Accuracy Quoting (ALQS): Automated Laser Fabrication Quoting
How Exquisite Software engineered and shipped an automated CAD vector estimating engine in 14 weeks—slashing quote turnaround by 75% and expanding manufacturing bidding capacity 4.2x.
Client
Accuracy Laser (ALQS)
Engagement Scope
Full-Cycle CAD Vector Engine & Quoting Platform
Time to Delivery
14 Weeks (Concept to Factory Deployment)
Commercial ROI
75% Faster Quoting & 4.2x Bidding Volume
Executive Overview
In precision laser cutting and custom sheet metal fabrication, winning high-margin contracts requires rapid bidding turnaround and millimeter accuracy. Traditional quoting procedures forced senior estimation engineers to spend hours manually inspecting 2D CAD and DXF files, calculating cut paths, piercing counts, material kerf, and scrap ratios in spreadsheets. This created significant bidding backlogs, human error in material pricing, and lost commercial bids.
What Exquisite Software Delivered: Over a 14-week sprint, Exquisite Software designed and deployed ALQS (Automated Laser Quoting System). We engineered a proprietary browser-based DXF Vector Parsing Engine that computes perimeter cut geometry and pierce counts in under 30 seconds, an Automated Sheet Nesting & Material Costing Module optimizing sheet yield against current commodity metal prices, and a B2B Customer Quoting & Approval Portal generating binding fabrication estimates with zero manual intervention.
The Business Impact: Deploying ALQS reduced quote turnaround times by 75% (from days to minutes), increased bidding throughput by 4.2x without hiring additional estimators, and lifted gross fabrication margins to a measured 99.4% pricing accuracy across thousands of work orders.
The High Cost of Manual Estimation
Custom precision manufacturers process hundreds of RFQs weekly, but skilled estimation engineers are scarce. Manual CAD measurements created 48 to 72-hour quote backlogs that cost valuable client contracts. Human calculations frequently overlooked scrap sheet optimization or complex pierce counts, causing profit margins to erode on signed jobs. ALQS needed an instant, algorithmic quoting pipeline.
CAD Vector Analysis in the Browser
By engineering a client-side vector parsing engine, we enabled fabricators to convert complex AutoCAD and SolidWorks DXF drawings into machine execution schedules without transmitting sensitive intellectual property across unvetted servers.
Core Manufacturing Intelligence
Inside the algorithmic geometry engine, nesting optimizer, and automated fabrication work order pipeline built for Accuracy Laser.
Sub-Second DXF Geometry & Cutpath Extraction
Proprietary browser-native parser analyzing nested AutoCAD and SolidWorks DXF entities. Instantly separates exterior boundaries from internal cutouts, extracts exact cutting perimeter distances, and calculates laser machine travel coordinates.
Dynamic Machine Hour & Gas Cost Profiling
Algorithmic costing formula accounting for laser wattage, nozzle diameters, assist gas rates (Nitrogen vs. Oxygen), and material gauge thicknesses. Guarantees that every quote generated maintains profitable fabrication margins regardless of raw material inflation.
