KipwareQTE® is a complete cost estimating application for manufacturing that in the end will provide the user with an accurate, formal quotation to send in response for an RFQ. Your cost estimate will include :

• MATERIAL COST … based on cost per weight, length, bar, plate or individual piece. Store this information in a database for quick and accurate data entry.
• PERISHABLE TOOLING … based on estimated tool life KipwareQTE® will automatically calculate the number of each tool required and cost for each tool as well as total tool cost for all tools involved in the production.
• LABOR COSTS … KipwareQTE® will automatically take into account the efficiency rating for each machine to determine ACTUAL time required resulting in ACTUAL labor cost calculations. Stop losing profits over unaccounted labor time.
• NON-MACHINING COSTS … include costs from fixed costs (plating, anodizing) to labor costs for non-machining operations (deburring, packing, shipping) based on cost per piece, hourly rate or fixed cost. Separate hourly rates for programming and set-up can also be included.
• A formatted QUOTATION can be auto generated from your cost estimate and can include up to (6) different quantities. If your client requested a quote for quantities of 25, 50 and 1000 … KipwareQTE® can auto generate the 50 and 1000 quote costs from an estimate using the 25 base quantity. Once the job is won.
• KipwareQTE® can auto generate a BILL OF MATERIALS to ensure you are prepared for the start of production. Winning the job means you need to know how much material to buy, how many inserts to have on hand, how much machine time is needed … KipwareQTE’s BOM will give you all the specs you need.

KipwareQTE® can perform all these tasks … include all these costing options … and so many others. If you are not currently including items like perishable tooling or packing or deburring labor you are costing your shop profits. KipwareQTE® makes it super simple to include these costs so that you can be sure that you will not only be winning work … you’ll be winning PROFITABLE WORK.

BUT … KipwareQTE® can be MORE than just cost estimating and quoting. Optional modules can be employed to track actual resources vs. estimated and to easily perform cost comparisons between actual costs and estimated costs to insure that you are not only winning work … but winning profitable work.

• KipwareMRP® – KipwareMRP® is a resource tracking module for KipwareQTE®. It can be installed on the shop floor to allow personnel to record actual resources being used in production. Number of inserts, end mills, actual cycletimes, actual non-machining services times like deburring and packing can be easily recorded by the shop personnel for importing into the KipwareCRM® cost review module.
•  KipwareCRM® – KipwareCRM® is the cost review module for KipwareQTE®. Easily compare actual costs vs. estimated costs for material, tooling, labor and non-machining to insure the actual work being done is profitable and that your shop is not wasting time and energy on money losing jobs. KipwareCRM® will insure your quoting and estimating is on track and will highlight areas of concern.

Isn’t it time to STOP chasing work and wasting your shop’s time creating parts that are just losing money? … and taking time away from winning profitable work?

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