The FactoryPilot blog.
Perspective on joinery, manufacturing software and the businesses that build well — from the people building FactoryPilot.
- Why joinery needs its own software — not another generic ERP
Generic manufacturing tools don't understand cut lists, edgebanding stages or install snags. Here's what a joinery-native platform looks like.
Perspective 8 min read - State of Australian joinery manufacturing, 2026
What we're seeing across 200+ Australian joinery shops — pricing, capacity, tech adoption and where the industry is heading.
Industry 12 min read - From whiteboard to live board: how modern shops run production
Why the whiteboard is still on the wall, and what it takes to actually replace it.
Product 7 min read - Building FactoryPilot in public: our first year
What we shipped, what we scrapped, and what our first 50 customers taught us.
Company 9 min read - AI in joinery: what actually works today
Cutting through the hype — the AI features that are genuinely useful in a joinery shop right now.
AI 10 min read - Why margin drift is the silent killer of joinery businesses
The gap between quoted and actual margin is where most joinery profit disappears. How to see it in time.
Business 6 min read
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