Fabstation
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2010
- HeadquartersVictoria, Canada
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
Fabstation firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Fabstation
- Legal name
- Eterio Realities Inc.
- Website
- https://fabstation.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2010
- Operating status
- Operating
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Fabstation is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Victoria
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Fabstation business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Subscription: Subscription-based software priced per device with unlimited access to the web portal. No minimum or maximum device requirements. Adoption training included as part of subscription. Hardware (iPad Pro, HoloLens 2) purchased separately from Apple or Microsoft.
- Professional Services & Customization: Custom production programs and workflow customizations available as add-ons for shops with specific inspection processes or production workflows
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Tablet/Phone/PC Access |
| Subscription | Annual | AR Tablet (iPad Pro) |
| Subscription | Annual | HoloLens 2 |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Fabstation product offering
Product offeringCore offering
FabStation provides augmented reality software that overlays 3D BIM models onto physical steel assemblies on the fabrication shop floor, enabling visual quality control, fabrication guidance, and inspection for steel fabricators. The platform runs on Apple iPad Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2 devices and integrates with industry-standard detailing tools such as Tekla Structures, SDS2, and Autodesk Advanced Steel via direct export plugins.
Product overview
FabStation offers FabStation-STEEL as its core augmented reality software platform for steel fabricators, featuring a modular architecture with multiple deployment modes. The platform includes Fab-Assist and QC-Assist for tablet-based AR (iPad Pro with 1/4 inch accuracy), Auto-Fab and Auto-QC for HoloLens 2 headset deployment (1/16 inch accuracy), and a Web Portal for project management and analytics. The Production Control add-on module enables workflow automation through fabrication stages with time tracking, task management, and quality reporting. The platform integrates with detailing software including Tekla Structures, SDS2, and Advance Steel via export plugins, and PowerFab for ERP synchronization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- FabStation-STEEL: Flagship augmented reality software product designed for steel fabricators, enabling 3D model overlay, quality control, and inspection capabilities using tablets and Microsoft HoloLens.
Products and services
- FabStation-STEEL Flagship augmented reality software for steel fabricators that brings 3D BIM models onto the shop floor, enabling AR overlay of digital models onto physical steel assemblies for quality control, fabrication guidance, and inspection. Runs on iPad Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2 with deployment modes for fabricator self-check and inspector hands-free inspection.
- Production Control Production workflow management add-on module that tracks assemblies through defined fabrication stages (Material Preparation, Assembly, Welding, Surface Treatment, Final, Shipping) with time tracking, tasks, checklists, and NCR reporting. Sold as an add-on for shops with specific production workflows.
- Web Portal Cloud-based management dashboard for project management, employee management, hardware registration, drawing management, production auditing, roles and permissions, and analytics across the fabrication operation. Hosted on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Quantifiable outcome
- 80% fewer RFIs from fabricators with direct access to 3D models
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use Fabstation
Customer profileNamed customers37 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Fabstation technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration6 records
AI capability3 records
Feature10 records
Fabstation partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.
- PowerFabmajorPowerFab integration for project data synchronization and exchange. Beta testing phase with expected June 2025 release. First phase enables project data sync between FabStation and PowerFab production management software.
- Tekla (Trimble)coreNative plugin integration for Tekla Structures allowing direct export of KSS, PDF, and IFC files from Tekla to FabStation. TSEP (Tekla Steel Exchange Plugin) and legacy plugin options available.
- SDS2coreFabStation plugin integration with SDS2 detailing software for direct project file export to FabStation platform.
- Autodesk Advanced SteelcoreNative export integration for Autodesk Advanced Steel users to export project files directly to FabStation.
- MicrosoftcoreMicrosoft HoloLens 2 is the primary AR headset platform for FabStation's high-precision quality control applications. FabStation app runs on HoloLens 2 with companion tablet control.
- Microsoft AzurecoreFabStation's cloud platform is hosted on Microsoft Azure infrastructure for web portal, file storage, and application delivery.
- ApplecoreFabStation tablet app runs on iPad Pro (2020+) with AR capabilities using iPad's camera and sensors. App distributed via Apple App Store.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Fabstation competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Trimble: Owner of Tekla Structures (FabStation's primary integration partner), Trimble also sells XR and construction technology broadly. It is both a partner and a broad incumbent whose roadmap could integrate AR features directly into the detailing ecosystem.
- Autodesk: Owner of Advance Steel and broader construction/BIM software portfolio, Autodesk serves the same steel fabrication customer base. A broad incumbent whose BIM-to-fabrication stack could expand to absorb FabStation's overlay/QC layer.
- Hexagon: Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division sells measurement, CAD/CAM, and production software used by fabricators. A broad incumbent in industrial measurement/QC workflows adjacent to FabStation's Auto-QC inspection use case.
Emerging players
- Arvizio: Arvizio provides enterprise AR/MR collaboration and visualization solutions for AEC, manufacturing, and industrial training. Comparable as an emerging player in the same AR-for-industrial-training-and-inspection category.
- Re'flekt: Re'flekt builds enterprise AR applications and a no-code authoring platform for industrial operations, maintenance, and training. Comparable as an emerging player in industrial AR workflow delivery.
- RealWear: RealWear builds ruggedized, voice-controlled AR wearables for industrial frontline workers, often paired with remote-assistance and workflow software. Comparable as an emerging AR-for-industrial hardware/software platform targeting similar shop-floor users.
Direct peers
- Scope AR (WorkLink): Scope AR's WorkLink platform delivers AR remote assistance and visual worker guidance to industrial/manufacturing users. Closely comparable to FabStation's self-check and inspection use cases on tablets and headsets.
- PTC (Vuforia Studio / ThingWorx): PTC's Vuforia Studio is a leading industrial AR authoring and delivery platform for procedures, training, and inspection on the shop floor. Competes head-on with FabStation's Production Control and AR overlay capabilities for industrial customers.
- TeamViewer Frontline (formerly Upskill): TeamViewer's Frontline suite (built on the acquired Upskill platform) provides AR-based workflows, remote assistance, and digital work instructions for industrial frontline workers, overlapping directly with FabStation's shop-floor overlay and QC use cases.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides / Remote Assist: Microsoft's mixed-reality workflow tools (running on HoloLens) deliver AR-guided instructions and remote assistance to industrial workers. Directly competes with FabStation's Auto-Fab/Auto-QC shop-floor AR layer and serves the same manufacturing/operations buyer with hands-free workflows.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Fabstation M&A and investment
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Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Fabstation
What does Fabstation do?
FabStation provides augmented reality software that overlays 3D BIM models onto physical steel assemblies on the fabrication shop floor, enabling visual quality control, fabrication guidance, and inspection for steel fabricators. The platform runs on Apple iPad Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2 devices and integrates with industry-standard detailing tools such as Tekla Structures, SDS2, and Autodesk Advanced Steel via direct export plugins.
Is Fabstation a public or private company?
Fabstation is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Fabstation founded?
Fabstation was founded in 2010.
Where is Fabstation based?
Fabstation is headquartered in Victoria, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Fabstation make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Software Subscription is the primary driver. The others are professional Services & Customization.
Who are Fabstation's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Trimble, Autodesk and Hexagon. Emerging players are Arvizio, Re'flekt and RealWear. Direct peers are Scope AR (WorkLink), PTC (Vuforia Studio / ThingWorx), TeamViewer Frontline (formerly Upskill) and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides / Remote Assist.
Does Fabstation have an API?
No public API is recorded for Fabstation.