Trade management software

Job management software for welders

Keep the agreed scope, job history and invoice connected for metal fabrication, installation and repairs.

Built for

For Australian welders reviewing how customer requests become approved work. Start with one representative job and confirm the fit before changing your current process.

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Practical example

A job to walk through

For a custom gate frame, retain the approved drawing, hardware clearances and finish specification. Confirm any dimension change before cutting, and distinguish workshop fabrication from site installation.

Illustrative example. Adapt the brief to your own job and agreed responsibilities.

Bring these scope details

Approved dimensions, drawing revision and specified materials
Fabrication, coating or finishing and hardware responsibilities
Delivery, installation access and any separate design or certification requirements

Keep drawing approval, material references, inspection records supplied for the work and installation photos together.

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Where it breaks

Three gaps become one operating problem.

The scope needs more than a message

Dimensions, material grades, finishing and installation requirements can be split between sketches and messages, making fabrication against an obsolete brief possible.

Changes need a clear decision

For metal fabrication, installation and repairs, preserve the original offer and record what changed, who approved it and how it affects price or timing. A newer message should not silently replace the accepted scope.

Completion needs evidence

Keep drawing approval, material references, inspection records supplied for the work and installation photos together.

One working path

The record moves with the work.

Capture

Identify the customer, site, approving person and requested work. Approved dimensions, drawing revision and specified materials. Record unknown information as something to confirm, not as a fact.

Agree

Fabrication, coating or finishing and hardware responsibilities. Use a written quote with clear inclusions and exclusions, and retain its accepted version before preparing the job.

Deliver

Delivery, installation access and any separate design or certification requirements. Keep updates and approved changes with the job. Check the next action when another trade, material or customer decision is holding work up.

Close

Keep drawing approval, material references, inspection records supplied for the work and installation photos together. Reconcile the invoice with the accepted scope and approved changes; separate outstanding work from completed work.

What changes

Less reconstruction. More control.

A retrievable record of what the customer accepted
A clearer handover between enquiry, quote and job
Supporting evidence beside the work it explains
An invoice that can be checked against the agreed scope
A defined next action for work that is waiting on a decision

Questions

How do I prevent fabrication from an old drawing?

Identify the accepted revision in the job brief and preserve later approvals as changes. Confirm which revision is released for fabrication before material is cut.

How should welders evaluate ARKQON?

Bring a representative metal fabrication, installation and repairs job, using anonymised details. Walk through the enquiry, quote, change and invoice. Confirm the available features, document requirements and onboarding arrangements before moving live work.

Do I need to replace my existing tools immediately?

No. Identify the part of the workflow you want to improve and agree the transition first. Specialist design, certification and accounting requirements should be checked separately; this page does not promise an integration or replacement for those tools.

Can I start using the software immediately?

Contact ARKQON to confirm current access and onboarding. This page describes the workflow to assess, not a guarantee of instant account activation or every specialist feature.

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Start here

Show us where the current path breaks.

A job to walk through

Illustrative example. Adapt the brief to your own job and agreed responsibilities.

Bring these scope details

Approved dimensions, drawing revision and specified materials

Fabrication, coating or finishing and hardware responsibilities

Delivery, installation access and any separate design or certification requirements

Keep drawing approval, material references, inspection records supplied for the work and installation photos together.

Explore other trades

Three gaps become one operating problem.

The scope needs more than a message

Dimensions, material grades, finishing and installation requirements can be split between sketches and messages, making fabrication against an obsolete brief possible.

Changes need a clear decision

Completion needs evidence

Keep drawing approval, material references, inspection records supplied for the work and installation photos together.

The record moves with the work.

Capture

Identify the customer, site, approving person and requested work. Approved dimensions, drawing revision and specified materials. Record unknown information as something to confirm, not as a fact.

Agree

Fabrication, coating or finishing and hardware responsibilities. Use a written quote with clear inclusions and exclusions, and retain its accepted version before preparing the job.