Trimble® FabShop (formerly Vulcan) is a powerful fabrication management platform for sheet metal contractors that simplifies every step of fabrication. Whether you’re producing ductwork or specialty sheet metal components, FabShop simplifies and streamlines the entire process— from part creation to nesting, cutting, and installation.
Designed to enhance Lockformers Vulcan tables performance, it helps reduce material waste, improve production speed, and provide complete visibility into every stage of your shop’s workflow. This all-in-one, cloud-connected solution gives you complete control of your workflows—streamlining operations, boosting output, and eliminating guesswork. Whether you’re running commercial jobs, residential jobs or complex industrial projects, FabShop helps you deliver accurate, install-ready parts efficiently and profitably.
FabShop’s built-in auto-nesting engine intelligently arranges parts on sheet metal to maximize material utilization and minimize scrap — saving time, reducing waste, and lowering material costs.
Easily create and modify custom fittings and sheet metal components using an intuitive interface and an extensive 2D/3D library. Control how parts are entered, formed, and fabricated with speed and precision.
FabShop is fully compatible with a wide range of cutting equipment — including Lockformers VSControl III and B&R controls including Iowa Precision Coil Lines, Lockformer Vulcan Fiber Laser Cutting Systems, Lockformer Vulcan Plasma Cutting Systems, Lockformer Vulcan Water Jets and Lockformer Spiral machines allowing your entire shop to operate through a single, unified software system.
Understand material consumption, labor input, and job performance at a glance. FabShop breaks down data by job, material type, shape, and timeframe, empowering smarter decision-making and continuous improvement.
Automatically logs job imports with metadata like sender, date/time, and fitting count making it easy to track job origins and resolve issues quickly.
Utilize FabShop Mobile and QR scanning to track the location and status of every fitting from the shop to the field. Reduce miscommunication, prevent lost pieces, and eliminate rework.
Seamlessly connect estimating to fabrication with no data re-entry. Ensure that what gets estimated is what gets built—faster and more accurately.
Import DXF and .import files with ease. FabShop supports direct integration with AutoCAD and Revit via Trimble plug-ins, streamlining the handoff from design to fabrication.
Field teams can generate fitting requests on site using FabShop Mobile Pro, verify dimensions before fabrication, and preview parts in 3D—reducing delays and costly field fixes.
Trimble FabShop works even when the internet doesn’t. It only requires a quick connection once every 30 days—keeping your operations running through outages or jobsite delays.
Trimble provides end-to-end implementation and training tailored to Mestek Machinery customers, ensuring a smooth transition and fast time to value.
A secure, cloud-based collaboration hub for viewing, sharing, and managing project data in real time.
Actionable insights from your pre-construction and fabrication data to identify risks and improve outcomes.
The easiest way to create fitting requests with previews and full part libraries—available on any device.
Real-time updates on when parts leave the shop and arrive onsite — improving coordination between teams.libraries — available on any device.
Gain additional productivity with the optional Trimble Mobile Pro, the most efficient and easiest way to enter sheet metal fitting information in the field and transfer it to the office for import into your Vulcan CAD | CAM | MEP Software. Whether you are looking to do a small residential or large commercial project, Trimble Mobile Pro covers you with a comprehensive fitting library for most any situation. Additionally, Trimble Mobile Pro provides your organization with 97% of the Vulcan Cutting System CAD | CAM | MEP Software library of fifittings. Trimble Mobile Pro allows contractors to keep each project separate, and keep floor and drawing information separate within each project. Contractors are able to enter every dimension as well as the type of metal, gauge, insulation and liner thickness, and seam data. Reduce errors and rework while increasing productivity and return on investment.
The Tracking for Trimble® FabShop app lets contractors know when their HVAC fittings, accessories, and other components have left the shop and arrived at the job site utilizing barcodes generated by the Trimble® FabShop cutting software.
Whether you are looking to track loose items or the items in a container, Tracking for Trimble® FabShop is a simple tool to help contractors save time and money. Pair your device with a simple Bluetooth Scanner and track items and containers as they are staged, finished, loaded, shipped, and received, then quickly send the information from your device to Trimble® FabShop via email.
From beginning to end the Trimble® FabShop and Tracking For Trimble® FabShop solutions makes your business run more efficiently.
Trimble FabShop is fully compatible with a wide range of Mestek Machinery Lockformer and Iowa Precision equipment as well as B&R VSControl III Linux Control Systems and Vulcan Fiber Lasers Mach III & B&R Control Software Platforms. No extra software. No wasted time. Just faster, more accurate fabrication.
Mestek Machinery is comprised of a family of metal forming manufacturing brands with deep roots in the HVAC duct fabrication industry: Lockformer, Iowa Precision, Engel, and Roto-Die. Together, our brands design and manufacture the most complete, productive, and innovative metal forming solutions for the fabrication of HVAC sheet metal ductwork and fittings. With over 100 years of combined experience addressing every facet of the HVAC duct industry, our knowledge and experience allows us to develop cutting edge, precision technologies, and automated manufacturing equipment that saves sheet metal contractors and fabricators time and labor while ensuring a finished duct product of unmatched quality.
Looking to improve the productivity and profitability of your HVAC duct and fittings fabrication operation? Looking for a solution to address a particular application? Schedule a no obligation, 1-on-1 consultation with a Mestek Machinery Technical Advisor today.
Have questions about our machinery and equipment? Looking for help on a unique application? Need help with a budget estimate to determine overall equipment costs to evaluate if your project can be justified? Please don’t hesitate to reach out — we’d love to help.