Quote, Nest, and Trace Every Fabrication Job
A single Odoo app for metal and glass fabrication job shops: capture dimensional estimates, run a waste-optimizing cutting engine across every material, and follow each job from inquiry through production, quality, and delivery.
The problem
Job shops that fabricate to size quote by hand, plan cutting layouts on paper, and lose 15–40% of sheet stock to unplanned waste. Sales, cutting, and production run in separate systems, so drawings, revisions, and cost assumptions get lost on the handoff to the shop floor.
The solution
Fabrication Job Shop ties dimension-based estimation directly to a material-agnostic cutting engine, so every quote already reflects real cutting yield and remnant reuse — then carries the job through production, quality inspection, and delivery in one connected record.
Everything a fabrication job shop needs
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Dimension-Based Job Estimation
Capture length, width, quantity, and material on each job line and get an instant material, labor, overhead, and margin rollup as dimensions change.
Waste-Optimizing Cutting Engine
A First-Fit Decreasing Height nesting algorithm with kerf allowance and two-orientation fit packs every job line onto the fewest sheets, for any material.
Visual Cutting Layouts
Every optimized layout renders as a 2D nesting diagram with sheet count and utilization percentage, so the shop floor sees exactly how to cut.
Remnant & Offcut Reuse
Usable offcuts from every layout become tracked remnants that the engine checks and consumes first, before cutting new stock.
Multi-Material Catalog
Manage steel, aluminum, glass, wood, plastic, and composite stock sheets with dimensions, cost, and supplier data in one catalog.
Configurable Job Pipeline
A kanban pipeline with your own stages moves every job from inquiry through delivery, with cost and margin visible at each step.
Engineering Drawing Revisions
Attach and version drawings directly on the job so production always works from the latest revision.
Quality Inspection Checklists
Structured pass/fail checklists tied to each job catch defects before a part ships to the customer.
One-Click Quote, Production & Purchasing
Generate a sales quotation, manufacturing orders, and purchase orders straight from the job — no re-keying of costs or quantities.
How it works
Capture the Inquiry
Log the customer, dimensions, and materials on a job, with cost and margin rolling up automatically as lines are added.
Optimize the Cut
Run the nesting engine to lay out every line across sheets, checking available remnants before cutting new stock.
Quote & Produce
Generate the sales quotation and manufacturing orders straight from the optimized job, with no re-entry of costs.
Inspect & Deliver
Run quality checks, track drawing revisions, and close the job with a complete audit trail from inquiry to delivery.
Frequently asked
No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.
Yes. The cutting engine and material catalog are material-agnostic — steel, aluminum, glass, wood, plastic, and composite stock are all supported from the same interface.
Buy it on the Odoo App Store
Purchase, download and install directly from the official Odoo Apps Store — you'll always get the latest supported build.
Metal & Glass Fabrication Job Shop
Dimension-based job estimation, a waste-optimizing cutting engine with visual layouts and remnant reuse — carried through drawing revisions and QC checklists to one-click quote, production and purchasing.
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