Factory management software
Built for
accountants.
fabricators.
Production management built for job-based metal fabrication — not adapted from generic accounting software.
~30%
Faster quoting
2 wks
Operator onboarding
e-inv
Compliance ready
Kenzap Factory interface
The problem
Generic software was built for accountants, not fabricators.
01 Job costing is guesswork. Material types, cutting time, scrap — most ERPs can't model it. You find out you lost money after the job ships.
02 Sheet metal inventory is untracked. You know how many parts you have, not how many full and partial sheets — so you over-order or run short.
03 Production planning lives in spreadsheets. Scheduling, capacity checks and cutting optimization happen outside the system, in files nobody else can see.
04 Compliance is manual. Peppol e-invoicing, variable VAT rates, GDPR — handled by workarounds, not the system.
05 Shop floor is invisible. Managers find out about delays and quality issues too late, because operators have no system to report into.
"We have a system that works the way our shop floor works. The operators adapted immediately, and our job costing is now reliable."
— CLIENT MANAGER, SKARDA NAMS SIA · LATVIA
How it works
Quote to dispatch, in one connected workflow
01
Quotation & estimation
Calculate job costs accurately — material, labour, machine time, cutting optimization — before you commit to a price.
02
Production planning
Schedule operations across work centres with live inventory checks and nesting optimization built in.
03
Shop-floor execution
Touch-panel interface for operators. Job tracking, time recording, and quality control at the machine.
04
Invoicing & compliance
Peppol-compliant e-invoices and waybills generated automatically with correct VAT rates per product type.
05
Dispatch & delivery
Pack jobs, write off bundled items, and dispatch with full documentation. Inventory updates automatically.
06
Analytics
Actual vs. estimated cost comparison per job. Full scrap accounting and production bottleneck visibility.
Core capabilities
Everything a metal fabricator needs in one system
Production
Workflow tracking
Track every job from quote to delivery with operation-level detail. Know exactly where every job is, in real time.
Inventory
Sheet metal MRP
Track stock by sheet, not just part count. Full and partial sheets, multiple metal types, automated reorder triggers.
Cutting
Built-in nesting
Nesting algorithms minimize material waste for laser, plasma, and waterjet — connected directly to job costing so scrap is tracked automatically.
Costing
Job-based costing
Accurate cost per job: material, labour, overhead, and scrap. Compare estimated vs. actual on every job you ship.
Compliance
Peppol e-invoicing
EU-compliant electronic invoicing via Peppol BIS Billing 3.0. VAT rates handled automatically by product type and customer region.
Shop floor
Touch-panel interface
Designed for operators at the machine. Job tracking, time recording, quality control — adopted within two weeks at Skarda Nams.
Suppliers
Supplier management
Purchase orders, material costs, and delivery schedules tracked in the same system as production.
AI
AI-driven insights
Identify production bottlenecks and improve job costing accuracy with AI-powered analysis of your real production data.
Data
Open source & GDPR
No vendor lock-in. Full data portability. GDPR-compliant with EU data residency. Deploy on your own infrastructure if needed.
Real results
Used in production at Skarda Nams SIA
Challenge
Skarda Nams was quoting manually across multiple metal types, running inventory on paper, and unable to produce compliant invoices without workarounds. Job costing was inaccurate. Shop-floor visibility was zero.
Solution
Implemented Kenzap Factory with integrated quotation, production routing, and shop-floor execution modules. Peppol e-invoicing configured for EU compliance. Integrated with Moneo accounting software.
"The operators adapted to the interface immediately, and our job costing is now reliable. Tax rates are handled automatically — that alone saves us significant time every month."
— CLIENT MANAGER, SKARDA NAMS SIA
~30%
Reduction in quoting time
2 wks
Operator onboarding time
100%
Invoicing compliance achieved
100%
Estimating accuracy achieved
Full visibility
Into shop-floor operations and manufacturing stages — from day one
Deployment
Runs where your operation requires
Vendor-managed cloud
Fully managed hosting with automatic updates, backups, and security patches. Best for teams focused on operations, not IT.
Customer-managed cloud
Deploy on your own AWS, Azure, or GCP infrastructure. Full control over configuration, access, and data. Suitable for IT-capable organisations.
Self-hosted on-premises
On-premises installation for maximum data sovereignty. Required for some regulated industries. Full feature parity with cloud options.
Typical implementation timeline
Phase 1
2–3 wks
Discovery & configuration
Phase 2
2–3 wks
Data migration & testing
Phase 3
1–2 wks
Training & go-live
Phase 4
Ongoing
Post-launch support
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