online store orders now sync straight into inventory and accounting — no more manual entry, no more overselling out-of-stock items.
Our sales team can now see every lead's history and follow-ups in one place. Deal closures are faster and nothing falls through the cracks anymore.
