Payments tuned for machine shops
At Machine Shops, card mix, ticket size, and timing change your true rate more than a headline quote ever will. In practice: counter and account work with.
At Machine Shops, card mix, ticket size, and timing change your true rate more than a headline quote ever will. In practice: counter and account work with business-card savings. Cost and risk spike when high-ticket sales triggering holds, declines, or steep fees, or when in-person sales billed at higher tiers than they actually qualify for. Gateway focuses on high-ticket optimization: right-sized limits and clean settlement so large sales clear and cost less. Transparent interchange-plus and a specialist who answers.
Sound familiar?
These are the friction points we hear most often from machine shops before a savings review.
- Business and government cards costing far more than they should
- Chasing invoices and waiting on checks to clear
- High-ticket sales triggering holds, declines, or steep fees
- In-person sales billed at higher tiers than they actually qualify for
- Statements you cannot actually read or verify
How machine shops get paid
Your underwriting, equipment, and pricing should match this flow, not a generic countertop setup.
- Day-to-day counter and account work with business-card savings
- Large single tickets and project balances
- Deposits and progress draws on big jobs
- Counter tap, chip, and contactless for in-person checkout
- Register and front-desk volume during peak hours
What we configure for your vertical
- Fast EMV terminals with contactless enabled
- Interchange review so card-present tickets land in the right tier
- Level 2 and 3 optimization: Line-item and tax data passed for B2B cards
- Level 2 and 3 data on qualified B2B transactions
- Invoicing and pay-by-link for net terms clients
Worth knowing before you switch
- High-ticket sales triggering holds, declines, or steep fees
- In-person sales billed at higher tiers than they actually qualify for
- Business and government cards costing far more than they should
How Gateway helps
Practical outcomes we configure for machine shops, on top of transparent interchange-plus pricing.
Level 2 & 3 optimization
We pass tax and line-item data automatically so B2B and government cards qualify for the lowest rates.
Invoicing & pay-by-link
Send a secure link and get paid fast, with cards stored safely for next time.
High-ticket optimization
Right-sized limits and clean settlement so large sales clear and cost less.
Best card-present pricing
We make sure every swipe, dip, and tap settles at the lowest qualified interchange tier.
Real human support
A dedicated specialist who actually answers, plus our written savings guarantee.
The bottom line
- Fast EMV terminals with contactless enabled
- Interchange review so card-present tickets land in the right tier
- Level 2 and 3 optimization: Line-item and tax data passed for B2B cards
- Level 2 and 3 data on qualified B2B transactions
Common questions
Yes. Mobile EMV, counter hardware, and pay-by-link so you collect when and where work happens.
Ready to lower your machine shops fees?
Send one statement. We’ll show you exactly what you could save, with no commitment.