Every order.
One screen.
No surprises.
We build a live view of your shop on top of the tools you already use. See what's late, what's at risk, and what ships next — before your customer calls to ask.
Rockcreek Fabrication — demo shop, real product. 6:12 AM: a press goes down. The board catches it before anyone calls.
Your ERP holds the data. Your team runs on spreadsheets.
Nobody sees the whole picture. So orders slip, and you find out last.
The fix is not another system. It's one screen that shows the truth.
The four questions you ask every day — answered on one board.
"When will this order ship?"
Live dates, not guesses. Updated as the floor moves.
"Where is this job right now?"
Every order, every stage, on one board.
"What's at risk?"
Late and about-to-be-late orders, with the dollars attached.
"What changed?"
Revision and date changes, logged, so nothing slips quietly.
$700,000 → under $50,000
A steel products maker had over $700,000 tied up in late orders. Six months later: under $50,000. No new system. Everyone looked at the same numbers, every day. One source of truth.
3 months late → on time
A textiles operation was three months behind. Two months later they were shipping on time — and making almost twice as much product.
These came from real shops. Every shop is different — that's why every build is different.
Your shop. Your numbers. Your math.
These are your numbers, not ours. A demo shows you the real ones.
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We map your flow — on one call.
Your ops team walks us through how work really moves, on a video call. You pick the people who know it best. No site visit to book. No lost day on the floor.
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We build to your spec.
Your stages, your names, your rules. First working screens in weeks, not months. We train your team over video — short and simple.
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We stay on as your partner.
Your process will grow. We grow the system with it. That's the retainer: a live, maintained system that keeps up with you — not a timesheet.
Is this an ERP?
No. Keep your ERP. It's good at what it does. We build the layer it's missing: one live screen that shows every order, every stage, every risk. Your ERP holds records. This shows you the truth, right now.
Who owns the system?
You do. It's built for you, to your spec. You own the system and the data. You choose where the data lives. You can export it any time. No lock-in.
Is this off-the-shelf software we bend our process around?
No. That's the trap most shops fall into. We build to how your shop actually works. Your words, your stages, your rules.
How long does it take?
First working screens in weeks. We build in phases, so you get value early — not after a year of setup.
Do you train our team?
Yes. Live video training with your team, on your real orders. If they can use a phone, they can use this.
What happens when our process changes?
We change the system with you. That's what the retainer is for. It's not a support hotline — it's a system that grows as you grow.
What does it cost?
Builds run from the mid five figures down to about $15,000, based on scope. Then a monthly retainer for a live, maintained system. A demo call gets you a real number — no games.
What if something breaks — or you get hit by a bus?
Fair question for a small firm. You own the code and the data. It runs on standard, boring tech any developer can pick up. You're never trapped.
Do we have to rip anything out?
No. We connect to what you have. If a system earns its keep, it stays. If it doesn't, you'll see that clearly — and you decide.
Josh has walked the floors this is built for.
Josh spent 13 years in stainless steel manufacturing and fabrication. He fixed late orders by walking the floor and asking why. Along the way he's been on many other floors too — textiles, rotomolding, paint lines.
He kept finding the same thing: good teams, scattered data, no shared truth. The order lived in one system. The schedule lived in a spreadsheet. The real status lived in someone's head.
So he built one screen that shows the truth. That screen became HixonOps. Now he builds it for shops like yours.
Stop guessing.
Start seeing.
Request a Demo We'll show it with your kind of shop, your kind of orders.