# MetaBinary OS, Manufacturing Operations Software | MetaBinary Source: https://metabinary.ie/manufacturing # Stop Running Your Shop on Spreadsheets and Memory Quoting sits in one file. Stock counts sit in another. The real job status lives in someone’s head. We start by writing down how your shop actually runs today. Then we build one system around it — quoting, production, and stock, all in the same place. [See How It Fits Your Shop](#lead-form) ![A machinist operating a milling machine on the shop floor](/images/manufacturing-hero.jpg) ## Built Around How Your Shop Actually Works Every shop has its own headaches. Pick the one closest to yours. [ ### CNC & Precision Machining You lose jobs to whoever quotes first. A real quote counts material cost, machine time, and labor. That takes hours you don’t have. See how CNC shops quote faster→](/manufacturing/cnc-machining)[ ### Structural Steel Fabrication Heat numbers, mill certs, welder quals — the paperwork piles up faster than the steel. One missing document can stall a job walkthrough. See how fabricators handle compliance→](/manufacturing/steel-fabrication)[ ### Product Assembly A part runs out mid-build and the whole order stalls. You only find out you’re short when someone walks to the shelf. See how assemblers avoid stockouts→](/manufacturing/product-assembly) How many jobs last month went out late, or went out wrong? Each one was time you already paid for. ## How It Works One system carries a job from first quote to final payment. 01 ### Cost the job right A BOM (bill of materials) is just the list of every part and material a job needs. Add up materials and routing (the machine and labor steps a job goes through) and you get a real cost, not a guess. Quotes go out fast, and they hold up. 02 ### Track the work as it happens Once a job is won, a work order is built from that same routing. Each step gets marked started, done, or skipped on the shop floor. So you always know where a job actually is, not where you hope it is. 03 ### Stop running out of stock MRP (material requirements planning) is a simple idea with a big name. It checks what your open jobs need against what’s on the shelf and on order, then tells you what to reorder — grouped by vendor, ready to review. One click turns that into a draft purchase order. A person still checks it and sends it. 04 ### Carry it through to cash The same job flows from RFQ (a customer’s request for a price) to quote, to signed contract, to work order, to invoice, to payment. It’s one system with one record, instead of five spreadsheets that all say something different. We don’t just hand you software. We write down how your shop runs today, set the system up around it, and get your team actually using it — MetaBinary OS, and we set it up for you. ## What Changes Once It Is Set Up These are the three changes the system is built to make. ### Quotes go out faster Material cost and machine time roll up on their own, so a quote does not wait on one person remembering last year’s job. ### Fewer stockout delays You see what is running low before it stops a build, not after the line already stopped. ### Less paperwork for compliance Job records, certs, and sign-offs live in one place, so pulling together proof for a customer takes minutes, not a search through old files. ![Joseph Rose, Founder & Technical CEO of MetaBinary](/images/jrose-head.png) ## Who you're working with MetaBinary is Joseph Rose. He spent 20+ years building software for enterprise, and held C-suite roles at a manufacturing estimating software company. He built the world's first instant online metal-casting costing engine. You talk to him, not a sales rep. He has built the software manufacturers quote with — twice. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Do you replace our spreadsheets on day one? No. We set the system up with you. You can keep the old spreadsheet as a backup while your team gets used to the new way. ### Can it tell me which machine is free next week? Yes, for what is already booked. You book machines and people against jobs, and the system flags a clash before you double-book. What it does not do yet is work out the schedule for you from job due dates. You book the slot, it keeps the diary straight. ### Does it track a shipment once it leaves the shop? Not yet. There is no live carrier tracking today. You get a manual tracking link field, not real-time updates from the carrier. ### Is this one system, or do we buy separate tools? One system. Quoting, production tracking, and stock all live in the same place, and we set it up for you. Is quoting the part that hurts most? There's a focused engagement for that alone: we measure how long your quotes take today, set pricing rules that hold your margin, and drive the turnaround down. [See engineered quoting](/labs). ## Ready to Run Your Shop on One System? Tell us a bit about your shop. One call, 20 minutes, and we’ll tell you honestly whether this fits. ### Book a 20-minute call No pitch, just questions. We'll tell you honestly if we are not the right fit. Full Name\* Email Address\* Phone Number I agree to be contacted by MetaBinary by email, phone, or SMS regarding my enquiry and related services. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.Book my 20-minute call → 20 minutes. No commitment, no sales script. ## More from MetaBinary - [Quote ScorecardA free 5-minute check of where your quotes get stuck.](/24-hour-quote-scorecard) - [Process CaptureThe same method, used outside the shop floor.](/automation) - [How We WorkWhat the first few weeks with us look like.](/how-we-work)