Configurable to Your Shop. Structured to Protect Your Margins.

Mirror your workflows, machines, and pricing logic — without sacrificing consistency or profitability.

Many Machine Shops Still Estimate and Quote Using Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets became the default because they are familiar and could handle the nuances and complexities of a machine shop's pricing. But over time, they become single points of failure — with pricing logic tied to individuals, files scattered across hard drives, and margins that vary from estimate to estimate.

Machine Research replaces spreadsheets with a configurable, shared system — so your workflows stay intact, but your knowledge becomes structured and scalable.

Configurable to How Your Shop Runs

Everything mirrors your shop — but within guardrails that standardize pricing and protect margins.

Customer-specific pricing

Multi-operation jobs

Secondary finishes

Subcontracted work

Machine-specific setup and run rates

Material pricing and specialties

Templates that work like your spreadsheets — only better

Preserve your nuances while unlocking consistency, speed, and accuracy.

  • Lock in best practices
  • Standardize estimating logic
  • Reduce variation between estimators
  • Train new hires faster
  • Scale without losing consistency

Your expertise becomes a system — not a file.

Margin Protection Built into Every Estimate

  • Applies structure to your pricing logic
  • Every estimate reflects true costs, consistent markups, and repeatable decision-making
  • True cost visibility so you know exactly where profit is made or lost.
  • Reduces guesswork and protects consistency across the team.
  • Adjust pricing by customer, process, or job type — without losing structure or oversight.

More Ways to Configure to Your Shop

Branding

  • Apply your logo, colors, and formatting to customer-facing quotes

Pricing & Markups

  • Global markups
  • Customer-specific pricing
  • Process- or operation-level adjustments

Machines

  • Thousands of machines preloaded
  • Editable setup and run rates
  • Add your exact machines if they’re not listed

Materials

  • Thousands of materials included
  • Update pricing anytime
  • Add specialty materials or alloys
  • Build material-specific templates

Start Quoting Your Way, Except Faster

See how easy it is to configure to your shop, use templates to replace your spreadsheets and protect your margins.

Turn RFQs Into Revenue—Without the Chaos

Everything you need to organize, estimate, price, and send professional quotes—fast.

VIEW & ANALYZE PARTS VISUALLY SEARCH FOR PARTS AUTOMATE RFQ UPLOADS CENTRALIZED, SECURE PART LIBRARY AI-POWERED ESTIMATING TEAM COLLABORATION SEND PROFESSIONAL QUOTES

3D CAD Viewer

Upload CAD, PDFs, or Drawing Files, Individually or in Batches

Supported File Types: CATIA, X_T, SLDPRT, CATPART, STEP, X_B, SAT, SAB, IPT, PRT, PAR, JT, IGS.

ShapeSearch

Search for Similar Parts With ShapeSearch

Do a visual search for similar parts in your database to find and reuse prior costing and pricing data to speed up quoting and eliminate embarrassing, inconsistent quotes to customers.

SECURE RFQ MANAGEMENT

Capture Every Opportunity, Faster

Automatically bring every customer request from your website or email into one secure, organized place—no more lost files or manual re-entry.

PART LIBRARY SOFTWARE

Organize Job Files in One Secure Place

Every part, drawing, file, quote, communication and revision stored in one ITAR/CMMC-compliant system—never hunt down or lose track again.

AI ESTIMATING FOR MACHINE SHOPS

From 3D Model to Estimate—In a Split Second

Powered by AI and machine learning, Machine Research scans CAD models to generate instant time estimates and costs for programming, setup, and production times.

CAPTURE TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE

Work Together, Share Knowledge, Quote Faster

In-app messaging, tasks, and approvals keep teams aligned and knowledge captured with the job.

QUOTE FASTER

RFQs Move Fast — Now Your Quotes Can Too

“Wow” your customers and gain a competitive edge with visually-appealing quotes, delivered faster

Security You Can Trust

Meet Cybersecurity Standards for Machine Shop Estimating and Quoting Processes

Modern Technology, Built for Machine Shops

Built by a Machine Shop that understands how shops work

Fast and easy to implement and use, no steep learning curves

Affordable, no contracts, eliminates the need for additional software

ITAR compliant and registered, CMMC 2.0 ready, hosted in AWS GovCloud

Build quotes the way your shop actually runs

See how Templates and customization let you quote faster, price consistently, and protect your margins — without giving up control.

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