At All Metals Fabricating, we receive requests for quotes in a variety of ways. But among the most popular – with both repeat customers and new prospects – is to send us RFQs via email.
While this is a fine method, there’s a better way to submit an RFQ for faster results: our easy and secure online quoting portal. With our portal, you will get a faster response than any other method of submitting quotes.
How Our Online Portal Streamlines Your Quoting Experience
Our online portal, created by our quoting software company, Paperless Parts, is designed to streamline your quoting experience. Here’s how it ensures faster results:
Submit Basic Information: The portal requests the essential details of your sheet metal fabrication or CNC machining project, including the ability to upload many file types, including STEP and PDF files. It also prompts you to add any additional notes, which can be easy to forget in an email. This comprehensive input helps prevent critical information about your project from being overlooked during the estimating process. Unlike email, where details might be missed, the portal ensures everything needed is provided upfront, limiting the need for back-and-forth communication and avoiding delays.
Immediate Distribution: When you submit a quote request via email to your account manager, it only goes to that one person. Of course, they will receive it and get to work on the quote as soon as they can. In contrast, submitting an RFQ through the online portal sends your request to the entire All Metals estimating team, expediting the review and response process.
Automatic Data Entry: Your submission data is automatically entered into our quoting platform, which in most cases is a time saver. For sheet metal parts, for instance, the quote is nearly complete as soon as you hit submit, significantly speeding up the process.
By using our secure portal, you benefit from a more efficient quoting process, reducing back-and-forth communication and accelerating project timelines.
Tips for Using Our Online Quoting Portal
The portal is straightforward to use. But we have some tips to get the best results.
Upload the Right STEP Files:
Complete Assembly Quote: Provide a STEP file of the top-level assembly along with PDFs of the individual parts to get a comprehensive quote.
Individual Part Quotes: If you’re handling the assembly yourself, upload STEP files for each individual part to receive separate quotes.
Include Hardware Information:
Hardware Details: If your sheet metal part includes hardware like PEM nuts, include this in your upload.
Select the Correct Process: Choose “assembly” in the process dropdown menu so our AI tools can accurately recognize and assign hardware costs.
Provide Detailed Project Information:
Additional Notes: Use the “What else should we know about your project?” box to share any relevant details, such as prototyping needs, production plans, and end uses. This helps us understand your project better and provide a more accurate quote.
Choose the Correct Process Type:
Process Selection: After uploading your file, select the correct process type from the dropdown menus (e.g., sheet metal, CNC turning, assembly) to ensure you receive the most accurate quote for your project
Experience it for Yourself—Try Our Online Portal Today
Using our online quoting portal at All Metals Fabricating is the quickest and most efficient way to get a precise quote for your project. By providing essential details upfront, submitting appropriate files, and choosing the correct process type, you streamline the quoting process and reduce potential delays. Our portal ensures your request instantly reaches our entire estimating team at our Texas sheet metal shop and that your data is automatically integrated into our quoting platform, speeding up the response time.
If your project requires a conversation, such as to address any DfM concerns, our team will reach out to be sure we have all of the information necessary to complete your quote.
Don’t miss out on the benefits of a faster, more accurate quoting experience. Try our portal today to see how quickly we can turn your project into reality. Request a quote and experience the difference for yourself!
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