Fab orders, BOMs and travelers
If you build parts as well as install them, ShopJig runs the fabrication side too: what goes into a part, how it's made, who did each operation and what it really cost.
What it does
Fab orders & travelers, in plain terms
BOMs and routings
Define what goes into a part (materials and components) and how it's made (the operations, in order).
Work orders from paid orders
When an order for a built-to-order part is paid, the work order is created from its BOM and routing.
Shop-floor timing per operation
The person doing each operation starts and stops it on the floor, so you see real times, not guesses.
Printable travelers with QR codes
Print a traveler that goes with the work. Scan its QR code to bring up the order and the operation.
Actual vs standard cost
Compare what the part actually cost in material and time against what it's supposed to cost.
One-off fab orders
Building something custom for one job? Raise a one-off fab order without setting up a full BOM first.
Screens
How it fits the flow
How it fits the flow
- Quote
- Check-in
- Job
- Fab (this module)
- Invoice
- Books
Where it sits in the flow
Fab sits between the job (or a paid online order) and the invoice. A custom bumper for a customer’s truck, or a batch of brackets for the online store, becomes a fab order; it pulls material from inventory, travels the floor on its traveler, and picks up operation time from the people who build it.
When it’s done, actual cost lands on the job or the stock, so your margins and your QuickBooks numbers reflect what the part really took to make.
Questions
Do I need BOMs for everything?
No. Use BOMs and routings for the parts you build repeatedly, and one-off fab orders for custom work.
How do people log time on an operation?
From the iPad or phone on the floor, or by scanning the traveler's QR code. Operation time sits inside the person's clock-in for the day.
Where do the materials come from?
Fab orders consume stock from the same costed inventory, so material cost comes from what you actually paid.
Works with
Parts & inventory
A costed stock ledger with stock by location, counts and reorder points, a "What do we need?" list, purchase orders and receiving, supplier price lists and drop ship.
Learn moreTime clock & payroll
Clock in for the day, log job time inside it, track shop time, handle time-change and time-off requests with approval, run a shared iPad kiosk with PINs, and export payroll with PTO.
Learn moreInstant quoting
Customers upload DXF or STEP files and get an instant laser-cutting and press-brake price, from rates your shop sets in an admin.
Learn moreEarly access
Become a founding shop
We're opening ShopJig to a small group of founding shops. You get a walkthrough on your own kind of work, hands-on help getting set up, and a direct line to the people building it. Pricing isn't public yet.