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From 8 Hours to 30 Minutes: How Access Industrial Streamlined Engineering Proposals with Automation

Access Industrial is a Canadian manufacturer specializing in fiberglass-reinforced structures for highly corrosive environments — like municipal sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants. With demand rising and only one licensed engineer on staff, they needed a way to deliver accurate, professional reports faster — without sacrificing quality.

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“I would spend days on this. Now I can do it in less than half an hour.”

Paul, President & Engineer, Access Industrial

Before

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Engineering proposals were built manually from scratch or from outdated templates.
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Calculations and report formatting consumed 4 to 8 hours per project.
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Errors were common — in layout, numbering, or forgotten edits — leading to re-submissions.
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Smaller projects sometimes skipped calculations due to the effort involved.
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Only one engineer (the President) could complete the work, limiting scale and speed.
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Repetitive tasks like typing formulas and renumbering reports led to frustration and burnout

After

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Proposal reports are now generated in under 30 minutes.
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Automation ensures consistent, error-free calculations and polished formatting.
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Every submittal now includes full engineering calculations — even for small jobs.
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Access Industrial is seen as a more professional and reliable partner by clients.
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The system gives them a clear competitive edge, raising the bar for the industry.
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Eliminated manual “bookkeeping” like renaming chapters and formatting sections.

“We look better because we make fewer mistakes. The layout is professional. And in the end, it saves a ton of time.”

— Paul, President & Engineer, Access Industrial

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The Process

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Collaborated closely with Paul (President and engineer) to understand workflows.

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Translated engineering logic into a streamlined calculation and report generation tool.

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Created a flexible system that adapts to new beam types, bolt counts, and structures.

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Iterated over multiple versions to refine layout and usability.

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Built with future expansion in mind — including potential CRM or ERP integration.

Conclusion

With this automation tool in place, Access Industrial drastically reduced proposal prep time while elevating the quality of every submittal. What used to take days now takes minutes — freeing up their engineer to focus on strategic work. The system not only improved internal efficiency but also strengthened client trust and differentiated the business in a competitive market.

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