Fence manufacturing softwarefor shop fabrication
Dirt Face is fence manufacturing and fabrication software for shops that build panels, gates, and make items in house. A won estimate becomes production orders with routing and work centers, then the shop builds and you schedule install. Same catalog as quoting, inventory, and the wholesale store.
From estimate to shop floor to install
Dirt Face handles make-to-order fence fabrication without a second MRP system. Quotes, production orders, and inventory stay on one catalog.
Mark shop-fabricated parts
In your catalog, mark make items as shop fabricated. Set kits versus assembled, BOM, and a default routing template.
Win the job, release orders
Convert the estimate to a job. Dirt Face drafts production orders per make SKU. Office releases them to the shop board.
Build on the shop floor
Work centers and routing cover vinyl cut and route, ornamental laser-weld-powder, and chain-link gate frames. Shop My Work tracks each step.
Stage, then schedule install
When fab is Ready or Staged, schedule crews and equipment. Inventory reserved the BOM so the field is not waiting on parts.
Why fence shops use Dirt Face for fabrication
Routing and work centers
Linear or branching shop paths. Vinyl, ornamental, and chain-link gate setups use the same production board.
Kits vs assembled
Kit parents explode to parts. Assembled make SKUs build a finished good. Nested children get their own orders.
Inventory on the BOM
Leaf materials reserve from stock. Receiving, POs, and warehouses sit under the same inventory module.
Make-to-stock or to a job
Build finished goods into the warehouse with no job, or fabricate from a won estimate. Shop and install share one schedule.
Who needs fence manufacturing software?
Use fabrication alone or with estimating and a wholesale store. Dirt Face is built for fence companies, from a one-man shop to multi-location operations.
Fence manufacturers
Run make-to-order and make-to-stock work without a generic factory ERP. Production orders, routing, and inventory stay tied to fence parts.
Contractor-fabricators
Quote the job, build the panels or gates in your shop, then schedule the same crew to install. No re-entry between estimate and fab.
Shops that also wholesale
The same catalog feeds fabrication and the dealer store. Stock built in the shop can sell on the wholesale storefront.
Fence manufacturing software FAQs
- What is Dirt Face fence manufacturing software?
- It is shop fabrication inside Dirt Face. A won estimate creates production orders for shop-fabricated parts. The shop builds on routing and work centers, then you schedule install.
- Does Dirt Face replace a separate MRP system?
- For most fence shops, yes. Dirt Face covers make-to-order and make-to-stock production, BOMs, inventory reserve, and a shop board without a generic factory MRP.
- Can I fabricate and still install or sell wholesale?
- Yes. The same catalog feeds quotes, the shop, and the wholesale store. Use fabrication alone or with estimating and distribution.
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