Software for steel fabricators made simple – Tekla PowerFab
Make better decisions, eliminate errors and deliver quality on time.
TTekla PowerFab is a comprehensive software suite that provides a systematic, collaborative approach for managing your fabrication. Developed specifically for steel fabricators, it delivers a smooth, continuous, and real-time flow of information on projects from start to finish.
Complete and connected steel fabrication managementp
Estimate
Use our accurate and reliable estimation program to bid on more projects and with more confidence.
Manage projects
Bring your schedules, job progress, drawing control, and change management together in one straightforward system.
Nesting
Reduce waste and only spend money on the materials you need with a built-in material optimization engine: create cut lists.
Purchasing
Make purchasing material for your jobs easier with our digital requisitions and purchase ordering system.
Inventory control
Regain control of your yard and maximize material usage with automated inventory management.
Production control
Plan, manage and track your entire fabrication with our user-friendly and comprehensive production control interface.
Shop floor
Record your fabrication progress in real-time and with full traceability through every step of your workshop.
Shipping
Ensure materials are delivered to the site on time with shipping planning and tracking tools.
Dashboards
Monitor productivity and efficiency levels in your workshop in real-time with our interactive dashboards.
Why Tekla PowerFab?
Connect and share with ease
Model-derived data ensures error-free purchasing and fabrication, providing a single source of information to align all of your departments.
Simple and user-friendly
Consistent user interfaces make learning and implementation easy.
Make key decisions, anywhere
By utilizing the most current information, you can make highly informed and effective decisions. With safe and secure mobile tools, you can work on the move.
Effective visual collaboration
All parties can view and communicate the status of the model view in real-time.
Traceability and quality
Comprehensively track quality assurance inspections and materials within the connected inventory and production systems.
Tekla PowerFab offers an open interface and is designed to interact and exchange data with various software systems and technologies. You can also build your own productivity tools using the Tekla PowerFab Open API™ programming interface for seamless data transfer. Interact and exchange data with various software systems and technologies, such as:
Machinery: |
Detailing: |
Nesting, barcode and others: |
Controlled Automation
Peddinghaus Steel Solutions Voortman |
Tekla Structures
Advance Steel SDS/2 |
Radley Corporation
P2 Programs ProNest ShopData Systems Soft Scan / SoftSteel Infra-Metals Trimble Viewpoint |
See the full list of integrating software systems and technologies.