Real-time Fabrication Management at McCombs Steel with Tekla PowerFab

March 26, 2019

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McCombs Steel, a family-owned structural, fabrication and steel company from North Carolina, has been one of the early adopters of the Tekla PowerFab software suite. VP of Finance and Administration, Ricky Horton tells how real-time fabrication management and data access has helped every aspect of their company excel and become more efficient.

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