Built for Make-to-Order Manufacturers
If your business prices bespoke fabrication, engineering, or project work from client-supplied drawings, this is built for you.
#1 Focus
Accuracy
Estimating projects of this magnitude are an incredibly serious business. That's why we never guess.
Whether we're doing takeoff from a PDF or hand-sketched drawing, or running labour estimations, we strive for the highest level of accuracy.
Always in Control
Human in the Loop
This tool is built to support your estimator, not replace them. Your estimator is the strategic heart of your business—the problem solver who finds the best solution for your clients. But while their expertise is modern, their toolkit is a decade old. Our platform handles the tedious line-by-line prep work, so your team can focus on what they do best: winning profitable bids.
Upload a drawing or build a quote manually
Extracts data and generates a draft — full bill of materials and labour requirements
Applies your price list and margin rules automatically
Every number is explained. Anything uncertain is flagged for review — nothing gets assumed away
Estimator reviews, adjusts, and approves before anything goes out
Getting Started
3-2-1 Quote
Upload price book and set up price rules, including margin and labour rates.
Smart Shop Floor team helps calibrate the system over 3 to 5 sessions, assisting you with guided setup.
You're live — start turning around quotes faster and winning more work.
The Strategic Advantage
Why Digital Estimator Fits Your Shop
Standalone Application
Digital Estimator works equally well as a standalone solution or fully integrated with your existing ERP. Whether you need a focused tool or a connected ecosystem, it adapts to your current infrastructure.
Multi-Stage Validation
We don't just pull text from a document. Digital Estimator applies several stages of analysis to organize and validate data, ensuring your BOMs are built on a solid foundation.
Enterprise Quality
We don't use AI for the sake of flashy output. Digital Estimator is built on proven machine learning and robust architecture. This is designed to be a stable, mission-critical system in your operations for the next decade and beyond.
Built on Shop-Floor Experience
We bring years of experience managing production times and complex material lists from our foundation as an MES provider. We're applying those hard-won insights to a new challenge: making your estimating process more reliable and consistent.
Materials & Costs
| Materials | $9,996.00 |
| Hardware | $547.20 |
| Consumables | $514.60 |
| Outsourced | $2,790.00 |
| Delivery | $480.00 |
| Subtotal | $14,327.80 |
Labour
| Process | Hrs | Rate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Detailing | 8 | $110 | $880.00 |
| Admin & Documentation | 4 | $85 | $340.00 |
| Bandsaw — Material Cutting | 8 | $95 | $760.00 |
| Drilling & Punching | 4 | $95 | $380.00 |
| Fabrication & Welding | 36 | $105 | $3,780.00 |
| Trial Assembly | 6 | $95 | $570.00 |
| Surface Prep & Shot Blast | 4 | $90 | $360.00 |
| Painting — Primer & Topcoat | 8 | $90 | $720.00 |
| Labour Total | 78 hrs | $7,790.00 |
| Subtotal (ex GST) | $22,117.80 |
| GST (10%) | $2,211.78 |
| TOTAL (inc GST) | $24,329.58 |
Total IP Control
Data Security
Drawing Security
Once we've extracted what we need to create a quote, your drawing files are permanently deleted. We never store them, reducing the risk of a breach.
Your Data Stays Yours
We never train our algorithms on your drawings or pricing data. What you upload stays isolated to your instance — nobody else ever sees it.
Cone of Silence
We never access your account unless you ask us to. We work with defence and other sensitive industries — confidentiality is how we operate.
Enterprise-Grade Access Controls
Role-based permissions and two-factor authentication come standard. Only estimators and stakeholders who need to see pricing and financial information can access it.
