Software for welding business owners
The steel on the quote tells only part of the story when fabrication also needs measuring, fit-up and finishing. Keep each agreement tied to the job, including fabrication time and purchased materials, so the final invoice reflects the work you actually agreed to provide.
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The everyday details
Tube, plate and consumables are only part of a fabrication estimate. Measuring, cutting, fit-up, surface preparation and finishing belong in the scope too, with exclusions made clear before the client accepts the work.
A repair brought to the shop is different from a railing fitted at an occupied property. Record the access conversation and site attendance separately from the fabrication tasks that can happen at your bench.
Revised drawings or an altered mounting point can affect material already cut. Keep the revision and the agreed price change visible instead of relying on a sketch that no longer matches the estimate.
Grinding discs, gas, filler and hired equipment need a place in the business costs. Review what belongs to a particular job and what supports the workshop as a whole before assessing the margin.
How Microtra helps
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Use estimate items for agreed materials, shop labor, site attendance and finishing. Set quantities in the units you use to price the work, then review amendments before creating invoices.
Explore this featureStore job notes, tasks, costs and status for measuring, fabrication and installation. Keep the agreed commercial change nearby while your technical drawings remain in the appropriate design system.
Explore this featureUse a timer or manual time entries for preparation, fit-up and finishing. Associate the hours with the work and review descriptions before preparing a time-and-materials invoice.
Explore this featureSave client contact details and linked property records for installation and repair locations. Note access arrangements and the person who approves changes before assigning a return visit.
Explore this featureEnter material purchases and equipment hire as expenses with receipt photos. Stock starts off for this setup; enable it in Modules & terms if you want to count workshop materials by location.
Explore this featureA day in the life
Confirm the dimensions, intended work and finish through your professional process. Describe the agreed supply and installation scope on an estimate without treating the invoice as a design approval.
Add the workshop tasks and record time as work proceeds. Retain technical procedure, inspection and safety documentation in the systems your trade uses for those records.
Review the property and contact notes, then agree access directly. If the fitting changes the scope, discuss it and revise the commercial record before billing the addition.
Reconcile materials, hours and finishing costs with the agreement. Share the invoice PDF through your device and record the payment received through your existing method.
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Choose Trades & construction when you set up Microtra and these are the labels you start with. Change them, and the tools you use, any time in Modules & terms.
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No. It does not provide CAD, weld design, procedure qualification or structural calculations. Use professional technical systems for those tasks and Microtra for the business records around the work.
Describe them separately in the estimate and use clear tasks and time-entry notes. Review both against the agreement so travel, fabrication and installation are not confused in the invoice.
Inventory starts off in Trades & construction. Enable stock in Modules & terms before using counts and locations for materials you hold. Record quantities yourself and keep purchasing units consistent with the items you count.
Microtra does not create welding inspection certificates or certify compliance. Maintain those records through your professional inspection process, separate from the commercial estimate and invoice.
Trades & construction starts with Job, Client and Properties. Scheduling and timesheets are enabled, allowing workshop and field attendance to be recorded with the business work.
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