ESTIMATING AND QUOTING SOFTWARE FOR MACHINE SHOPS

Quote Faster. Price Smarter.

Quote Faster. Price Smarter. Win More.

Machine Research replaces spreadsheets, inbox chaos, legacy software, and tribal knowledge with a single, secure, AI-powered platform — built for CNC and precision machine shops.

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Up and running in days, not months

Genuine machine learning — not a formula

ITAR registered — FedRAMP Moderate audit underway

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Still quoting with spreadsheets, email, and gut feel?

Here’s what that’s costing you.

Still quoting with spreadsheets, email, and gut feel?

Here’s what that’s costing you.

RFQ details scattered across email chains — 
easy to miss, impossible to track

Job files living in someone’s inbox or on a hard drive the team can’t access
Estimates that vary by estimator, creating inconsistent margins and pricing surprises
Quotes that take days — while the shop that responds first wins the work
Tribal knowledge walking out the door every time a key person moves on

The Legacy Software Trap

Many shops that outgrow spreadsheets turn to enterprise estimating software — and discover a different problem: months of implementation, expensive setup, steep learning curves, and multi-year contracts that lock you in before you know if it works. Machine Research is designed to be the alternative: purpose-built for machine shops, up and running in days, easy for any estimator to use, and priced without the enterprise overhead. No long contracts. Try it before you commit.

We know this problem because we lived it.

Machine Research was born inside a working machine shop. We dealt with the same fire drills, tribal knowledge gaps, pricing inconsistencies, and lost hours chasing information just to get a quote out the door. We built the platform we wished existed.

Faster quote turnaround reported by customers

Days, not months

Average time to deploy and start quoting

ITAR Registered
FedRAMP Audit Underway

Pursuing FedRAMP Moderate authorization — Fall 2026

Everything your shop needs to quote faster —
in one connected platform.

3D Part Viewer

Upload CAD, PDFs, or drawing files individually or in batches — and see the actual 3D part in your browser, no CAD license required. Rotate, measure, section, and analyze geometry before your estimator writes a single number. Supports STEP, CATIA, X_T, SLDPRT, and 10 more file types.

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ShapeSearch

ShapeSearch

Visually search your part library for geometrically similar jobs. Pull up prior costing and pricing data instantly and use it as the foundation for the new estimate. Stop re-quoting parts you’ve already priced — and stop sending inconsistent prices to the same customer.

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Automated RFQ Capture

Automated RFQ Capture

Every customer request flows in from your website or email automatically — organized, secure, and ready to estimate. No lost files, no manual re-entry, no inbox archaeology.

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Centralized Part Library

Every part file, drawing, quote, revision, and communication in one ITAR/FedRAMP-aligned system. Nothing lost. Everything traceable. When a similar RFQ comes in, the history is right there.

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AI Estimating for machine shops

AI-Powered Estimating

Real machine learning — trained on your actual job data — analyzes 3D part geometry and generates programming, setup, and run time estimates in seconds. Not a formula. A model that gets smarter as your data grows.

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Team Collaboration

In-app messaging, tasks, and approvals keep the team aligned. Tribal knowledge stays captured with the job — not in someone’s head. Anyone on your team can pick up where someone else left off.

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Assembly Estimating

Quote complete assemblies — not just individual parts. Machine Research supports STEP, SLDASM, CATPRODUCT, and NX files, bringing the same AI-powered estimating capability to multi-component jobs. One of the only quoting platforms with a true assembly solution.

Coming Soon!

Professional Quotes

Send polished, branded quotes in minutes. First quote on their desk. Best-looking quote in their inbox. Speed plus professionalism equals competitive edge.

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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 — getting sharper as your job data grows

Start winning more profitable business

Professional quotes delivered in minutes — first on their desk, best-looking in their inbox
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Built by a Machine Shop.

Designed for how shops actually work.

Machine Research isn’t generic estimating software retrofitted for machining — and it’s not the bloated enterprise system that takes months to implement and never gets fully adopted. 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 as you feed it. And it integrates with the tools you already use — QuickBooks, JobBOSS², ProShop ERP, Fulcrum, and more. Assembly estimating is also on the way — so as your quoting needs grow, the platform grows with you.

Most shops are quoting in minutes, not hours. No long contracts, no enterprise complexity, no steep learning curve. Primarily built for CNC and precision machine shops, with capabilities extending to other high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments.

Easy to learn. Easy to use. Built to evolve as your shop grows.

Shops like yours are already 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.

Ready to quote the way modern shops do?

Stop losing time, margin, and jobs to outdated software.
Machine Research is fast to deploy, easy to use, and built around how shops actually quote.

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FAQS

Yes. Machine Research replicates your existing pricing logic — labor rates, machine rates, markups, and custom rules — inside configurable templates. Your pricing logic no longer lives in fragile spreadsheets tied to one person. It lives in a secure, structured system that improves speed, consistency, and margin control across your entire team.

Most tools fall into two categories: manual tools with a modern interface, or complex enterprise systems that take months to implement and require long contracts. Machine Research is purpose-built for machine shops, powered by real machine learning, fast to deploy, easy to use, and affordable without multi-year commitments.

Most shops are up and quoting within days. There’s no long implementation cycle, no ‘software university,’ and no dedicated IT requirement. You start with your current pricing logic and refine from there.

Assembly estimating is now available. Machine Research supports STEP, SLDASM, CATPRODUCT, and NX (PRT) assembly file formats — bringing the same AI-powered estimating capability to multi-component jobs. It is one of the only quoting platforms with a true assembly solution.

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

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

Machine Research is ITAR registered and hosted exclusively in AWS GovCloud (US), keeping all part files and data within U.S. jurisdiction. On CMMC: CMMC 2.0 compliance is achieved by contract manufacturers, not cloud service providers. Machine Research supports your shop’s path to CMMC 2.0 compliance by providing the secure, FedRAMP-aligned infrastructure that DoD contractors require from their cloud tools. Machine Research is pursuing FedRAMP Moderate authorization, on track for Fall 2026.

Yes. Machine Research offers a free trial so you can test the platform with your own parts before committing to anything. No credit card required to get started.

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.

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.