Choosing software

Best ERP for metal panel fabricators

Metal panel fabricators need an ERP that treats every panel as a one-off: nested BOMs, sheet allocation, barcode containers, and a crate that matches the elevation. Spectr generates that virtual twin from design and follows it to the wall.

See this on your jobs CAD to BOM

Key facts

Panel shops lose money when someone retypes a drawing into a spreadsheet BOM.
Sheet, extrusion, and fastener rules belong on the project system — not in tribal knowledge.
Barcode containers beat “it’s on a skid somewhere near the brake.”
Spectr’s panel system manager keeps unapproved substitutions off POs and the floor.

How shops handle this

Start at the drawing
If BOM creation is still manual after approval, that is the first process to kill.
Follow one panel physically
Note every time someone asks “where is it?” That is your inventory and shipping design.
Connect labour to the job
Hours on the brake only help if they hit the same project the estimator used.
Include the site
A panel that shipped is not done if your crew is still hanging it.

Common questions

We only do ACM — do we still need this?

Yes. ACM jobs are still unique, revision-prone, and last-trade compressed. The material is simpler; the coordination is not.

Can nesting software be our system of record?

Nesting optimizes sheet. It does not run purchasing, shipping lists, or install status.

What if we already have Sage or Jonas?

Keep the accounting system. Spectr is built to sit beside it as the operational backbone.

Experience how Spectr could fit in your shop

From the jobs you're quoting now to the installs you're managing next month — we'll walk through your actual work, not a canned tour.

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