Suprata for welding and fabrication shops

Sound familiar?

What a normal week looks like without the right system

We hear these from welding and fabrication shops all the time. Here is what Suprata does about each one.

I bought steel for a set of railings and the customer vanished.

Set a deposit rule for custom work, and accepting the quote creates the deposit invoice right away.

I never know if a job made money because nobody tracks the hours on it.

Welders clock in on the job from a phone or the shop kiosk, and the hours roll into the job and the payroll report.

My stock is pipe and plate by the foot, and it is never what the count says.

Stock can be counted in decimal units, with adjustments that need a reason and a movement report that shows why it changed.

A farm calls with a broken hitch and I have three shop jobs going.

Mobile calls go on the dispatch board next to shop work, so you can see who can go.

What runs your day

The parts of Suprata that fit welding and fabrication shops

Suprata is a versatile workflow and business intelligence platform that delivers the power of custom software with ease and affordability. These are the pieces that matter most to you.

Suprata Suite module

Suprata Estimate

Custom quotes and options the customer signs online, with a deposit set by job type.

See Estimate Suprata Suite module

Suprata Vendor

Steel and consumables on purchase orders, received straight to the job waiting for them.

See Vendor Suprata Suite module

Suprata Inventory

Plate, tube, rod and gas counted in your own units, with minimum levels.

See Inventory Suprata Suite module

Suprata Team

A time clock on the phone or a shop kiosk, with an edit log and a payroll category report.

See Team Suprata Suite module

Suprata Schedule

Shop jobs and mobile welding calls on one dispatch board.

See Schedule Ready-made solution

Suprata Training

Tracks welder certifications and safety training, with what expires in the next 90 days.

See Training

A day in the life with Suprata

One ordinary day, start to finish

Here is how the work flows when every call, job, booking and payment lives in one place.

6:45 am
Clock in

The crew clocks in at the shop kiosk. Each person's hours are tied to the job they are on.
7:30 am
Steel delivery

Tube for a gate job is received against its purchase order and goes straight to that job.
9:45 am
Custom quote

A builder asks for stair railings. The owner sends two finish options, and the builder accepts one and pays the deposit online.
11:30 am
Mobile call

A broken trailer hitch at a farm goes on the board. The welder with the rig takes it and texts the customer he is on the way.
2:30 pm
Photos and sign-off

The finished gate is photographed and the customer signs on the screen at pickup.
4:30 pm
Job margins

The owner checks hours and material cost against the price on this week's jobs before invoicing.