Steelhead Technologies

How do you roll out a new process without losing the floor? Adam Swift of Powder Coating Technologies tests it himself first, then gets his crew's input before anything changes. Full Shop Talk: na2.hubs.ly/H08CX470

Every decision has an impact on your culture. As Andrew Kossowski puts it, decisions aren't neutral. The choices owners, leaders, and team members make every day either strengthen the culture you're building or weaken it. na2.hubs.ly/H07QckQ0

Industrial Metal Finishing is replacing paper-heavy processes and duplicate entry with Steelhead. The team is already seeing better floor visibility and faster certification. One 15-line-item job was certified in under 10 minutes. na2.hubs.ly/H08Cyw70

How much time is lost when the same work has to move through multiple systems? At Metalex, invoicing used to take 2–2.5 hours. With more of that work in one system, the team has reduced duplicated effort and shortened the process. na2.hubs.ly/H07Q8gV0

DECO in Indianapolis is bringing more control to its liquid coating operation. With Steelhead, the team is improving inventory visibility and building required quality checks directly into production workflows. na2.hubs.ly/H08nw030

Exactatherm customers can see where their parts are without having to call. The Steelhead Customer Portal gives them job visibility and helps build trust. Full episode: na2.hubs.ly/H07Z82T0

We're at #FNA2026 today and tomorrow. Come find us at booths 518 + 227! Tomorrow morning catch a double feature on AI: 8:50-9:25 AI Just Clocked In: How Smart Shops Are Automating and Growing Jeff Halonen 9:40-10:15 The 2026 AI Heat Treat Frontier Todd Wenzel #HeatTreat #MTI

When an operator finds a quality issue, they shouldn't have to wait to raise it. With Steelhead, operators can create a quality hold immediately, giving quality and management real-time visibility and a documented record. na2.hubs.ly/H07Q7Xf0

Peninsula Powder Coating is moving from paper and spreadsheets to a digital production floor. With Steelhead, PPC is reducing double entry, cutting errors, and gaining better visibility into quality metrics. na2.hubs.ly/H0886Vg0

25,000 parts a month to half a million. For Veterans Metal, growth brought a new challenge: complexity. See how the team improved delivery, turnaround, process control, and visibility to keep scaling. Watch the full story: na2.hubs.ly/H08hbRD0

When one of Anchor Bay Powder Coat's defense customers needed a job expedited, the team could immediately see where it was in production and adjust the schedule. The result? What could have taken two weeks was completed by end of day. na2.hubs.ly/H07PxGX0

"My operators will never figure out a new system." It's a concern we hear all the time. Steelhead is built for the shop floor, so operators don't need to be computer experts to learn it and keep work moving. na2.hubs.ly/H07zDLb0

Australian Professional Galvanizing is connecting its Townsville and Cairns operations with Steelhead. The team is reducing paperwork and repetitive data entry while gaining real-time visibility across both sites. na2.hubs.ly/H07X0-j0

Veterans Metal went from processing around 25,000 parts per month to more than 300,000. And according to Andrew Kossowski, they haven't had a down month since they started. Hear more from Andrew on building for growth: na2.hubs.ly/H07N7Hj0

Chesapeake Coating is bringing more control to a fast-moving powder coating operation. With Steelhead, the team is improving order entry, job costing, quoting, inventory visibility, shipping, and front-office workflows. na2.hubs.ly/H07V_Yp0

5–6 hours of work. Now done in under 10 minutes. At Exactatherm, hardness test results can be generated into a PDF and sent to the customer in minutes. Full Shop Talk: na2.hubs.ly/H07Z5rj0

How much time do your operators spend looking for parts? With Steelhead, operators can see where parts are, what comes next, and move jobs forward with a swipe. Less searching. Less running around. More time getting work done. na2.hubs.ly/H07z9S70

Metal Finishing Group in Sacramento is building greater visibility and control across its anodizing and plating operation. With Steelhead, the team can catch issues sooner, track parts in real time, and build processes designed to scale. na2.hubs.ly/H07V_630

At IMTS and looking for job costing, job tracking or inventory management? Head over to the North Building, booth 236484. Stop by for a demo or join our CEO, Jeff on Thursday at 11:00. Session details >> na2.hubs.ly/H07Ssdc0 #IMTS #JobShopSoftware #GetAheadWithSteelhead

What if audit prep didn't take weeks? Exactatherm has reduced time spent preparing for audits by more than 100 hours. This Thursday, Vraj Shah joins Shop Talk to discuss Nadcap audit readiness and traceability. Join us live: na2.hubs.ly/H07H1sk0