Data-Driven Contracting Meets Data-Driven Manufacturing

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Mestek Machinery and Stratus have a strategic partnership that is reshaping the future of HVAC sheet metal fabrication. The two companies have joined forces to connect Stratus' digital fabrication management system directly with the Lockformer Spiral Tubeformer, creating real time, bidirectional data exchange between the shop floor and the office. This integration eliminates manual bottlenecks, streamlines workflows, and boosts productivity, precision, and turnaround times. The collaboration reflects a shared goal: simplifying and elevating how contractors build through data driven manufacturing and data driven contracting.

Central to this effort is MestekNet, Mestek Machinery's new machine intelligence platform. Built to give shop leaders live machine data and actionable insights, MestekNet keeps every Lockformer Spiral Tubeformer running at peak efficiency. Paired with Stratus' digital contracting tools, the unified workflow allows fabricators to move faster from project design to production, all while cutting labor requirements and reducing errors along the way.

For shops with the Lockformer Spiral Tubeformer, this integration represents a major shift in how work gets done. Jobs can now be managed digitally from the office, with optimized cut lists and fabrication data sent straight to the machine. Paper printouts, manual data entry, and redundant steps are no longer part of the process. The outcome is faster production, greater consistency, and a more connected shop floor.

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Mestek Machinery is an industry-leading provider of the most complete, innovative metal forming solutions, specializing in machinery manufacturing for HVAC ductwork.