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Inventory & Production Management for Structural Metals

The control
tower for your
steel fabrication
operation.

Steel beams, plate work, and architectural metalwork across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. FalOrb gives structural metals manufacturers real-time visibility into steel stock, project-based fabrication BOMs, and shop floor production schedules.

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Real-Time StockProject BOMMaterial TrackingMRP PlanningNesting OptimisationSupplier ManagementTransfer EngineAudit LedgerReal-Time StockProject BOMMaterial TrackingMRP PlanningNesting OptimisationSupplier ManagementTransfer EngineAudit Ledger
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing operations
01 / The Problem - Fab Shop
■ The Problem

Your fab shop
runs on
project-to-project chaos.

Multiple construction projects running simultaneously, each with unique steel specifications and delivery sequences. Material from stock allocated to one project gets pulled for another. Steel plate remnants from cutting sit unused because nobody can see what's available. When a project engineer revises a connection detail, the material impact cascades through the shop.

FalOrb was built for the project intensity of structural fabrication - where steel allocation conflicts between projects and erection sequence drives delivery priority.

Pain 01
Multi-Project Material Conflicts
Multiple active projects competing for the same steel grades and sections from shared stock. Material allocated to one project consumed by another. No real-time view of committed versus available stock across all active projects.
Pain 02
Remnant and Drop Management
Steel cutting generates usable remnants that accumulate in the yard. Remnants suitable for smaller parts on other projects go unused because their dimensions aren't visible. Material waste increases while purchasable steel sits in the remnant pile.
Pain 03
Erection Sequence Delivery Pressure
Site erection teams need steel delivered in a specific sequence. Fabrication shop schedules driven by the most urgent erection sequence, not production efficiency. No integrated view of site sequence, shop capacity, and material availability.
Pain 04
Mill Certification and Weld Traceability
Every structural steel piece traceable to mill test certificates. Welded connections documented by welder, procedure, and consumable lot. Traceability records required by building codes and inspectors but maintained across separate paper systems.
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing production

Inventory & Production

Real-Time Stock / Multi-Level BOM / Auto-Costing

Supply chain operations

Supply Chain & Operations

MRP Horizons / Supplier Management / Alert System

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing platform
02 / The Platform - Built for Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing
■ The Platform

One system from
steel stock to
erected structure.

FalOrb covers the full structural metals lifecycle. Steel inventory with grade tracking, project-based fabrication BOMs, shop scheduling, remnant management, and mill certification traceability - all connected in one platform.

Every beam is tracked. Every plate is nested. Every weld is documented. From raw steel receipt through cutting, welding, surface treatment, and painting to sequenced delivery and site erection.

■ Platform in Action

See what your
architectural and structural metals manufacturing operations
look like inside FalOrb.

Real screens. Real layout. Simulated data from a architectural and structural metals manufacturing facility.

01 / Overview

Operations Dashboard

One screen to see every location, every critical item, every in-transit shipment. Health status propagates from stock to location to the organization level.

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Overview

Updated just now
Refresh
5
Total Locations
2
Critical Items
5
Pending Transfers
9
Active Alerts
Manufacturing
12
Active Production Orders
1
Material Shortages
0
Products ATP Zero
3
MRP Shortfalls
Network
Steel Fabrication Shop
Production
Healthy
2 critical 14 low 378 healthy
Structural Steel Yard
Warehouse
Low
6 critical 28 low 245 healthy
Ornamental Metals Workshop
Production
Healthy
9 low 162 healthy
Regional Distribution Center
Distribution
Healthy
12 low 310 healthy 24 surplus
02 / Production

Production Orders

Full lifecycle tracking from draft to completion. Material status tells you instantly whether the line can run or needs procurement action.

