Dragon Steel gains full visibility, flexibility, and control with STRUMIS

At STRUMIS, we know that growing steel fabricators need powerful, flexible tools that scale with their business. That’s exactly why Dragon Steel turned to STRUMIS to take control of their production, streamline procurement, and unlock measurable efficiencies across their operations.

Doing the research and finding the right fit

Since launching in 1988, Dragon Steel has been focused on evolving with the times. Like many fabricators, they began with MS Excel before moving to a basic MIS system which quickly proved to be too limited, inflexible, and hard to use. After testing another system with little success, Dragon Steel continued their search until they were introduced to STRUMIS.

"It was a no-brainer to choose STRUMIS for the plethora of features, flexibility, and the right price point."
Ervin Tarkhanian, President, Dragon Steel

The moment Dragon Steel saw what STRUMIS could offer from steel-specific features to seamless integrations and scalability.

Time and cost savings

From day one, Dragon Steel saw improvements in efficiency, especially during material procurement.

"It takes a fraction of the time to find, coordinate, order and track materials than it used to, saving us a lot of time and this translates into saving costs.”
 Ervin Tarkhanian, President, Dragon Steel

The ability to reduce manual entry and automate purchasing helped the team operate faster and smarter. With STRUMIS’ tight integration with Tekla Structures, data flows directly—no more double entry.

"The inventory tracking & efficient nesting has eliminated additional waste and afforded us the ability to easily use inventory no longer needed on one project, on another project, while keeping complete traceability."
Ervin Tarkhanian, President, Dragon Steel

Estimating that wins work

Dragon Steel also saw major benefits from STRUMIS’ purpose-built Estimating module. It allows their team to quote faster, more accurately, and win more bids in a competitive marketplace.

Smarter fabrication with BIMReview

With BIMReview included, Dragon Steel’s shop floor crew now gets instant access to 3D visualizations—no more back-and-forth trips between the shop and office for clarification.

“[As] BIMReview is included with STRUMIS we don’t need […] extra trips back and forth from the shop to the office to view complex connections.”
Ervin Tarkhanian, President, Dragon Steel

Delivering on complexity

Currently working on two large gymnasium builds with over 4,000 space-frame truss pieces, Dragon Steel relies on STRUMIS to keep every stage of fabrication moving efficiently.

"With STRUMIS, keeping track of the production stages of each of these pieces is a breeze.”

As a smaller, family-run shop, Dragon Steel recognizes the role STRUMIS plays in helping them punch above their weight:

"We’re able to track items and timings so accurately, that the empirical data analysis through STRUMIS allows us to further steer our company in the right direction to stay nimble and efficient in an ever-changing and evolving market.”

Unlock your fabrication potential

STRUMIS is purpose-built to help structural steel fabricators like Dragon Steel gain visibility, increase productivity, and reduce waste—all while growing profitably.

Ready to see what STRUMIS can do for your business? Contact our team for a personalized demo and take the first step toward smarter fabrication.