The AI Quoting Tool Built for CNC Machine Shops
Most CNC quoting software was built for engineers with 3D models and ERP budgets. Zenith was built for the job shop that gets a flat 2D print by email and needs a number out the door before the competition answers.
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Why Machine Shop Quoting Software Usually Fails Small Shops
The typical CNC quoting platform assumes you have STEP files, an ERP to integrate, and a month for onboarding. A 5–50 person machine shop has none of that — you have a customer's emailed PDF, an estimator who's also running a machine, and an RFQ stack that grows faster than you can quote it. Zenith skips the software problem entirely: there is nothing to install, nothing to log into, and nobody to train. If your shop can forward an email, it can use an AI quoting tool.
What the AI Actually Quotes
Zenith's computer vision reads the 2D print the way your estimator does: overall envelope from the orthographic views, material callout, hole and thread counts, tolerance and surface-finish flags. It then builds the quote the way a shop does — barstock weight times market material rate, machining minutes times your shop rate, setup as a one-time line, margin on top. Every number is itemized and auditable, and once you share your real shop rates, every future CNC quote is calibrated to your floor.
The Math on Quote Speed
A shop that quotes in minutes instead of days wins more work — not because the price is different, but because the first credible number on the buyer's desk frames the decision. If your estimator handles eight prints a day at forty-five minutes each, that's six hours of skilled labor spent on takeoff math. An AI quoting tool turns those same eight prints into eight two-minute reviews, and your best machinist goes back to making chips. Try it against a job you already quoted — benchmark our number against yours. The first five prints are free.