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The Eastern Plating Story

After a flood wiped out their shop, Eastern Plating had to rebuild smart. Steelhead gave them the visibility to know what work was profitable, track every part in real time, and grow revenue 25-30% with the same team.

What Shops Are Saying

"If we need a job pulled for review in a Nadcap audit, we can look it up in Steelhead and have all the data right there. We don't have to train someone with a background in metallurgy or heat treat to enter a job anymore, anyone can do it. The efficiency is showing, our lead times used to run a couple of weeks; now we're down to 10 days. Parts we used to store for 10 to 12 days now move through in 5 to 7."—Exactatherm, ON
"When the transition occurred to Steelhead, we had some production supervisors, a couple of them that have now been here 40 years, and they were incredibly afraid of the technology once it was introduced. And they saw the ease of use, you know, they took to it rather easily. And we're really comfortable using the product and processing the parts of the system." —Eastern Plating, TN
"As we've continued rebuilding from the flood, we've been able to increase our revenue by about 25, 30%. And with that, you know, with becoming more efficient, with knowing our capacity and what a line can do at any given point in time or any through any given week or any given day, we were able to schedule all of that additional revenue with our existing headcount, didn't add any headcount at all." —Eastern Plating, TN
"The Steelhead Customer Portal reduced our call volume by 80%... Customers were calling: status of my part, status of my part. They'll drop it off 10 minutes ago, status of my part, right? We're not Amazon. Now all our customers are on the portal and the feedback has been phenomenal. They love it, they love the transparency, and they hold us accountable." —Veteran's Metal, FL
"We're required to keep documents for 15 years. With Steelhead, we've eliminated paper filing and storage. Everything's digital and in one place. Before, everything was done on paper, people wrote down which furnaces parts went through. Now I can just check Steelhead to see exactly where the parts are and what's been done."—Metalex Thermal Specialties, CO

FAQs | Current Visual Shop Customers

Is my price changing?
No. Your price stays the same for now. No immediate changes to your billing.

Who do I call for support?
The Visual Shop team is still here for you. Same support, same people, no disruption.

Why should I switch now?
Steelhead is offering a bonus for early movers. Talk to your account manager for a full demo and pricing breakdown.

What does transitioning entail?
Steelhead runs a white-glove deployment. Our team gets you set up right, so you're running strong from day one.

What happens to my data?
Good time to clean house. Use this window to tidy up your data, then our deployment team migrates everything into your new Steelhead system, step by step.

Is Visual Shop being retired? When?
Yes, eventually. All new development is going into the Steelhead platform. Exact timing isn't set yet. We'll keep you posted well ahead of any changes.