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Configuration and quoting
A CPQ configurator can centralise the product rules, the options and the price calculation. The approved configuration can then go straight into the order and production.
Software for manufacturing, built around your product and the way you quote
We build CPQ configurators, ERP systems, automations and applications for made-to-order manufacturers, from quoting through to production, installation and delivery.
The industry differs, but the problem is often the same: the product has rules, the price depends on several variables, and the information in the quote has to reach production correctly.
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When software built for your process makes sense
Custom manufacturing software makes sense when the product rules and the company's flow can no longer be handled efficiently across separate files and applications.
- Does the price depend on dimensions, materials, quantities or options?
- Are there compatibility rules that only experienced people know today?
- Does the information approved in the quote have to carry on into the order and production?
- Does the process include measurements, production, installation or other stages that need tracking?
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What can be connected and automated in a manufacturing company
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Orders and production
A custom ERP can connect the quote to the order, planning, production, installation and internal documents.
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Automations and integrations
We connect the ERP, the CRM, invoicing, inventory and the rest, so the same data isn't entered manually several times.
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Dashboards and reports
Sales and operations data can feed dashboards on quotes, orders, deadlines, margins and delays.
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Custom web applications
For processes that don't fit a standard product we can build web applications, customer portals or internal tools.
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Portals for customers and partners
A portal can give dealers, installers or customers access to configurations, quotes, order status and documents, without going through email.
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The same problem, different rules from one industry to the next
Products differ from one industry to the next, but the principle stays the same: the information entered when quoting must be usable further down the line without manual retyping and recalculation.
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PVC and aluminium joinery
Dimensions, profiles, hardware, glass and accessories create a long list of compatibility rules.
A joinery configurator can calculate the price, block incompatible variants and pass the approved configuration on to production.
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Custom furniture
Carcases, decors, edging, hardware and dimensions have to move from the design into the quote and into production without being entered again.
The same configuration can generate the price, the cutting list, the hardware and what production needs.
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Kitchen worktops
The price of a worktop depends on material, dimensions, cut-outs, edges, joints and installation.
After the final measurements, the same configuration can be updated and passed on to cutting.
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Shading systems
Dimensions, operation, materials and installation create a long list of rules and incompatibilities.
The configurator can apply the product rules and price the quote against the suppliers' real grids.
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Fencing and gates
A quote for fencing and gates depends on sections, posts, foundations, gates, automation and the measurements taken on site.
The system can calculate what each section needs and update the quote automatically when the layout changes.
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Metal fabrication and structures
An estimate for metal fabrication combines materials, parts, operations, labour and surface treatments.
An estimating system can compare planned costs with execution and show where margin differences appear.
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Modular containers
The number of modules, the dimensions, insulation, fit-out, finishes and the site change the cost of every project.
The configurator can price each module separately and include transport, coupling and installation in the same quote.
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Office furniture
An office furniture project can repeat the same configuration across dozens or hundreds of positions.
The system defines the configuration once and applies changes automatically to every associated position.
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Garage and industrial doors
Dimensions, door type, motorisation and accessories have to be checked as part of the same configuration.
The configurator can apply the product rules, add the required elements and reduce the risk of incomplete quotes.
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Don't see your industry on the list?
We don't start from the industry label, but from how the product is configured, quoted and produced. If the process involves many rules, calculations or manual transfers of information, it is worth analysing.
The same logic can be applied to timber joinery, street furniture, light steel buildings and other made-to-order products.
Do you also need more enquiries?
For the manufacturers we work with on software we can also build the marketing side: Google Ads, Meta Ads, SEO and content aimed at enquiries.
The layers of a manufacturing system
Whatever the sector, the systems we build rest on the same three layers.
Enquiry and quoting
- configurator
- product rules
- price calculation
- quote
Production
- order
- bill of materials
- scheduling
- stages
Operations
- installation
- documents
- dashboard
- history
We follow one order through your company
In the audit we follow a real order, from configuration and quoting through to production or delivery, and identify where time is lost, where data is entered several times and what can be automated.
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