Fabworks
Software-powered sheet metal and laser cutting with day-scale turnaround.
The product
Fabworks operates a software-driven U.S. sheet-metal factory and online ordering platform. Customers upload DXF or STEP files for instant pricing and delivery estimates, then configure laser cutting, bending, tube cutting, tapping, countersinking, hardware insertion, powder coating, and supported welding operations. Fabworks also exposes quoting through an MCP integration so customers can prepare and price parts with compatible AI agents before reviewing and placing an order.
The thesis
Hardware startups bleed weeks waiting on quotes from sheet metal shops still running on email and PDFs. Fabworks is a concrete example of how software plus modern equipment can revive a 'dying trade' and become the default supplier for the next generation of US hardware companies.
How it runs
A vertically integrated, online-to-factory sheet-metal service: customers or compatible AI agents submit DXF, STEP, or BOM inputs, configure supported materials and operations, receive live pricing and delivery estimates, and place orders that Fabworks manufactures and ships from its Ventura shop. The current catalog covers laser cutting, bending, tube cutting, tapping, hardware insertion, countersinking, powder coating, and welding for supported single bent sheet-metal parts, with no order minimum.
How it earns
Per-order manufacturing revenue based on quoted part geometry, material, quantity, finish, and selected secondary operations, plus rush production and shipping where selected. The company serves both one-off prototypes and larger production runs; no subscription requirement is disclosed.
Why it wins
Proprietary digital quoting and ordering tightly coupled to an owned production workflow, yielding instant pricing and typical 1–2 business-day shipment for basic laser-cut parts. Fabworks also differentiates on a streamlined team workflow, support for larger parts and flexible bending requirements, and a broad set of finishing and hardware operations in one order.
Evidence ledger
- website · 2026-05-28
Fabworks identifies as a reindustrialization company.
https://www.fabworks.com - web · 2026-10-03
Current manufacturing-service catalog Typical 1–2 business-day shipment for basic laser-cut parts Fabworks MCP support for live, reviewable AI-agent quoting
https://www.fabworks.com/ - web · 2026-10-03
Welding is now live for supported single bent parts Cutting, bending, welding, and finishing are performed under one roof Multi-part assembly welding and tube welding remain planned rather than available
https://www.fabworks.com/services/welding - web · 2026-08-10
A second 10kW TRUMPF fiber laser is online as a capacity and speed expansion
https://www.fabworks.com/blog/faster-cuts-our-new-10kw-laser-is-online
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