Quote every step of the tool from your own rates, send heat treat and EDM out on the same quote, and see estimated against actual hours as the job runs.
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| Line | Type | Qty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| D2 tool steel | Material | 38 kg | $380.00 |
| CNC milling | Labour | 42 h | $3,990.00 |
| Wire EDM | Outside | 1 lot | $1,850.00 |
| Heat treat, 60 to 62 HRC | Outside | 1 lot | $620.00 |
| Surface grinding | Labour | 16 h | $1,200.00 |
| Tryout and adjust | Labour | 10 h | $950.00 |
The hours live in your head until the tool ships.
Every step has its hours, tracked as the crew clocks in.
EDM and heat treat dates chased by phone.
Outside steps on a purchase order with an expected date, tied to the job.
You find out the tool lost money at the end.
Estimated against actual, step by step, while there is still time to act.
Add the model to a quote and Quotara measures the size, the stock with your allowance, the weight and how much comes off. Quinn prices the job from the same numbers.
Sample part, real measurements
Operators clock into each step of the job, and estimated against actual hours tick up as they work.
Heat treat, wire EDM and coating as outside lines with their own markup, ordered on purchase orders with an expected date.
Size, stock and weight from the customer’s model, for blocks and plates of tool steel.
Quinn prices the next similar tool from the hours your last ones really took.
Tight tolerances, a $0 line, outside work with no delivery date, a finish that never made it onto a line.
Per-job profit and loss as the tool is built, not after it ships.
Drop in the STEP file and the drawing together. Quinn uses the measured stock, reads the hardness and tolerances, puts the EDM and heat treat out as outside work, and lists what to ask.
The free rate calculator works out your real hourly rate from your equipment, labour and overhead, and shows what you leave on the table today.
Yes. Operators clock into each step of the work order, and you see estimated against actual hours for each one as the job runs.
Yes. STEP, IGES and STL models are measured in your browser: size, stock, weight, surface area and how much material comes off. Add the drawing for tolerances and hardness.
No. Quotara quotes the job and tracks it through the shop. It does not program toolpaths.
Drop in the spreadsheet or price list you quote from today and Quinn fills in your rates, showing where each number came from. Or send your files and Andrew, Quotara’s founder, sets up your shop for you, usually within one business day.
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