Case Study: Beacon Industries Inc. achieves a 96% reduction in document preparation with ProShop

ProShop became the front runner based on specific machine shop functionality

Beacon Industries Inc., a Dallas-based precision defense and aerospace contractor, was drowning in paper after 23 years on Epicor—thick job traveler packages, manual timecards and error-prone folder permissions that created audit risk. They selected ProShop’s paperless, browser-based digital manufacturing ERP for its machine-shop functionality and AS9100-friendly controls and went live in just five months.

ProShop replaced paper travelers with linked, permissioned work orders and one-click document packages, yielding an 80% reduction in contract review time, a 96% reduction in document preparation, about $25K annual savings on paper and toner, and a drop in job-release elapsed time from roughly 3 hours to ~15 minutes. ProShop’s access controls and automated workflows sped a Raytheon PAR audit to completion in five hours, eliminated a full-time document-prep overhead, and helped Beacon win additional contracts due to increased customer confidence.

Beacon Industries Inc.

Steve Jennett

President