01New
Job logged
The office logs the job — customer, job type (balustrade, gate, structural, architectural), drawings, site address and target date. Everything lives on the job.
For metal fabricators
Run your fab shop
from the floor to install.
FactoryMate is job and production management software for Australian metal fabricators — balustrades, gates, structural and architectural steel. It runs every job from the office, through cutting, fabrication and finishing, to delivery and install, with a full record of every step.
Free 1:1 demo
Office to install
Built in Australia
A job doesn’t stall at the bender.
It stalls between people.
The drawing’s in an inbox, the cut list on a whiteboard, the install in a text thread. A job gets fabricated before the steel lands, or the truck leaves without the fixings. FactoryMate puts the whole job — office, floor and install — in one place, with a record of every step.
How it works
Every fabrication job, one lifecycle.
From the job sheet to the customer’s signature on site. Office, floor and installer each see exactly the work that belongs to them.
02Approved
Approved & released
Order confirmed, deposit in, steel and fixings ordered, drawings released. A job can’t hit the floor until the checks are ticked.
03In production
In the shop
The floor works it through Cut → Fabricate → Weld → Finish on a wall tablet. Every stage logged, so the office sees progress without walking out.
04Ready
Floor sign-off
Finished work is signed into one audited record and locked for dispatch. Any change needs an unlock, and every request is recorded.
05Dispatched
Dispatched
The office plans the run and assigns a driver or crew. The job flips to dispatched and they get the stop in planned order.
06Installed
Installed & signed off
On site the crew captures photos, a customer signature and any defects. The job closes with the evidence attached.
Built for the whole shop
Three views. One job.
The office never sees the floor’s mess. The floor never carries the office’s spreadsheets. The installer gets a phone, a list and a signature.
Office
The job board for the shop
Filter by stage, customer or target date. See orders and deposits, plan the run, approve floor unlock requests — the whole shop at a glance.
Floor
A tablet on the wall
The team signs in with a PIN tied to the shop tablet. Move jobs through cut, fabricate, weld and finish, mark up drawings, sign off the day in seconds.
Crew
A phone, a run, a signature
Today’s installs in planned order. On site: photos, a customer signature, a defect note — all attached to the job, even with no signal.
Why metal fabrication shops
Made to fit a small shop.
Works with your CAD/CAM tools
Keep your CAD/CAM and nesting software. FactoryMate runs the jobs around them — it doesn’t replace the bit you already rely on.
Not an ERP project
The big manufacturing systems take months and cost a fortune to roll out. FactoryMate gives a fab shop the job and production tracking without the project.
Every action audited
Who moved a job, when, on which device — recorded. When a builder queries a delivery or a date, you have the answer.
Australian-built
Made for AU fabricators, run and supported from Australia. You talk to the people who build it.
Where it fits
It runs the job, not the design.
Most software a fab shop touches does one of three things. FactoryMate is the missing middle — the layer that keeps the actual job moving.
CAD/CAM & nesting
Draw it, nest it, cut it
CAD/CAM and nesting software handle the parts themselves. FactoryMate sits alongside them — it doesn’t replace them.
Full manufacturing ERPs
Powerful, heavy, pricey
Enterprise ERPs can run a whole factory — but they’re a long rollout and a big spend. Overkill for a shop that just needs the job tracked.
FactoryMate
Office → floor → install
The job + production layer for a metal fabrication shop. Start this week, works with your existing tools, transparent pricing.
A comparison of where each kind of tool fits — not a feature-by-feature claim.
Pricing
Priced for your shop.
Every shop runs differently — team size, how much of the lifecycle you use. Tell us about yours and we’ll put together a straight number that fits.
Australian-built · billed in AUD, ex-GST
FAQ
Metal fabrication questions.
Does FactoryMate replace my CAD/CAM or nesting software?
No. FactoryMate runs the job — the production stages and the install — and works alongside the CAD/CAM and nesting software you already use. Your tools still draw and nest; FactoryMate keeps the whole job moving and recorded.
Is FactoryMate an ERP?
No. FactoryMate is a lightweight job and production layer you can start this week — not a months-long ERP rollout. It tracks the job from the office, through the production stages, to install, and works alongside the CAD/CAM, nesting and accounting tools you already run.
Is it built for small fab shops?
Yes. It’s designed so a small shop can start in days, not a month-long ERP rollout. You get the job board, the floor tablet and install sign-off without a six-figure system to set up.
Does it track the production stages?
FactoryMate tracks the job through cutting, fabrication, welding and finishing, and the floor sees its work on a tablet. The nesting and CAM stay in your software — FactoryMate runs the workflow around it.
Can the install crew use it on a phone?
Yes. The crew gets today’s installs in planned order on a phone and captures photos, a customer signature and any defects on site, all attached to the job.
How much does it cost?
Pricing is tailored to your shop — team size and how much of the lifecycle you use. Tell us about your shop and we’ll put together a straight number. Contact us for pricing.
Is my data safe, and where is it hosted?
Every shop runs on its own isolated tenant with its own database and storage, every action is recorded in a full audit log, and it’s built, run and supported from Australia.
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Stop running your shop on
whiteboards and group chats.
Book a free demo. We’ll walk FactoryMate through your shop’s workflow and set you up a tenant to try with your own jobs. Talk to the people who built it.
Free 1:1 demo · See it on your real jobs · Built in Australia