Quote Faster.

Win More Jobs.

Increase Profits.

Up and running in days, not months

Genuine machine learning — not a formula

ITAR registered & CMMC 2.0 Level 2 compliant

Machine Research analyzes your 3D CAD files in seconds and turns RFQs into accurate, professional quotes in minutes.

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Every hour a quote sits unfinished
    someone else is winning your work.

Every hour a quote sits unfinished

    someone else is winning your work.

When quotes take days, buyers move on — the first accurate quote usually wins the job

When estimates are wrong, you either lose the bid or win it at the wrong price

When quoting lives in one person’s head, you’re one resignation away from chaos

We know what manual estimating actually costs you.

Machine Research was built inside a working machine shop by people who spent years quoting parts by hand — reviewing part files and drawings, calculating cycle times from scratch, and watching margin disappear when something got missed.

We built the tool we wished we had.

Faster quote turnaround

ITAR + CMMC 2.0 Level 2

Compliant & registered on AWS GovCloud

Trusted by manufacturing shops across North America

Getting Started is Simple.

Upload your part files

CAD, STEP, CATIA, X_T, PDF, or batch upload directly from your website or email

Get an AI-powered estimate

Machine learning analyzes geometry and generates programming, setup, and run time estimates instantly

Start winning more profitable business

Review, adjust, and deliver a polished quote in minutes — then watch your win rate climb

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Everything your shop needs to quote faster and win more profitable work.

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AI-Powered Estimating

Real machine learning trained on your actuals, not a formula. Gets smarter with every completed job.

ShapeSearch

Find geometrically similar parts instantly and reuse prior costing data. Stop re-estimating parts you’ve already priced.

Automated RFQ Capture

Every customer request flows in automatically organized, secure, and ready to estimate. No lost files, no manual re-entry.

Centralized Part Library

Every file, quote, revision, and communication in one ITAR/CMMC-compliant system. Nothing lost. Everything traceable.

Built by a
Machine Shop.

Designed for how shops actually work.

Machine Research isn’t generic estimating software retrofitted for machining. It was designed from the ground up inside a CNC shop — which means the workflows, the pricing logic, and the AI model all reflect how real shops quote real parts.

It mirrors your machines, your rates, and your templates. It learns from your actual job data over time. And it integrates with the tools you already use — QuickBooks, JobBOSS², ProShop ERP, and more.

Most shops are quoting in days, not months. No long contracts, no enterprise complexity, no steep learning curve. Easy to learn. Easy to use.

Shops like yours are quoting faster and winning more work.

Klaus Willroider, Camcor Industries

Machine Research replaced manual guesswork with automated CAD analysis — slashing our response times by 60% while ensuring every bid reflects our true manufacturing costs.

Alberto Martinez, Rapid Machine Shop

Since we’ve started using Machine Research, the impact on our business has been a game changer. We’re winning more jobs, all because we can quote faster and more accurately. Our business has grown.

Josh Cleary, American Manufacturing Excellence

Before Machine Research, quoting lived in our owner’s head and in endless Excel sheets. Now it’s organized, consistent, and our quotes look sharp and professional.

Matthew Dobias, A.R. Machining, Inc.

The ability to read STEP models directly saves us a significant amount of time and improves accuracy right from the start. We've streamlined our front-end process, and respond to customers faster and with more confidence.

Konstantin Cheyshvili, Kontrast 4D

Machine Research has been an invaluable, ITAR-compliant tool—helping us quote faster, stay organized and win more work.

Richard Moquin, Capital Machining

We've significantly decreased our turn times on estimating jobs and generating quotes, increased our accuracy rates, we’re far more organized and confident in our pricing, and we send quotes that look professional within minutes.

Jesse Silverberg, Hybrid CNC Parts

We needed a way to generate accurate quotes and stay organized without the complexity or high cost of traditional systems. Machine Research is easy to use, the team listens, and filled a critical gap as we built our shop from the ground up.

Ryan Kraai, MTO Performance

What used to take 30 minutes now takes about 10. Building the quote is straightforward and easy.

The first accurate quote usually wins the job.

Let’s make that shop yours.

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FAQS

Machine Research is an AI-powered estimating and quoting platform built specifically for CNC and precision machine shops. It analyzes 3D CAD files using machine learning to generate accurate programming, setup, and run time estimates in seconds — helping shops respond to RFQs faster and quote more consistently.

You upload a part file (STEP, CATIA, SLDPRT, and others), and Machine Research’s ML engine analyzes the part geometry — evaluating volumes, surface areas, pockets, and complexity — to generate instant time and cost estimates. You review and adjust using your shop’s configured pricing templates, then send a professional quote directly from the platform.

Spreadsheets rely on manual inputs, tribal knowledge, and whoever happens to be available. Machine Research centralizes all part files, pricing history, and job data in one system, applies consistent pricing logic across every estimator, and uses machine learning that improves with every completed job.

It’s genuine machine learning. Most estimating tools use a fixed equation — typically a material removal rate multiplied by volume plus a finishing rate — regardless of your shop’s actual performance. Machine Research trains its ML model on your real recorded job actuals, so it learns the nuances of your specific machines, materials, and team. It gets more accurate the longer you use it.

Most shops are up and quoting within days, not months. There’s no lengthy implementation, no steep learning curve, and no need for dedicated IT resources. The platform is designed to be configured to your shop’s workflows quickly.

No. Machine Research is designed for small to mid-sized CNC and precision shops that need professional-grade estimating without enterprise-level cost or complexity. It’s affordable, has no long-term contracts, and scales as your shop grows.

Yes. Machine Research integrates with QuickBooks, JobBOSS², ProShop ERP, and Fulcrum, with more integrations in development.

Yes. Machine Research is ITAR registered and CMMC 2.0 Level 2 compliant, hosted on AWS GovCloud. It’s one of the only quoting platforms purpose-built to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), making it suitable for defense and aerospace shops without additional compliance overhead.

No — and it’s not designed to. Machine Research gives your estimators a powerful tool that handles geometry analysis and initial estimates automatically, freeing them to focus on the complex, judgment-intensive parts of quoting. Less experienced team members can quote most parts confidently, while senior estimators spend their time where it matters most.

Machine Research supports STEP, CATIA, X_T, SLDPRT, CATPART, X_B, SAT, SAB, IPT, PRT, PAR, JT, and IGS files, as well as 2D PDFs and drawing files — individually or in batches.

Pricing is transparent and affordable, with no long-term contracts required. Visit the pricing page to request pricing or schedule a demo to discuss what fits your shop’s size and volume.

Yes. Machine Research offers a free trial so you can test the platform with your own parts before committing to anything.