RealSTEEL

RealSTEEL, developed by Wolcott Company, is an ERP software specifically designed for the Metals Industry. This solution caters to the needs of metal manufacturers, fabricators, distributors, service centers, and suppliers. RealSTEEL aims to streamline and optimize various processes, such as inventory management, quoting and sales, planning, production, and shipping, to enhance operational efficiency and drive business growth in metals companies of all sizes.

Key Features

Flat Rolled: According to the vendor, RealSTEEL allows users to define and track inventory with no limit to physical, dimensional, and chemical attributes. It also enables the management of scheduling requirements for processes like Rolling, Slitting, Oscillating, Leveling, Sheeting, Toll Processing, and Roll Forming. The vendor claims that production planning based on raw material attributes can help reduce setup and changeover time.

Quoting & Sales: RealSTEEL provides accurate production time and cost estimation for both internal and outsourced processes. The vendor states that users can easily duplicate a quote or order, facilitating fast quote-to-order conversion. According to the vendor, salespeople can work line-by-line and select the required inventory and processes from a single screen, aiming to streamline the quoting, inventory, and scheduling processes.

Inventory: RealSTEEL offers comprehensive inventory management capabilities, allowing users to manage issues across the entire organization using case management. The vendor claims that quality measurements can be captured at receiving, production, and shipping stages. The software supports one-dimensional and two-dimensional optimization and nesting, with integrations to SignmaNest and ProNest. Integration to AMS Eclipse is also available, according to the vendor.

Planning: RealSTEEL facilitates wireless data collection for material movement, cycle counting, physical inventory, and truck loading. The software includes an inventory locator to manage physical locations within the warehouse. Agile WMS is integrated to streamline picking, put-away, and inventory movement processes. According to the vendor, users can manage customer specifications, including attributes, material, and processes, with an integrated attachment system.

Production: RealSTEEL aims to manage outside processing efficiently, allowing users to customize every sales line to specific customer requirements. The software supports unlimited physical, dimensional, and chemical attributes, ensuring comprehensive material traceability. The Shipping Dispatch Board feature helps manage all outbound and inbound truck shipments, according to the vendor.

Shipping: RealSTEEL automates comments based on attribute values in both sales and purchasing, aiming to enhance the shipping process. The vendor claims that actual time and material usage can be captured in real-time at machine centers for various processes, such as Rolling, Slitting, Oscillating, Leveling, Sheeting, Toll Processing, and Roll Forming, through RealSTEEL's factory workstations.