Odoo ERP for Steel, Metal, and Fabrication Companies in Hyderabad – Jeedimetla, IDA Nacharam, Balanagar

Hyderabad has a large steel and metal fabrication industry. Structural steel fabricators, sheet metal companies, CNC machining units, steel traders and service centres, engineering workshops — most of them are concentrated in Jeedimetla, IDA Nacharam, Balanagar, and Patancheru industrial areas.

If you run one of these businesses, you know the challenges — managing raw material like different grades of steel, tracking job work, controlling production costs, and dealing with complex GST on metal products.

This page explains how Odoo ERP helps steel and fabrication companies in Hyderabad.

Problems Steel and Fabrication Companies in Hyderabad Face

"We never know our exact raw material stock by grade and size" You have MS plates in 6mm, 8mm, 10mm. HR coils in different widths. Angle iron, channels, beams — all in different sizes. Tracking this in Tally is impossible. You always have to physically check the yard.

"Production cost calculation is always wrong" A job costs you material + labour + machine time + overheads. But you calculate this at the end — after the job is done and delivered — and sometimes find you made a loss.

"Job work billing is complicated" You send raw steel to a bending or coating subcontractor. You lose track of how much material is with them. GST on job work is tricky.

"Customers want delivery on a specific date but we can't track our production schedule" Three jobs are running in the shop. Customer calls asking for delivery. You call your foreman. He's not sure. You give a vague answer. Customer is unhappy.

"Our quotations take too long to prepare" Customer asks for a price on a structural steel job. Your team manually calculates material + labour + overheads in Excel. Takes hours. Sometimes you lose the order while calculating.

"Scrap management is not tracked" Every fabrication job produces scrap — cutting waste, offcuts, rejected pieces. This scrap has value. But nobody tracks it. It leaves the yard without being properly accounted for.

How Odoo Helps Steel and Fabrication Companies

Raw Material Stock by Grade, Size, and Weight

In Odoo, you can track steel inventory by:

• Material grade (MS, SS, Aluminium, etc.)

• Product type (plate, pipe, channel, angle, rod, coil)

• Size and thickness (6mm, 8mm, etc.)

• Weight (in kg or tonnes)

You always know exactly what material you have — without walking to the yard.

Set minimum stock levels for each item. When stock falls below minimum — Odoo alerts you to reorder.

Job/Work Order Management

Each customer order in Odoo creates a work order. The work order tracks:

• What needs to be made

• What raw material is needed

• Material issued from store to shop floor

• Labour hours spent

• Machine time used

• Progress — how much is done, how much is pending

• Delivery date commitment

Your shop floor team updates progress. You see it on your phone or laptop in real time. No more calling the foreman.

Job Cost Calculation — Know Your Profit Before Delivery

Before the job is complete, Odoo shows you:

• Material cost consumed so far

• Labour cost based on hours logged

• Overhead allocation

You can compare this to the price you quoted. If cost is going over — you know early enough to take action.

After the job — actual profit vs. quoted profit. Build better quotes next time.

Quotation Management

Create quotes in Odoo quickly:

• Select materials from your standard rate card

• Add labour hours estimate

• Apply overhead percentage

• Add profit margin

• Professional quote PDF sent to customer in minutes

Customers get faster responses. You win more orders. And every quote is documented — no lost WhatsApp quotes.

Job Work Management for Steel Companies

Steel fabricators often send material to subcontractors for:

• Powder coating or painting

• Heat treatment

• CNC machining

• Laser cutting

• Galvanising

In Odoo:

• Material sent to job worker is tracked — quantity and weight

• GST challan generated automatically

• Processed material received back and matched to outward challan

• Job worker invoice verified against work done

• Material with each job worker always visible

Scrap Tracking

Every fabrication job has scrap. In Odoo:

• Scrap generated per job is recorded

• Scrap accumulated in yard is tracked

• When scrap is sold — sale invoice raised with correct GST (usually 18% on scrap)

• Scrap income properly accounted

GST for Steel and Metal

Steel products have specific GST rules:

• MS and structural steel: 18% GST

• Scrap: 18% GST (with TDS/TCS provisions for large transactions)

• Job work on steel: 12% or 18% depending on the nature

• Steel service centres: specific HSN codes for processed steel

Odoo configured correctly handles all of this. No more worrying about wrong GST rates on your invoices.

Odoo Modules for Steel and Fabrication Companies

Module	What It Does
Inventory	Raw material stock by grade, size, weight
Manufacturing	Work orders, material consumption, production tracking
Purchase	Raw material procurement, job work management
Sales	Customer orders, quotations, delivery, invoicing
Accounting	GST, TDS on scrap, financial reports
HR & Payroll	Worker attendance, wages, PF and ESI

How Much Does Odoo Cost for a Steel/Fabrication Company in Hyderabad?

Company Type	Setup Cost	Monthly Cost
Steel trader / service centre	₹3L – ₹7L	₹15,000–30,000
Small fabrication shop	₹4L – ₹9L	₹20,000–35,000
Mid-size fabricator (20–50 workers)	₹9L – ₹20L	₹35,000–65,000
Large fabrication company	₹20L – ₹40L	₹65,000+

Why Slyko Technologies for Steel and Fabrication ERP in Hyderabad?

We are a Hyderabad-based Odoo company. We understand the steel and fabrication industry — material tracking by grade and size, job costing, subcontractor management, and scrap accounting.

We have worked with fabrication companies in Jeedimetla and IDA Nacharam. We know the specific challenges of this industry.

Talk to Varun — Co-Founder, Slyko Technologies:

• 📞 +91-9959888409

• ✉️ [email protected]

• 🌐 www.slyko.tech

Questions Steel Companies Ask Us

"We track steel in kg and tonnes. Does Odoo support weight-based inventory?" Yes. Odoo supports multiple units of measure including kg, tonnes, metres, and pieces. You can buy in tonnes and issue in kg.

"Our customers sometimes give us their own material to fabricate. How does Odoo handle this?" Customer-supplied material can be tracked as a separate stock location in Odoo — it doesn't mix with your own material but is still tracked and issued to the job.

"We have contract workers who are paid per piece or per kg fabricated. Can Odoo handle this?" Basic piece-rate tracking is possible. For complex piece-rate payroll structures, a small customisation may be needed.

"We give discounts to regular customers — different prices for different customers. Can Odoo do this?" Yes. Customer-wise price lists are a standard feature in Odoo. Each customer can have their own price for each product.

"Our jobs sometimes take 2–3 months. Can Odoo track ongoing jobs?" Yes. Work orders in Odoo remain open until the job is completed. You can track progress, costs, and time at any point during the job.