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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).
Quotation Factory now has a native MCP server — allowing AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to connect directly to your project data. Read project overviews, create new projects, upload CAD files, and generate quotes, all from your AI environment. Here's what's already possible and the bigger vision of AI agents that automate your entire RFQ intake.
Why the LLM era changes how we think about B2B integration. Exploring the shift from rigid, standards-based message formats like UBL and SCSN to semantic, agent-driven collaboration — and what this means for the future of digital supply chains in metalworking.
Excel isn't the problem — misusing it is. A practical look at the difference between Excel as a database (bad) and Excel as a calculation engine (powerful), and how Quotation Factory uses spreadsheet-based estimators within a governed, versioned platform to model complex quoting and manufacturing logic.
Based on a livestream with Wim Dijkgraaf, founder & CEO of Quotation Factory – why AI is not just another feature but a seismic shift in how software is built, and how Quotation Factory is transforming into an agentic development company and manufacturing operating system for high-mix, low-volume manufacturers.
Seven years of startup runway and the rise of AI forced me to rebuild my entire way of thinking. Here's what I learned — and why it matters for manufacturing leaders navigating the AI era.
Why high-mix, low-volume factories need to shift from scripts and file watchers to event-driven architecture. Learn the difference between messaging and events, and how this foundation enables AI-ready, self-learning production systems.
