Off the whiteboard. Into the shop board.
Hero AI is the back office for your fab shop — booking calls, quoting steel with finish and install, dispatching, invoicing, and tracking shop status and welder/AWS certs so nothing falls through and no margin walks out the door.
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Tuesday — 4 stops
Sequenced by drive time + priority
Stops
What's costing Metal Fabrication shops
Nothing falls through
Shop projects live on whiteboards and nobody knows what is "ready"
Margin protected
Raw steel ships without the finish being quoted, killing the margin
Zero failed inspections
Welder certifications expire and risk failing inspection
The compliance and the paperwork are different in Metal Fabrication — the back office isn't. Hero AI runs all of it for you.
32%
fewer jobs slipping past their due date
Meet your Metal Fabrication back office
Every role a Metal Fabrication shop needs — answering, quoting, dispatching, the paperwork, invoicing, and follow-up — delivered as Hero AI and tuned to how Metal Fabrication work actually runs.
Steel railing — fab + install · 24 LF
Angela Foster · Sent just now by text
Good
$1,900
Better
$2,850
Best
$4,200
Line items
Fabricate + install 24 LF railing · code-height
BetterPowder-coat finish · satin black
Win more Metal Fabrication work
- Answers the after-hours call and captures project type, material, and target install date so the shop can quote fast
- Logs whether it's structural steel, a railing, gate, stairs, or a repair right from the first conversation
- Builds a Good/Better/Best estimate that adds finish — galvanize, powder-coat, or paint — as its own line so margin holds
- Prompts for delivery and field installation so the whole scope gets priced, not just the steel
Tuesday — 4 stops
Sequenced by drive time + priority
Stops
Run the day without the chaos
- Sequences shop jobs by due date so fabrication finishes before the install window
- Matches AWS-certified welders to structural and code-sensitive work
- Tracks every project from quoting → in fabrication → finishing → ready → installed so the shop board matches reality
- Flags a failed structural weld or loose safety railing as an urgent issue
Steel railing — fab + install · 24 LF
Angela Foster
$2,850.00
Balance due $0.00
Payments
Deposit — 50% at approval
At signing
ACH — balance on install
Passed inspection
Get paid the day the job's done
- Invoices the full fabricated scope — steel, finish, delivery, and field install — so nothing falls off the ticket
- Tracks deposits on long lead-time fab jobs and what's still outstanding
- Sends the invoice the moment a project is marked installed and chases the balance
Steel stair railing — site measure
Angela Foster · (512) 555-0118
Install window held Wed · AWS welder assigned
Customer
Job
GC needs 24 LF code-height railing before Thursday final. Booked the measure, sequenced fab ahead of the install window, held Wednesday.
Turn every job into the next one
- Follows up on installed work for repairs and repeat fabrication
- Flags welder / AWS certifications approaching expiration before they can void an inspection
- Asks the happy customer for a review once the railing or gate is in
Built for Metal Fabrication
The Metal Fabrication depth the others skip
Beyond the shared core, every Metal Fabrication job gets these compliance and trade workflows out of the box.
Stair railing — Oak St
Oak Street Residence
Fabrication project tracking
Project records for structural, railing, gate, stairs, repair, ornamental, and custom work
AWS D1.1 Structural
Crew · M. Alvarez
Welder & AWS certifications
Track welder / AWS certifications by issuing authority and number
Finish & margin protection
- Finish tracked per project — raw, galvanized, powder-coat, paint, or anodized
- Galvanize / powder-coat surfaces as a default line item, not an afterthought
- Delivery and field install prompted so the whole scope is priced
Safety-first dispatch
- Failed structural welds and loose safety railings flagged as urgent
- Code-sensitive structural work routed to certified welders
- Jobs sequenced by due date so installs land on time
From quote to installed, on one board
See Hero AI quote the finish, sequence the shop by due date, and flag a welder cert before it lapses.
Built for Metal Fabrication, priced for a small shop
The trade-specific depth of the enterprise tools — without the enterprise bill or the per-seat math.
Free tools for metal fabrication contractors
No signup, no watermark — take a measurement, get a number, and turn it into a priced estimate when you are ready.
Metal fab
Metal weight calculator
Weight of steel, aluminum, and more by shape and dimensions.
Pricing
Margin & markup calculator
Cost and price in, true profit margin out — or start from a target margin and get the price to charge.
Invoicing
Free invoice generator
Create a clean, professional invoice and download the PDF free — no signup, no watermark.
Metal Fabrication software questions, answered
Is there a mobile app for Metal Fabrication pros?+
Yes. Hero365 runs on iOS and Android, built for the field — quote, schedule, invoice, capture photos, and update jobs by voice right from the truck. The whole back office is in your pocket.
Can Hero AI really answer my calls and book jobs?+
Yes. The AI Concierge answers every call 24/7, qualifies the caller, checks your live availability, and books the job straight onto the calendar. The after-hours and overflow calls that used to go to voicemail become booked work.
Does Hero365 handle Metal Fabrication-specific compliance and paperwork?+
That's the point. On top of the shared core — scheduling, CRM, estimates, invoicing — Hero365 builds in the Metal Fabrication workflows and compliance the generic tools skip, so your records are ready the moment you need them.
How does Hero365 help me get paid faster?+
Hero AI drafts the invoice the moment a job closes, sends a card or bank-transfer payment link, and chases anything overdue on a reminder schedule you approve — so cash stops sitting in unsent invoices.
Do I have to move everything over at once?+
No. Import your customers and start with what hurts most — most Metal Fabrication shops switch on call answering and scheduling first, then add invoicing and follow-up. Setup takes a couple of minutes and the first 7 days are free.
How is this different from ServiceTitan or Housecall Pro?+
Hero365 isn't just software you operate — it's an AI team that does the work: answering calls, drafting estimates, dispatching, invoicing, and following up. You get the trade-specific depth of the enterprise tools without the enterprise price or the per-seat math.
One day · one job
See a Metal Fabrication day run itself.
Watch Hero AI answer the emergency call, price the job, and collect — for a metal fabrication shop, start to finish.
Run your Metal Fabrication business from your phone.
Install Hero365, pick your trade, and let Hero AI run the back office. Two minutes to set up; the first 7 days are free.
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