Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies

Steelhead Technologies (Calumet, Michigan) has acquired Visual Shop and Bluestreak, two longstanding providers of job shop management and QMS software. Customers of all three companies now have access to an all-in-one system with automation and AI.

For years, Steelhead, Visual Shop and Bluestreak have earned the trust of metal finishers and heat treaters across North America by delivering systems. Now these systems are joining forces. Customers are getting the best of each: the digital production floor, the industry knowledge and the people who understand their business.

"Job shops must leverage technology to rapidly increase capacity and capability while not adding head count to solve every challenge. Steelhead is excited to be their technology partner providing purpose-built technology tailored for metal finishing, supercharged with AI and white-glove service from a knowledgeable team with decades of experience,” said Jeff Halonen, CEO/co-founder, Steelhead Technologies.

Steelhead is continuing to invest heavily in the industry, including its investment in FedRAMP to meet the security and documentation standards CMMC compliance requires, and dedicating engineering, support and product resources specifically to fine-tune workflows.

“To stay competitive in the long term, Visual Shop would need to build a new product on a modern platform. Steelhead has a great product and shares our philosophy of providing outstanding customer service. As one company with Steelhead and Bluestreak, it's a big win for customers because we can work together to bring the absolute best software experience to the metal finishing and heat treating industries,” said Kevin Pluedeman, president of Cornerstone Systems (Visual Shop).