In this episode of MACHINE SHOP TALK, Ian Sandusky from Lakewood Machine & Tool is covering one of the biggest challenges in manufacturing: figuring out what a job is actually worth.

Velocity CNC, a machine shop focused on prototypes and quick-turnaround work, faced a significant barrier to their growth: a manual quoting process that was inefficient and led to missed business opportunities.

A shop can have the right machines, people and capacity — and still lose the job. The reason may be quoting speed. This AI tool is built to close that gap.

Industry Quoting 2.0: Harnessing AI for Fast Manufacturing Solutions, with Alex Huckstepp of Uptool

This Startup Makes Machine Shops More Competitive

How Uptool is Rewiring the Way American Shops Quote

Why Slow Quoting Processes are Holding Manufacturers Back

“I wouldn't be able to go back to Excel and my old caveman way of quoting” - Nick Heys, Owner of Valence Precision

Meet Uptool: The AI Startup Quietly Transforming American Manufacturing

This episode covers the evolution of additive and subtractive technologies