The document discusses how small businesses can increase profitability by adopting cloud solutions and streamlining quoting processes. Research indicates that over 78% of companies rely on manual methods for estimates, leading to challenges in accuracy and profitability. Machine research tools are suggested to automate and enhance quoting, enabling manufacturers to leverage historical data for better decision-making.

1. 1 Scott Stone, “Exact Research Shows Small Businesses Who Embrace the Cloud Make More Money than Cloud Skeptics,”
BusinessWire, August 19, 2015 2 Machine Research 3 Machine Research
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SOLVE ALL THREE WITH MACHINE RESEARCH
Make quoting simpler and more accurate, your
process reliable, and your business more profitable.
Automatically add to this catalog in real time
every subsequent model, cost estimate and quote.
Have one location for all information on every part.
Search by:
To get started quoting for more profitable business:
Overdependence on tribal knowledge
78%
of companies rely on manual processes
to develop new estimates.
DrawingsCAD Models
Past quotes,
won and lost
Maximizing Profitability
53%
of manufacturers
report cost reduction as
their biggest business challenge.
Fast, accurate quoting
37%
of companies selling custom
components find accurately quoting
a significant challenge.
Costing and
routing information
Shape
Date Status, and more
Customer Project
Identify and compare similar parts to
prepare an accurate quote quickly
Upload your 3D models or even 2D
drawings and search by shape.
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• See if you’ve made a part like this before
• Know if you won or lost the previous jobs associated
with the part
• Know if the previous job was profitable
• Leverage prior knowledge to create a profitable quote faster
MAKE YOUR QUOTING PROCESS DATA-DRIVEN.
DON’T LEAVE IT TO CHANCE.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. UNLOCK YOURS WITH
STREAMLINE
PROCESSES
MAXIMIZE WINS INCREASE
PROFITABILITY
WIN MORE
PROFITABLE
BUSINESS
MANUFACTURERS FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES
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