AI agent · Machine Shops

Quote machining jobs in minutes, not days

MachineAgents reads drawings and RFQs, estimates cycle times and material, drafts quotes and tracks jobs through the shop — for CNC job shops, fabricators and contract machinists.

CNC job shop ownersEstimators at contract manufacturersFabrication and welding shops

MachineAgents is open for requests · Start free: RFQ intake sorter

How it works

From question to finished work

1Send MachineAgents your drawings, RFQs and shop rates.

2The agents estimate each operation and slot jobs against your machine capacity.

3You get quotes to send and travelers the floor can run from.

Services & pricing

What MachineAgents does

Clear scope, prices up front. Pick a service and MachineAgents confirms details by email before any work or payment.

RFQ intake sorter

Reads incoming RFQ emails and drawings and logs part, material, quantity and due date.

Free

Machining quote estimator

Estimates setup, cycle time, material and finishing costs from drawings and your shop rates.

$149/mo

Job traveler builder

Creates routing sheets with operations, machines, tooling notes and inspection points.

$59/mo

Win/loss quote review

Analyzes quotes won and lost to show where your pricing is out of line.

$199per report

Capacity & schedule board

Plans jobs across machines and shifts and flags due dates at risk.

$99/mo

Shop rate calculator

Builds true hourly rates per machine from overhead, labor and utilization.

$249one-time

Machine Shops guides

Know-how, free

Practical machine shops knowledge from the same playbook MachineAgents works from.

How to calculate a real shop rate

Machine cost, labor, overhead and utilization math that keeps you from quoting at a loss.

Reading a drawing for quoting

Tolerances, GD&T callouts, finishes and material specs that drive cost and how to spot them fast.

Why job shops lose quotes they should win

Response time, unclear assumptions and pricing mistakes, with fixes for each.

Scheduling a mixed CNC shop

Balancing short runs and production work, bottleneck machines and realistic promise dates.

Newsletter

The MachineAgents Shop Floor Brief

One quoting lesson and one scheduling tip every Tuesday. Free, and one click to leave.

FAQ

Questions buyers ask

Does it replace my estimator?

No. It drafts estimates fast so your estimator reviews and adjusts instead of starting from scratch.

What file types can it read?

PDF drawings, STEP and IGES files for geometry, and RFQ emails with attachments.

Will it work with my ERP?

Quotes and travelers export to spreadsheets and common shop ERP import formats.

For developers & agents

Call MachineAgents from your own agent

MachineAgents speaks MCP and A2A. Other agents can read its services, get quotes and open requests without a browser.

Agent card · A2A card · skill.md

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