INNERGY acquires Archetype to solve Millwork’s drafting bottleneck
TEXAS, UNITED STATES — INNERGY, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and design software for custom millwork and cabinetry manufacturers, has acquired Archetype to launch outsourced drafting and shop drawing services.
According to a press release, the acquisition enables INNERGY to launch Shop Drawings as a Service — delivering 2D and 3D shop drawings, parametric models, and engineering deliverables directly within its ERP platform.
Archetype operates a 220-person delivery team, primarily in the Philippines, producing drawings for Cabinet Vision, Microvellum, and AutoCAD workflows across clients in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Acquisition embeds drafting into INNERGY’s Millwork ERP
Drafting capacity is the primary bottleneck in custom millwork — INNERGY reports that 78% of its customers identify shop drawing delays as a chronic constraint on production capacity.
The acquisition replaces a fragmented model — where millwork shops manage external drafting via email, separate from their ERP — with real-time drawing production tracking inside one integrated platform.
INNERGY customers in an early-adopter program have received Archetype-produced shop drawings since 2025, giving the integration a live customer validation base ahead of the broader commercial launch.
“Every conversation I have with cabinet shop owners and millwork manufacturers eventually arrives at the same problem: drafting capacity is the bottleneck,” said Marc Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer of INNERGY.
Archetype team delivers shop drawings inside INNERGY
The integration delivers real-time drawing production visibility — customers track each drawing’s status inside INNERGY’s platform rather than chasing external contractors by email.
INNERGY will roll out Shop Drawings as a Service to its full installed base in the coming months, connecting Archetype’s Philippines delivery team directly to INNERGY’s millwork customers.
The combined platform gives millwork manufacturers single-source access to ERP, design tooling, and outsourced drafting — ending the multi-vendor coordination that slows job delivery.
“For more than a decade, Archetype has worked to solve one problem: helping woodworking businesses scale without being held back by drafting capacity,” said Darren Toy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Archetype.
INNERGY’s acquisition of Archetype follows a broader pattern of vertical SaaS companies absorbing specialized services businesses to deepen workflow lock-in and reduce reliance on third-party vendor relationships.
Custom millwork and cabinetry ERP markets are fragmented and workflow-intensive, where vertical software vendors compete on integration depth — making outsourced drafting a logical adjacent service to own.
The model mirrors vertical SaaS strategies by companies including Jobber and ServiceTitan, which have absorbed adjacent services to reduce the external vendor relationships their customers manage.
For INNERGY, Archetype’s 220-person Philippines drafting team transforms shop drawings from a customer pain point into a proprietary service that generic ERP platforms cannot replicate.
