Larry Isaacson“Before starting with our new ERP system, we were doing $2 million with 20 employees. Now, we’re doing $10 Million with over 60 employees, and that’s because we invested in automation. MIE Trak Pro helps us keep track of our costs.”
In 2005, Cardinal MetalWorks moved from their homegrown ERP system to MIE Trak Pro. MIE Trak Pro’s robust toolset and flexibility aided Cardinal MetalWorks as they grew to scale. Since implementing MIE Trak Pro, Cardinal MetalWorks more than quadrupled their annual sales from $2 million to $10 million and tripled their company size from 20 employees to 60 employees.
Cardinal MetalWorks was founded in 1960 as Piper Industries in Durham, NC. The organization then became Cardinal MetalWorks in 2002 and has been providing sheet metal fabrication services for the Commercial, Industrial, Medical, and Military sectors. Since running their production using MIE Trak Pro ERP Software, Cardinal MetalWorks has grown into a company comprised of 60 employees with over $10 million dollars in annual sales. They are ISO 9001:2015 certified and have received the Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA) Achievement Award.
Using Cardinal MetalWorks’ homegrown system, Isaacson ran into a handful of difficulties. “It was a real struggle. The system allowed us to quote and make a basic traveler, but it was totally inadequate,” said Isaacson. “The homegrown system was created by a small business computer consultant. This led to a lack of capabilities, such as visibility and automation.
Isaacson made the decision to switch from their homegrown system when he evaluated different ERP systems at FABTECH, a trade show for the metal fabrication industry.
During his search, he met David Ferguson, the CEO and founder of MIE Solutions. Isaacson had previous experience using JobBoss, another ERP software application and was looking to invest in their product. However, he decided to move forward with MIE Trak Pro because it would better solve problems he was facing in his shop—including deficient visibility, excessive manual entry, and a lack of technical support.
Since moving from their old, homegrown system to MIE Trak Pro, Cardinal MetalWorks gained full visibility over their shop floor, significantly decreased manual entry errors through automation, and found the technical support they had been needing. With MIE Trak Pro, they were able to position their company for substantial growth.
Cardinal MetalWorks expanded their company from 20 employees to 60 employees, and more than quadrupled their annual sales—from $2 million dollars to $10 million dollars. “We would never have gotten this far without MIE Trak Pro. We’d be only selling $2 million a year or be out of business. Anybody that doesn’t automate their business is asking for a real bad result,” said Isaacson.
Larry IsaacsonDuring our ERP search, the thing I liked most about [MIE Trak Pro] was that [it was] made specifically for metal fabrication
Larry IsaacsonBefore starting with MIE Trak Pro, we were doing $2 million with 20 employees. Now, we’re doing $10 Million with over 60 employees, and that’s because we invested in automation.
