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Four reasons to choose FabTrol MRP

Looking for estimating and production control software that meets your needs as a steel fabrication business? Here are four reasons why our software is the industry's top choice with more than 1000 installed sites worldwide:

Developed by and for steel fabricators

Steel fabrication is not just another type of manufacturing. It has unique requirements that are difficult for broad-market solutions to meet. That's why we designed FabTrol MRP specifically to meet the needs of companies like yours. Among the industry-specific benefits of our software are:

• A built-in, easily customizable database of material types, sizes, and grades, based on the AISC handbook and major vendor offerings
• AISC-compliant material traceability, including heat certification tracking and sophisticated remnant handling
• Full support for project/drawing/assembly/part hierarchies, rather than views driven by sales orders or part numbers

Unlike general MRP options, our software and our staff understand steelwork -- whether it is structural steel, miscellaneous metals, bridgework, heavy plate, ornamental iron, or other specialties.

Fully integrated to save time and money

How much productivity does your company lose to double entry, incompatible data sources, and unavailable information? FabTrol MRP eliminates unnecessary steps and reduces project schedules with full systemwide integration.

• Import drawing details directly from your detailers' software, avoiding time-consuming and error-prone manual entry
• Automatically fill purchase orders from nested buy lists
• Plan cuttings into material on order
• Update stock automatically when POs are received or cutting confirmed
• Review the fabrication status of drawings or planned shipping loads
• Compare estimated and actual values to validate bid rates and production efficiency
• And much more...

Over 20 years of proven performance

The benefits of FabTrol MRP are not just theoretical. Our software has been in real-world use at fabrication companies for over twenty years. It is the industry's most popular solution and its technology leader -- having been the first product of its kind to market, the first to support Microsoft Windows (back in 1994), and the first to support Microsoft SQL Server. See what our customers say.

Ongoing development & support

Many steel fabricators have invested with software providers only to have the companies cease development, terminate product support, or go out of business. At FabTrol Systems, we have grown our business over two decades thanks in large part to our customer focus. We pride ourselves on providing the industry's best technical support and training services, and we are committed to ongoing investment in product development and expansion to continue meeting the needs of steel fabricators.

FabTrol Systems | Software for Steel Fabricators Since 1984
1025 Willamette Street, Suite 300, Eugene, OR 97401, USA
(888) FABTROL | Support: (541) 345-1494 | info@fabtrol.com

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FabTrol Systems, Inc.
1025 Willamette, Suite 300
Eugene, OR 97401
Sales: (888) FABTROL
Support: (541) 345-1494
E-mail: info@fabtrol.com