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Production Orders

+ New Order
All 12
Draft 2
Confirmed 3
In Progress 6
Completed 3
Order #ProductLocationQty OrderedQty ProducedMaterialStatus
PO-2026-3301W14x90 Steel I-Beam (40ft)Steel Fabrication Shop500340SufficientIn Progress
PO-2026-3302Curtain Wall Mullion FrameOrnamental Metals Workshop1,2001,200SufficientCompleted
PO-2026-3303HSS Tube Column AssemblySteel Fabrication Shop280145PartialIn Progress
PO-2026-3304Architectural Railing SystemOrnamental Metals Workshop6000SufficientConfirmed
PO-2026-3305Base Plate & Anchor AssemblyStructural Steel Yard2,0000CriticalDraft
03 / Alerts

13-Type Alert System

Auto-generated, role-routed alerts with one-click acknowledge and resolve. The system detects, you act.

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Alerts

All 9
Active 8
Acknowledged 3
Resolved 1
TypeItemLocationMessageTriggeredStatus
▲Below Safety StockA992 Wide-Flange Steel (Grade 50)Structural Steel YardStock at 18 tons below safety threshold of 50 tons30 min agoActive
▲Stock OutHigh-Strength Anchor Bolts (F1554 Gr 105)Steel Fabrication ShopZero stock — base plate production halted1 hr agoActive
▼MRP ShortfallGalvanized Grating Panels (1"x1/4")Regional Distribution CenterProjected shortfall of 320 panels in 2 weeks3 hrs agoPending
▼Quality HoldStainless Steel Flat Bar (304L)Ornamental Metals WorkshopMill cert discrepancy on incoming lot — held for review5 hrs agoPending
●Transfer CompleteShear Stud Connectors (3/4" x 4")Steel Fabrication Shop5,000 units received from Regional Distribution Center9 hrs agoResolved
Module 01
Location Management
Every plant, warehouse, and zone mapped. Multi-site hierarchy with role-based access control across your entire operation.
Module 02
Item & BOM
Multi-level bill of materials with auto-costing. Component tracking from raw input to final assembly with full version control.
Module 03
Production Orders
Material reservation, real-time progress, and variance tracking across every production run. Full lifecycle visibility from creation to completion.
Module 04
ATP Engine
Available-to-promise. Know what you can make and when, before committing to delivery. Real-time calculation against live stock and reservations.
Module 05
Transfer Engine
Structured inter-location transfers. Request, approve, ship, receive - every step recorded in the ledger with full chain of custody.
Module 06
MRP & Procurement
Demand planning across 7, 14, 30, and 60-day horizons. Purchase order lifecycle and supplier management with automated recommendations.
Module 07
Alert System
13 alert types with auto-resolve capability. Role-routed by severity to ensure the signal reaches the person who can act - immediately.
Module 08
Audit Ledger
Immutable. Every movement, every adjustment, every transaction recorded permanently. Nothing is mutated directly. The single source of truth.
■ How It Works

From stockout
to signal in
under a second.

When a critical material drops below threshold, FalOrb doesn't wait for someone to notice. The system detects, alerts, acts, and records - automatically.

01
Detect
Stock health reclassified in real-time. Four-state system flags the risk level before it becomes a problem.
02
Alert
The right role receives the alert. 13 alert types ensure the signal reaches the person who can act.
03
Act
Transfer request routed. MRP recommendation generated. Production order adjusted. Structured workflow, not ad hoc chat.
04
Record
Every action logged to the immutable audit ledger. Full traceability from detection to resolution.
“
Designed on the factory floor, not in a software lab. Every feature exists because a manufacturer needed it. Not because a product manager imagined it.
- FalOrb, Product Philosophy
8
Core Platform Modules
13
Alert Types / Auto-Resolve
60d
MRP Planning Horizon
4
Stock Health States

Your fab shop
deserves project allocation clarity.

FalOrb is built for structural metals fabricators where multi-project allocation is constant, erection sequence drives delivery priority, and mill cert traceability is a building code requirement. If that's your shop, let us show you what connected fabrication looks like.

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