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Quotations and estimations consume time for many metalworking companies. A lot of time, and valuable time, at the expense of commercial agility. But also time that you would like to save and have spent differently. Recognizable? A fast, smart and easily accessible estimating and quotation tool can help.
The metalworking industry, like any other industry, is subject to change. In no small part because of the digitalization of systems and processes. But also because of the increasing complexity of applications and processing methodologies.
The Quotation Factory has a chance of winning a TechniShow Innovation Award. Together with nine other companies we are among the nominees for the New Tech Award 2020, as the jury announced on Monday 27 January.
The metalworking industry has undergone a number of innovations in recent decades. Many companies knew how to take advantage of this but a few missed the boat and had to close their doors.
More than 600 million euros a year are spent by metalworking companies in Europe on quotation-related software. Yet the more than 30,000 metalworking companies (small and large) struggle to respond to quotation requests quickly and consistently.
The Quotation Factory has emerged as the winner of the Technishow Smart Potential Award. We received this incentive award on Wednesday, March 4 during the third edition of the Evening of the Manufacturing Industry in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht (NL).
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