Consolidated Machine & Welding
Consolidated Machine & Welding
Industry: Metal Fabriction
"Before ERP, document control was iffy and revision control was terrible. We definitely knew we needed a better way of doing things."
Andrea Fishback
Vice President
Consolidated Machine & Welding (CM&W) is a full-service metal fabrication shop founded in 1993. Two locations in Missouri serve the growing demand for precision work, specializing in state-of-the-art laser cutting technology for low- or high-volume production runs and quality powder coating techniques.
Before purchasing MIE Trak Pro in 2014 CM&W used spreadsheets to track all data. This did not work for a growing company. Coming on board in 2013, Andrea soon made the decision to switch from their spreadsheet-operated methods to an ERP system.
Challenges
- Data was not accessible to everyone who needed it
- Lacking document and revision control
- Growth was difficult without software support staff who understood the business
Solutions
- Find an application that can grow along with the business
- Selected MIE Trak Pro ERP, receiving support from the “greatest support staff”
- Vendors know how serious they are about their business and customer satisfaction
Value Added
- Shop Floor employees are confident that whatever is in the system is up-to-date using MIE Trak Pro tools
- Company able to grow from 40 to 115 employees since 2014
- Financial growth from $6 million to $22 million projected for 2020
- Scalable system
- Project Module “…stitches things together”; provides continuity
- “Excellent solution for a small company looking to grow”
“We selected MIE Trak Pro over a very well-known ERP competitor because, after speaking with a salesperson, ownership stated, ‘these guys understand what we do.’ Since then, we’ve continued growing and working with the MIE team who don’t nickel and dime us for every little thing.”
Andrea Fishback
Vice President