Uptooling USA Manufacturers
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There are a lot of things that small high mix US manufacturers have to do right to compete and win today. Some are difficult. Some are controversial. But some are just clear and easy (with the right solutions like Uptool). Quote more, and quote fast. Increase your win rate for the right jobs.
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Big thanks to @develop3d for featuring Uptool in their D30 list!
"Designed to bring small- and medium-scale manufacturing ‘shop operations into the modern era, Uptool’s AI quoting software can be implemented in an hour with no upfront costs. Users can cut the time spent quoting jobs down from hours to minutes, resulting in winning more business and increasing productivity. AI automatically extracts and organises emails, CAD, engineering drawings, BOMs while material and operations calculators provide estimates.
With design and engineering companies bringing more manufacturing hardware inhouse, Uptool might be the solution to build it out as an external offering and profit from any downtime."
Check out the full list here: develop3d.com/the-d3d-30#UPT…
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Sadly most metal suppliers will give you a much better price over email than their instant portal
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more metal
We built the Google Flights of Metal - a free tool that scans availability and pricing across a dozen online metal distributors in one click. We hope it saves you time and money. Let us know what you think: uptool.com/materials
@noxmetals @zanehengsperger
We built the Google Flights of Metal - a free tool that scans availability and pricing across a dozen online metal distributors in one click. We hope it saves you time and money. Let us know what you think: uptool.com/materials
@noxmetals @zanehengsperger
Uptool is accelerating metal finishers now too! Arnold’s in Santa Clara quotes hundred or parts per week, quickly and accurately, with Uptool
💥 Uptool Customer Spotlight 💥
Jose Negrete, Production Manager at Arnold's Metal Finishing in Santa Clara, CA
"We cut our quoting time in half using Uptool to estimate hundreds of parts per week. This helps us be more responsive and accurate for our customers and win more work"
Learn more about Arnold's Metal Finishing and include them on your next RFQ: arnoldmetalfinishing.com/
in San Jose area looking to meet machine shops or buyers? Join us November 6! uptool.com/bbq
Come join us for BBQ and beer on November to talk about how Uptool can modernize your machine shop! Learn more at Uptool.com/bbq
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Comparing the top quoting solutions for machine and fab shops. Uptool vs Paperless Parts vs AMFG: uptool.com/resources/uptool-…
Great partners! Jake Holliday Jeff Schaden Absolute Machining LLC
💥Uptool Customer Spotlight💥
Jake Holliday, Engineer at @AbsMachiningLLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
"...it helps us save significant time on quoting by automating key processes and keeping all the info we need in one easy-to-use screen.
Our process is more efficient now, so we can spend less time building quotes and more time supporting our customers."
Learn more about @AbsMachiningLLC and include them on your next RFQ: absolutemachiningllc.com
PSA for US manufacturers: Tesla is the most valuable auto company (arguably robotics and communications too). SpaceX took aerospace. Now Anduril is taking defense. Century old Legacy industrial companies couldn’t move fast enough. Classic innovators dilemma. US manufacturing is struggling to keep pace with demand from these next gen hardware companies. And they have all the money. If their supply chain becomes a bottle neck they’ll vertically integrate. Speed and differentiated capability has never been more critical. You’re not only competing with other manufacturers now. You’re competing with your customers. Remove friction and invest in automation and speed. Or they will.
It’s been great to partner with Robert Beil and A&R. They quote a lot, they quote fast, and they quote competitively. Hit them up if you need laser cutting in LA area
💥 Uptool Customer Spotlight 💥:
Robert Beil, Owner of A & R Laser in Los Angeles, CA
"Uptool speeds up our quoting and keeps everything in one place.
It automatically pulls in the files and fills in the information from drawings, CAD, and emails...
The nesting helps us see how much material the parts will use, and easily adjust the quoted material based on exact usage..."
Learn more about A&R Laser and include them on your next RFQ: anrlaser.com
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Ever spent an afternoon looking for that quote you did last year for the part you could swear was almost identical to the one your customer is asking you to quote now? In Uptool you can search for similar geometries that you’ve quoted before and import the old estimate into the new one.
Some investors are betting billions that the future of American manufacturing is massive, highly automated, copy/paste Soviet-style factories.
I'm betting on the tens of thousands of small, specialized machine shops that already exist, have paid off capex, and proven they can make the parts.
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Huge thanks to @fictiv and @MisumiUSA_IT for inviting us to speak on the panel at the U.S. Manufacturing Revitalization Summit. It was great to join industry leaders to discuss the future of US machine shops and high mix domestic manufacturing!
