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For machine shops, sheet metal shops and fabricators

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  1. Features found

    Read from bracket-rev-B.pdf

    • Holes, Ø6.54
    • Slot1
    • Bends, 90° up2
    • M4 studs2
    • 14 ga CRS, powder coat1

  2. Quote Q-1042

    Mounting bracket

    LineFrom the drawingEach at 50
    Material14 ga CRS$3.10
    Laser cutting4 holes, 1 slot$2.40
    Forming2 bends$1.65
    Hardware2 studs$1.10
    Powder coatingBlack$1.50
    Quantity1050100
    Unit price$18.40$9.75$7.90

    Sent to sam@customer.example

    1. Your ERP

      Quote and drawing saved

      Quote
      Q-1042
      Customer
      Sam
      Part
      Bracket, rev B
      At 50
      $487.50

      Synced

    2. Customer reply

      Reply from Sam Approved. PO 4471 for 50 pieces attached.

      Quote won

      50 pcs, $487.50

Answer every RFQ the moment it lands.

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Personalized to your standards

OneThou is set up on how your shop quotes: your machines, your rates, your margins. Every quote reads like your best estimator wrote it.

Drawing intelligence, with citations

Material, holes, bends, hardware and finish are extracted from every drawing, and every quote line cites the exact callout it came from.

Laser cutting cites 4× Ø6.5, sheet 1 Slot, sheet 1

Forming cites 2× bend up 90°

Prices on your numbers

Your work-centre rates, your material price list and your past quotes on similar parts. Change a rate once and every new quote follows.

Laser, 4 kW fibre
$165 / hr
Press brake
$95 / hr
14 ga CRS
$1.18 / lb
Margin, repeat customer
22%

Connects to your ERP

Won quotes go straight into your ERP as orders, or export in any format you need.

Q-1042SO-1187Synced

Export Excel CSV PDF

Every RFQ waits for the one person who can quote it.

In most shops one or two people can price a part from a drawing. They also run the floor, chase material and answer the phone. So drawings sit in the inbox, and the shop that answers first usually gets the job.

Inbox: quotes6 waiting
  • Dana, purchasingRFQ: mounting bracket Qty 10, 50 and 100, powder coated3 days
  • Marco, sourcingRFQ: valve body, 5-axis Drawing and model attached2 days
  • PriyaRFQ: platform frame weldment Four drawings, see BOM2 days
  • Dana, purchasingRe: RFQ: mounting bracket Any update on pricing?1 day
  • OwenQuote needed by Friday Cover plates, 6 part numbersToday
  • Jen, buyerRe: RFQ: gusset plate We went with another supplier, thanks.Lost

With OneThou, each one gets a draft quote in under a minute.

Under a minute
From RFQ drawing to draft quote.
51% vs 41%
New work won by shops that quote within a day, against slower shops. Modern Machine Shop, 2026
In production
Trusted by multiple manufacturers today.

Built for the way job shops quote

Every draft follows your routing and your rates, whatever the part.

  • Sheet metal shops

    Blank size and material from the drawing, laser or punch, brake setups and bends, hardware, welding and finishing.

  • Machine shops

    Stock and sawing, setup and run times for each operation, 3-axis against 5-axis, and outside processes like heat treat and plating.

  • Fabricators

    Weldments and assemblies from the drawing's bill of materials: cutting, fit-up, welding, grinding, coating and outside services.

We work with shops anywhere, from our base in the Greater Toronto Area. In Ontario, we set up in person at your shop.

How it starts

  1. Book a demo.
  2. We go over the exact details with you.
  3. We set up your quoting around your shop.

Questions shops ask

What does OneThou do?

We set up RFQ quoting for machine shops, sheet metal shops and fabricators. Your customer's PDF drawing goes in and a draft quote comes back in under a minute: the operations with setup and run times, the material, any outside services, and a price at each quantity break. Your estimator checks it, edits any line and sends it.

Does it price at my rates or someone else's?

Yours. Every setup is built on your shop's own work centres, hourly rates, material prices, markups and quantity breaks. The draft decides what work the part needs; the price is then worked out from your numbers, line by line, so you can see where every dollar comes from.

Do I need a 3D model, or is a PDF drawing enough?

A PDF drawing is enough. Most RFQs arrive as PDF prints, so that is what the drafts are built from: the title block, material and finish callouts, dimensions, holes, bends, hardware, notes and the bill of materials on an assembly drawing.

Does a person still review every quote?

Yes. A draft is a starting point for your estimator, not a quote sent on its own. They can change any operation, time, rate, material or markup, and every change is saved in the quote's history. Approved quotes can be added as examples for future drafts.

What happens with an unusual part?

The draft shows what it read off the drawing and why it chose each operation, alongside similar parts from your own history. When a part is unusual your estimator corrects the draft. Corrections are kept with the quote, and approved ones can be added as examples so similar parts come out closer next time.

How long does setup take?

It depends on how your shop quotes today. We go over your operations, rates, price list and a set of your past quotes with you, then build your setup around them. You see drafts of your own parts before you decide anything.

Does it work with my ERP or my spreadsheet?

Each quote exports to Excel or CSV, so it can go into your quote template, your spreadsheet or your ERP's import. If you need a closer link with your ERP, we go over it during setup.

Can it handle ITAR or controlled parts?

Tell us about controlled or ITAR work before setup. We'll go over how those drawings have to be handled in your shop and whether they should go through the system at all.

What does it cost?

It is priced per shop, based on how many quotes you send and how much setup your shop needs. A demo is free and commits you to nothing; we go over the price with you before you decide.

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