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Software Development for Manufacturing

Software development for manufacturing shops can fill the gap between spreadsheets and a broad ERP implementation. Small and mid-sized manufacturers may need job travelers people actually update, quoting that reflects material and machine costs, inventory workflows built for the floor, and a dashboard that shows exceptions before they become customer surprises. TradeWeave builds that defined slice and connects it to the accounting and design systems already in use.

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In plain English

What we do
Software development for manufacturing shops can fill the gap between spreadsheets and a broad ERP implementation.
When you need it
ERP implementations fail for the same reason ServiceTitan rollouts fail — software forced onto workflows it doesn't match.
What you get
Job tracking from quote to ship date · Shop-floor screens built for gloves and barcodes · Quoting from real material and machine costs
Why TradeWeave

Manufacturingcompanies choose TradeWeave

ERP implementations fail for the same reason ServiceTitan rollouts fail — software forced onto workflows it doesn't match. We start from your traveler, your routing, your quoting math, and build screens a machine operator will actually touch: big buttons, barcode scans, no fifteen-field forms on the shop floor.

Quoting custom work is where margin hides. We build quoting tools that price from your real material, labor, and machine-time inputs — consistent, fast, and reviewable — feeding directly into job tracking so the shop builds what was actually quoted.

What you get
Job tracking from quote to ship date
Shop-floor screens built for gloves and barcodes
Quoting from real material and machine costs
Inventory that survives contact with the floor
Late-job visibility before the customer calls
Sized between spreadsheets and a full ERP
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Who you'll work with

The people responsible for strategy, requirements, and delivery.
Dean Mainardi
Co-Founder
Moroni Montuy
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Charlie Vecchio
Chief Executive Officer
Victoria Hall
Chief Operations Officer
Pon Songsamayvong
Chief Marketing Officer
FAQ

Common Questions

Do we need an ERP or custom manufacturing software?

If you need full MRP, finance, and compliance in one validated system, that's ERP territory. If the pain is job tracking, quoting, scheduling visibility, or inventory — and the ERP quotes feel absurd for your size — a focused custom build often solves the actual problem for a fraction of the disruption. We'll tell you which you need honestly.

Can shop-floor workers actually use custom software?

That's the design constraint we start from: tablet-sized targets, barcode scans instead of typing, one obvious next action per screen. If the floor won't touch it, the data is fiction — so we build for the floor first.

Can it connect to QuickBooks and our CAD tools?

Yes. Accounting integration (QuickBooks and similar) is standard in these builds, and we can pull part data from design files where your tools allow it — so quoting, jobs, and invoicing stop being three separate retyping exercises.

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Sources & References

Where this guidance comes from

The sources below are independent, first-party industry references for the practices described on this page.

Stack Overflow Annual Developer Surveyhttps://survey.stackoverflow.co/GitHub Octoverse — the state of the software ecosystemhttps://octoverse.github.com/web.dev — Google's guidance on modern web performancehttps://web.dev/
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