Architectural metalwork and façade systems for Central American commercial and residential projects
Industrias Cattan manufactures tensile structures, perforated façades, pergolas, and signage for the Panamanian construction market. The tech stack—SAP2000, ETABS, Revit, AutoCAD, SolidWorks—is typical of structural design firms, but the pain-point list reveals operational strain: cash flow control, inventory mismanagement, and manufacturing cost reduction dominate internal priorities over product innovation, suggesting a business scaling faster than its back-office systems can support.
Founded in 1988, Industrias Cattan is a design-and-build firm headquartered in Panama City serving residential, commercial, and industrial construction segments across Central America. The company specializes in engineered metalwork products—tensile structures, perforated aluminum façades, pergolas, megastructures, and signage—with projects requiring structural analysis (SAP2000, ETABS) and detailed CAD modeling (Revit, AutoCAD). The 51–200 person workforce spans design, manufacturing, sales, and operations, with recent hiring focused on management and mid-level roles in sales, manufacturing, and finance.
SAP2000, ETABS (structural analysis); Revit, AutoCAD, SolidWorks (3D modeling); CorelDRAW (graphics). Excel and Google Sheets for planning; Monday.com for project management.
Tensile structures, perforated façades, pergolas, megastructures, hangars, awnings, decks, signage, aluminum composite panels, louvers, and shading systems (quiebrasoles). Projects span residential, commercial, and industrial construction.
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