Year: 2018

Global Shop Solutions customer Tackpoint produces custom-engineered bearings systems for the oil and gas industry, specifically in downhole drilling. Their products range from high-temperature thrust bearings to combination needle roller thrust bearings and thin section radial and thrust bearings. Tackpoint is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and they ship their products out through the United Kingdom,…

Women have always played important roles in manufacturing – a fact acknowledged by Metalforming Magazine in its December 2018 issue with a special section recognizing “Women of Excellence.” Erika Klein, Vice President of Research and Development for Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software for manufacturers around the globe, has been selected to…

Best ERP Software as Chosen by Users Global Shop Solutions has been named a 2018 FrontRunner for ERP Software by Software Advice, based on software user reviews. For over 40 years, Global Shop Solutions has made serving our customers and providing an all-inclusive, quality ERP system to manufacturers our number one priority. Every day, we…

Founded in 1976, Alexandria Pro-Fab started out with one used welding machine in the back of a rented shop. Over the past 40 years, it has grown into one of the Midwest’s leading contract machine shops, with more than 150 employees operating out of 100,000 square feet of production space. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, Alexandria…

Global Shop Solutions Gives Back to the Community Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software for small to medium-size manufacturers, sponsored its second room makeover in partnership with Sunshine Spaces, a nonprofit organization based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that designs dream rooms for children battling long-term and terminal illnesses. Sunshine Spaces has…

You don’t want to give anything less than your best for your customers and prospects. That means you want to be able to provide helpful information for your customers and be able to see opportunities to convince a prospect that your company is the right choice for them. However, that’s easier said than done. Shop…

Times are changing, technology is evolving, and it’s time to get on board. Manufacturing as we know it has a bright, transformative future on the horizon with IIoT. What is IIoT? IIot, or the Industrial Internet of Things, is the use of technology to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. IIoT introduces basic manufacturing machines to…

Founded in 1979, Zephyr Products, Inc. is a privately-held, full-service metal fabrication job shop that offers laser cutting, precision forming, punching, automated milling, and certified welding and assembly services. Located in Leavenworth, Kansas, Zephyr Products has two American Welding Society certified welding inspectors and all Zephyr Products welders are AWS certified. When senior management first began…

Midland Metal Products is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated fabricator of sheet metal, wire, and tubing. Founded in the 1920s, the company has been serving the point-of-purchase display industry for 95 years. Located in Chicago, the firm’s 100,000 square feet production facility contains a collection of precision machining technologies, including laser, CNC, and robotics. Over…

Founded in 1974, our customer PS Garage Doors began as a full-service door distributor, repairing and supplying industrial doors. From there, they have expanded their product lines to include access solutions, safety access, and, the increasingly important, flood protection barriers. Headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the company serves a variety of industries ranging from…

Headquartered in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Global Shop Solutions customer Tiger Tool International designs and manufactures specialty, precision tools used in the maintenance and repair of light- and heavy-duty trucks and commercial vehicles. They distribute their products to truck and auto repair facilities throughout North America and Australia. In 2008, company management looked ahead and, seeing…

When you think of a doing something “like a boss”, words like – confident, swagger, authority, cool, finesse, amazing – come to mind. Those words apply to manufacturers who arek killin’ it day in and day out. Manufacturing like a boss means you master key transactions, you know your costs with accurate precision, you price…