Funding for Machine Shops & Metal Fabrication
Fab work ties cash up at both ends — material in advance, receivables after delivery — with expensive machines in the middle. Equipment financing covers the iron; asset-based lending puts the receivables and inventory to work.
A machine shop finances every job it wins. The material gets bought when the PO lands, the machinists run it on weekly payroll, and the customer — usually a bigger company with a procurement department — pays net-30 to net-90 after the parts ship and pass inspection. Land a larger contract and the numbers scale up before the revenue does: more material, more spindle hours, maybe a machine that costs as much as a house. Banks move at bank speed; the PO has a delivery date. Broadway underwrites off three months of bank statements with one short form and a soft credit pull, decisions come same-day, and funding can land in as little as 24 hours — with equipment financing up to 100% of cost when the bottleneck is the machine itself.
The challenge
Steel, aluminum, and tooling get paid for before the first chip is cut, the job runs for weeks on your payroll, and the OEM or contractor who ordered it pays net-30 to net-90 after delivery. Your margin spends most of its life as somebody else's payable.
How Broadway Advance helps
Fab work ties cash up at both ends — material in advance, receivables after delivery — with expensive machines in the middle. Equipment financing covers the iron; asset-based lending puts the receivables and inventory to work.
What owners use it for
- Buy steel, aluminum, and material for a new PO before the customer pays a dime
- Finance a CNC mill, lathe, press brake, or laser at up to 100% of cost
- Cover machinist payroll while finished parts sit in a customer's net-60 cycle
- Unlock capital tied up in receivables and work-in-progress inventory
- Fund tooling, fixtures, and programming time for a new product run
- Take on a larger contract without turning it down over working capital
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Apply nowFunding options that fit machine shops & metal fabrication
Equipment Financing
Buy the equipment you need; the equipment itself secures the deal.
Up to 100% of equipment cost →Asset-Based Lending
Turn real estate, inventory, equipment, or credit into working capital.
Based on asset value →Term Loan
The lowest rates and longest terms, with predictable monthly payments.
Up to $5,000,000 →Machine Shops & Metal Fabrication funding questions
A big PO just landed but the material cost alone would drain us. How fast can capital move?
Fast enough to matter: same-day decision, funding in as little as 24 hours. A signed PO from a creditworthy customer is a strong underwriting story — it shows exactly where repayment comes from — so bring it along with your three months of bank statements. The straight talk on cost: short-term capital is more expensive than bank money, so price it into the job. A PO with healthy margin absorbs the financing cost easily; a thin one might not be worth winning.
Can we finance used CNC machines? Good used iron is most of what we buy.
Yes. Equipment financing works for used mills, lathes, press brakes, and lasers from reputable dealers and auctions — the machine itself is the collateral, and Broadway can structure up to 100% of the cost. Quality machine tools hold value for decades, which funders know, so used iron underwrites well. That keeps your cash for material and payroll, the two things in a shop that no lender will collateralize. One form, three months of statements, soft credit pull.
Our cash is permanently stuck in receivables and work-in-progress. Is there a structural fix?
Asset-based lending is the structural answer. Instead of borrowing a lump sum once, an ABL facility lends against your receivables and inventory on a rolling basis — as you invoice more, you can draw more, so the capital grows with the shop instead of needing a new application every time. It is cheaper than an advance and built for exactly the net-60 OEM cycle you live in. An MCA still wins on pure speed for a one-off crunch; ABL wins for the permanent gap.