The first shop to quote usually wins the job.
A quote request hits your inbox. CaliperIQ reads it, pulls up the closest job you've already quoted, and has a priced draft waiting for you, usually within the hour. You check it, change whatever you want, and send it. Same day, not three days later.
What it does for your shop
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Quote faster. Respond to requests 7x faster with fewer clicks.
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Increase profitability. Win more business with faster, more consistent quotes.
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Reduce manual steps. Keep estimators working on high value activity, not busywork.
How it works
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A request comes in. CaliperIQ reads the email and pulls out the part, the material, the quantity, and the specs, so you don't have to.
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It looks at what you've already quoted. It finds the closest job in your own history and works the numbers off that. Your real pricing, not a guess pulled out of thin air.
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You get a draft and the reasoning behind it. It shows you the number, where it came from, and a few things worth double-checking before you send. You stay in charge of the final price, always.
It doesn't send anything on its own.
This isn't a robot that fires off quotes behind your back. Every draft comes to you first. You read it, change the number if you want, and hit send yourself. Think of it as a fast assistant that does the digging and the first pass. You make the call. Nothing goes to a customer unless you say so.
Founding shop pricing
Limited spots
I'm setting this up for a handful of shops at a reduced rate to start. In exchange, I want honest feedback and, if it works for you, a few words I can share with other shops. We'll go over the numbers on the call.
- • Built around your own past quotes and pricing
- • Same-day drafts with a short note explaining every number
- • You review and send. Nothing leaves without you
- • I keep it tuned as your jobs and pricing change
Who I am
I'm Eduardo. My background is on the manufacturing floor: saw work, routing, the day-to-day grind of a shop. What I'm good at is building systems that take a slow, annoying job off your plate.
I built CaliperIQ because I kept seeing the same thing: small shops losing work to faster competitors, owners buried in quote requests they couldn't get to. This is one focused tool that fixes one real problem. It's not bloated enterprise software, and it's not something you have to babysit. I set it up, I keep it running, and you stay in control of every quote that goes out.
Questions shop owners ask
Is this just ChatGPT in a box?
No. It's set up specifically around your shop, not a generic chatbot. It works off your own past quotes and your pricing, and it matches new requests to jobs you've actually run. A generic AI doesn't know your materials, your rates, or how you price a 10-piece run versus a 200-piece run. This does, because I build it around your numbers.
What if it prices a job wrong?
You set the final price. It gives you a starting number, shows you exactly where it came from, and points out anything worth double-checking before you send. You change whatever you want. The system does the digging and hands you a draft. You make the call. Nothing goes to a customer without you.
Where do the numbers come from?
Your own past jobs. When a request comes in, it finds the closest job you've already quoted and works from that rate. It's not pulling prices off the internet or guessing. It's anchored to what you've actually charged.
I already have a way of quoting. Why change?
Keep whatever you use for invoicing and tracking. This is the part that comes first: getting a solid quote out fast so you don't lose the job to a shop that answered quicker. It hands you a ready draft instead of a blank page, then you run it through whatever you already do.
Is my quote data private?
Yes. Your quote data stays yours. It's used to set up and run your system, nothing else. It's not shared and it's not used to train anything.
Do I have to learn new software?
No. The drafts land in your email. You read them on your phone and reply. I handle the setup and keep it running behind the scenes. There's no new app for you to learn or babysit.
Is it a fit for your shop?
This works best for commercial CNC shops in the U.S., roughly 5 to 30 people, where the owner is the one doing the quoting and jobs average a few thousand dollars or more. It's not set up for defense, aerospace, ITAR, or CMMC-regulated work. If that's most of what you do, I'm not your guy, and I'll tell you straight. If that sounds like your shop, let's talk for 15 minutes.