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Fabrication & metalwork
See the material and workshop time behind each fabricated job, then compare the estimate with recorded work. Jems brings costing, stock, purchasing and production tracking together for brackets, enclosures, welded frames and fabricated assemblies.
Material, operations & recorded work
Cutting, forming, welding and assembly each add work to a fabricated job. Keep the material requirements and operation assumptions together, then review recorded time before estimating a similar batch.
Manufacturing workflows to explore
Include setup and run times for cutting, forming, welding and assembly alongside the material requirements. Keep the assumptions visible when preparing and reviewing the customer’s quote.
Explore material & operation costing →Bring BOM quantities together with stock locations and purchasing. Keep trace numbers and ownership with the material records, including metal or components supplied by the customer.
Explore stock & traceability →Record progress and time against works orders and operations. Compare the recorded work with the estimate to investigate where a job took longer and inform the next quote.
Explore production tracking →An example fabrication job
Follow an illustrative batch of 10 welded frames. Review the component quantities, estimate welding setup and run time, then compare that estimate with the work recorded.
01 / Define the material
Build the frame's BOM around the material and components used in each assembly, with the drawing alongside the part.
Explore material requirements| Component | Per frame | For 10 frames |
|---|---|---|
| Cut section | 4 | 40 |
| Formed bracket | 4 | 40 |
| Fitting | 8 | 80 |
The component quantities give material planning and purchasing a shared starting point for the batch.
02 / Estimate the work
Estimate setup and run time for cutting, forming, welding and assembly. This example shows the welding operation.
Explore material & operation costing| Welding input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Batch quantity | 10 frames |
| Set up hours | 0.50 hour |
| Minutes per item | 18 minutes |
Half an hour of setup plus 18 minutes for each frame gives 3 hours 30 minutes of estimated welding time.
03 / Review time
Capture time against the production operation, then compare the recorded work with the estimate.
Explore production & time capture| Welding time | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Estimated | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Recorded | 4 hours |
| Difference | 30 minutes longer |
Review the reason for the additional time before quoting a similar frame. Material nesting and cutting optimisation are assessed separately.
Check your requirements
Bring an assembly drawing, a material list and a quote with the cutting, forming, welding and assembly operations.
BOM quantities, material and operation estimates, stock, trace numbers, purchasing, customer-owned material, works orders and production time capture.
Offcuts, sheet utilisation, nesting, material certificates and outside finishing. Material requirements planning does not provide nesting or cutting optimisation.
Scheduling is targeted for Q4 2026. Subcontracting and broader Production Quality are on the 2027 roadmap. See the product roadmap for development targets.
Built & supported in the UK
Start with a representative job. Agree the software fit, the data to bring across and the help your team needs before implementation begins.
Bring an assembly drawing, material list and quote. We’ll follow the cutting, forming, welding and assembly operations, including the time assumptions behind the estimate.
Book your workflow demoWe assess your current system, records and history, then agree migration coverage, validation, training and responsibilities. Your team checks representative jobs before the planned cutover.
Explore migration & implementationJems Standard is £1,249 per month excluding VAT, with 10 full-access users and 25 shop-floor-only workers. Implementation, migration and training are scoped and quoted separately.
Calculate your team’s subscriptionYour questions
Yes. Production operations can represent the work you perform, with setup and run-time information forming part of the estimate. Bring your operation list and costing assumptions so we can demonstrate a representative fabricated job.
These pages describe material requirements, BOMs and production operations rather than a nesting application. Include your nesting tools, cutting plans and offcut processes in the assessment so we can check how they would sit alongside Jems.
Yes. Jems records purchased and customer-owned material against the same catalogue part, with ownership and free-issue requirements retained. Explore customer-owned material for the workflow.
Bring an example of the coating, finishing or other outside work you arrange, along with the inspection evidence you need. Goods-in inspection, quarantine and returns are current workflows; dedicated Subcontracting and broader Production Quality are planned for 2027. We review your requirements against that distinction.
The same Jems Standard subscription applies across these industry workflows: £1,249 per month excluding VAT, including 10 full-access users and 25 shop-floor-only workers. Additional access is sold in blocks; larger deployments receive a tailored quote. Implementation, migration and training are scoped and quoted separately. Use the team pricing calculator to explore your subscription.
We agree a timetable after reviewing your data, workflows and training needs. The scope defines the records and history to migrate, validation checks, responsibilities and the planned cutover. Your team has time to check migrated records and test representative jobs before go-live.
See your fabrication job in Jems
Walk through your material quantities, costing assumptions and workshop operations with our UK team. We’ll discuss software fit, migration, training and implementation.