Metal Fabrication Quoting Software for Complex Jobs
Estimate sheet metal, tube, profiles, machining and assemblies in one connected workflow. Quotation Factory reads CAD files, applies your shop rates and prepares a quote your team can review before it reaches the customer.
Quotation Factory is metal fabrication quoting software for shops working across sheet metal, laser cutting, tube and profile, CNC machining, finishing and multi-part assemblies. It uses CAD geometry and configurable production rules to estimate material, operations and machine time, then connects confirmed quotes to ERP and CAM systems.
Trusted by metal fabrication teams across Europe
Fabrication quotes become slow when every operation lives in a different sheet.
One RFQ spans several processes
A job can combine cut sheet, profiles, machined components, welding and finishing. Estimators have to assemble the cost by hand before they can send one offer.
Material and labor assumptions drift
Each estimator may use a different allowance, rate or setup time. Small differences accumulate across multi-operation jobs.
Drawings and revisions scatter
CAD files, PDFs and customer notes often arrive in separate messages. Rechecking them takes time, especially when a revision changes a component.
Accepted quotes need re-entry
Teams copy line items into ERP and recreate production details in CAM. The handoff creates another chance for errors.
Quote the full fabrication route from one RFQ.
Analyze part and assembly geometry, then apply the right calculation logic to each operation. Configure material prices, cutting and machining parameters, joining work, finishing and margin rules around the way your shop actually runs.
Sheet, tube and profile calculation
Machine and labor costing
Assemblies and BOMs
ERP and CAM handoff
Cost every operation that belongs in the fabrication quote.
Sheet and laser cutting
Estimate sheet material through quote-level nesting and calculate cutting time from contours, piercings, thickness and configured machine parameters.
Tube and profile work
Calculate tube laser, profile cutting and sawing operations using the material, section and machine rules for your equipment.
Machined components
Include CNC machining operations and their configured setup, cycle and material costs alongside fabricated parts.
Assembly and joining
Use multi-level assembly structures and bill-of-materials data to account for components, welding and fastening operations.
Finishing steps
Add surface treatment and finishing to the same quote with your own operation and supplier cost rules.
Connected workflow
Move confirmed quote details into ERP and CAM through the Edge Connector, with integrations configured for your systems.
From mixed fabrication files to one reviewed offer
Metal fabrication quoting software: price the whole route
A fabrication quote can include sheet parts from laser cutting quoting software, a profile, a CNC quoting software and a welded assembly. Each part uses its own calculation rules, then the costs roll into one offer.
Finishing and outsourced work can be included as costed steps. The result stays itemized so an estimator can explain the price and check margin before it is sent.
Think of a fabricated enclosure: flat panels are cut and bent, a bracket is machined, tabs and seams are welded, and the finished unit is coated. A useful quote records the material and operations for each component. It also accounts for setup, quantities, purchased items and any external finishing charge. That breakdown gives the estimator a place to inspect a surprising number before it becomes a customer price.
Steel fabrication quote: plate, beams and welding
A steel fabrication quote usually starts with plate and beams, then adds cutting, drilling, welding and coating. Where EN 1090 applies to your work, the extra steps your shop configures for it can appear as visible lines, so each steel fabrication quote shows what the price includes.
Supported CAD files for fabrication quotes (STEP, JT, DXF, DWG, PDF)
STEP or JT assemblies can provide component structure, while DXF, DWG and PDF files supply supporting drawings. A flat drawing with missing dimensions may need estimator review; the platform does not invent geometry that is absent from the source.
After acceptance, the Edge Connector can send data toward ERP and CAM systems. Supported integrations include Ridder IQ, MKG, Bemet and TruTops Fab, subject to configuration.
A review step matters when an assembly has several revisions or nonstandard operations. Estimators can check the part list, manufacturing route, material grade and customer terms, then make a controlled adjustment. That keeps automation useful for routine work while leaving unusual jobs with the people who know the shop.
For repeat work, those configured rules give the next estimator a consistent starting point. For a new job, the team can identify which assumptions need confirmation: a special alloy, an unusual weld, a subcontracted coating or a production method outside the normal route. The quote can then be reviewed with the right context instead of hiding those decisions in a personal spreadsheet.
Fabrication quoting in Excel vs one connected workflow
A rate spreadsheet can calculate a line item. Multi-process fabrication also needs a reliable part breakdown, operation route, review step and production handoff.
When a drawing changes, the estimator needs to know which component, material choice or operation changed with it. A shared quote workflow makes those decisions easier to find than a chain of copied files and email attachments.
| Step | Spreadsheet | Quotation Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Part breakdown | Count components and copy dimensions by hand | Use CAD geometry and assembly structure as the starting point |
| Material | Allowances chosen separately for each process | Apply configured material catalogs and process-specific rules |
| Operations | Cutting, joining and finishing estimated in separate files | Combine costed operations in one reviewed quote |
| Handoff | Re-enter line items after an order is accepted | Transfer confirmed quote data through the Edge Connector |
One platform for your fabrication quotes
Fabrication quoting uses the Quotation Factory core platform. The Self-Service Portal is optional for customers who submit their own requests.
Core platform
€ 1,870 / month
One-time setup fee applies. CAD-based calculation and quote workflow.
Self-Service Portal
€ 745 / month
Optional add-on with one-time setup fee. The Edge Connector is free with consultancy-based setup.
A customer working with tube and profile fabrication
“Once an order is confirmed, production must move immediately. Connected workflows now help the team accelerate preparation, reduce delays, and improve operational speed.”
See how your fabrication RFQ would be calculated.
Bring a representative job with parts and assemblies. We will walk through the operations, pricing rules and system handoff in a demo.
Quotes generated on the platform
Active users across Europe
Working steps calculated automatically
CAD files processed
Questions from metal fabrication shops.
It is software that turns drawings, CAD geometry and production rules into costed offers for fabrication jobs. Quotation Factory covers processes including sheet metal, laser cutting, tube and profile, machining, assemblies and finishing.