Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for pipe fitting manufacturers.
A checklist built from how pipe fitting manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Fitting type and size list
- Pipe and plate heats
- Forming and machining runs
- Heat treatment loads
- Dimension and thickness checks
- Marking and certificates
- Quotations and despatch
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For the owner
- For planners
- For forming operators
- For the furnace operator
- For quality staff
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Lots by stage and fitting family
- Pipe heats with the lots built from each
- Furnace loads with lots, soak and time
- Wall thickness readings by lot and size
- Die use and reconditioning due
- Held lots with the cause of each hold
- Shipments by order, lot and carton
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Spectrometer and lab data import
- Accounting export
- Label printers
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Is raw pipe tracked to the finished elbow?
- Can I count how many fittings a die has formed?
- How are furnace loads recorded?
- What if thickness comes out under the schedule?
- Can cartons carry heat numbers on labels?
- Does it cover forged fittings?
- What drives the quote?
- Can pipe stock be loaded from our sheets?
- Who changes certificate formats?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Heat numbers fade through forming
- Wall thinning is not recorded
- Heat treatment loads are mixed
- Certificates are built by hand
- Marks do not match the carton
Prefer to talk it through? See the pipe fitting manufacturers page.