CNC · Machining 
Machining — Milling & Turning
3- and 5-axis milling, turning, combined operations. Real cutting parameters, CAM simulation, tool and setup times — per machine in your digital twin.
SECTION 1 · HERO — Brand red as accent on key elements; charcoal grey as primary text. Subtle warm grey backgrounds throughout.
Made in Stuttgart For CNC job-shop manufacturers
Quoting software for manufacturing —
AI-powered, in minutes.
From CAD file to quote via drag & drop: goCAD calculates real machine run-times and produces a traceable quote — for machining, sheet metal and technical plastics.
✓ No credit card required ✓ GDPR-compliant from Germany ✓ Setup with personal onboarding
goCAD Calculator
Quoting
Parts
Assemblies
Cuts
Master data
Machine park
Material
CRM
Quotes
Customers
Quote
Workplan
Offer
Bearing_block_TECAPEEK
Ø 80 × 45 mm · qty 25
Calculated
Run-time
22:18 min
Material
TECAPEEK1000
Unit price
142.80€
Process stepTimeSetupCost
CNCMilling — DMG MORI NHX 5000 14:200:4578.40
CNCTurning — Hyundai L300 5:300:3032.10
2DWaterjet — Pre-cut 1:30—8.20
+Deburring · First-article inspection 0:58—4.80
Material TECAPEEK 1000——19.30
↑ CAD uploaded
AI Explainable AI
€ Quote in seconds
10–25 min
manual effort per part — today
40%
share of admin overhead in part cost
<5 min
time per part quote with goCAD
100%
traceable — every calculation explainable
SECTION 2 · PAIN — Real numbers from briefing.
What we see at job-shop manufacturers
The quoting phase is now the most expensive process in the shop.
Shrinking margins, smaller batch sizes, skills shortage — the conditions are getting tougher. Manual quoting can't keep up.
01 / Key-person dependency
Knowledge lives in single heads.
In most shops the managing director or a long-tenured employee does the quoting. When they retire — and that's often imminent — the knowledge walks out with them.
>50 years old — that's the typical age of the main estimator in German job shops.
02 / Effort per request
Every part costs 10–25 minutes.
Set up master data, inspect CAD, estimate the workplan, open Excel, apply markups. At 50 RFQs per week: over 20 hours of pure quoting.
40% of part cost today comes from administrative overhead — not from production itself.
03 / Margin under pressure
Only 1 in 5 quotes becomes an order.
With an average win rate of 20% (often only 10%), every quote must be fast, precise and reproducible. Excel doesn't scale.
10–20% quote-to-order win rate — and it keeps dropping at smaller batch sizes.
SECTION 3 · HOW IT WORKS — 3 steps with mini product UIs.
How goCAD works
From CAD to quote in three steps.
After a short setup — set up the machine park, optionally import training data — every quote follows the same flow.
i
Upload CAD data
STEP, DXF or PDF via drag & drop. goCAD analyzes the geometry, detects machining operations and identifies stock material automatically.
Drop your part here
.STEP · .DXF · .PDF · .IGES
Bearing_block_TECAPEEK.step ✓
ii
Calculate run-times
Per machine, with your real hourly rates. Cutting parameters, setup times and special processes are stored in the digital twin of your shop.
DMG MORI NHX 5000
CNC milling 14:20
CNC milling 14:20
Hyundai L300
CNC turning 5:30
CNC turning 5:30
Waterjet
Pre-cut 1:30
Pre-cut 1:30
Special processes
Deburring · FAI 0:58
Deburring · FAI 0:58
iii
Send the quote
Ready to email from the system, exportable as PDF/CSV or straight into your ERP. Templates are fully customizable — layout, text, languages.
QUOTE 2026-0142
Total 3.570,00 €
Email
PDF
→ ERP
SECTION 4 · USPs — Real differentiators from briefing.
What sets goCAD apart
One solution. Every process. From cut to assembly.
goCAD covers the entire manufacturing chain — not just the main operation. That's what sets it apart from specialized tools and pure AI platforms.
01
Plastics expertise
Robust models for TECAPEEK, TECAFORM and other technical plastics — with tuned, non-linear calculation parameters. Developed jointly with Ensinger.
02
Explainable AI
No black-box output. Every calculation is traceable — you see how a price is built and can adjust machines, materials and markups.
03
Assemblies & special processes
Tool cleaning, first-article inspection reports, packaging, assembly — all configurable as their own process steps. The whole manufacturing chain in one quote.
04
Nesting & layout
Gantry-mill nesting specifically for technical plastics. Remainder-sheet management, minimum spacing, tool radii — less waste, more accurate material costs.
05
2D processes built in
Waterjet, laser, gantry milling, bending and standard cuts with a dedicated configurator — in the same system as machining. No second tool.
06
CRM included
Customers, RFQs, quotes and versions in one place. Especially valuable for smaller shops without their own ERP — every transaction documented and findable.
Processes & Technologies
One platform for your entire production.
From CNC machining and sheet metal through to technical plastics — every process in one quote, on the same digital master data.
Sheet metal & 2D 
Sheet Metal & 2D Processes
Laser cutting, punching, bending — through to the complete assembly. Including nesting, scrap calculation and surface treatment in the same quote.
Technical plastics 
Machining Technical Plastics
TECAPEEK, TECAFORM, Lauramid & co. — with material-specific cutting parameters, sheet optimization and nesting. Developed with Ensinger, the leading supplier of technical plastics.
SECTION 6 · THREE PRODUCTS — Calculator (internal), Webshop (external), Microservices (API).
Three products · One platform
For your team. For your customers. For your systems.
goCAD Calculator as an internal tool. goCAD Webshop as an external ordering portal under your brand. goCAD Microservices as APIs to embed quoting into your own systems — all three running on the same calculation logic.
Internal · For your team
goCAD Calculator
Central quote calculation for sales and work preparation. With integrated CRM, version history and ERP connection.
- Drag & drop CAD upload (STEP, DXF, PDF)
- Run-time calculation per machine & material
- Assemblies, special processes & 2D operations
- Built-in CRM with quote history
External · For your customers
goCAD Webshop / Configurator
Your own ordering portal with automatic pricing — embedded in your website. Customers order without waiting for a quote.
- 24/7 ordering, no waiting time
- Automatic pricing on your own logic
- White-label in your brand design
- Full order processing integrated
API · For your systems
goCAD Microservices
Three REST APIs for CAD/CAM automation — embed directly into your ERP, PLM or own configurator. On request.
- STEP Reader · Geometry + technology from STEP
- PDF Reader · Dimensions, tolerances, GD&T from drawings
- Assembly Decomposer · BOM from STEP assembly
- Hosting in Germany · Self-hosting available
SECTION 7 · SOCIAL PROOF — Real Handtmann quote.
What our customers say
"Effort and processing time for quotes — significantly reduced."
"
At Handtmann Kunststofftechnik we produce complex turned and milled parts from the technical plastic Lauramid. Fast and precise quoting is critical for our business. With goCAD we were able to significantly reduce both the effort and the processing time required to create and send out our quotes.
10–25 → <5 min
time per part quote — before & after
100%
traceable — no black-box AI
3 in 1
machining, sheet metal, plastics — one platform
goCAD makes quoting significantly more efficient and reliable for us. The quoting process is built around very strong visualization, which makes verifying the results much easier. That includes, for example, quantity determination — especially via the nesting for sheet optimization.
Thomas Wenning
IT Manager
With the goCAD Webshop we offer our customers an efficient way to order parts from us. At the same time it gives us access to the fast-growing online business for machined parts.
Holger Völk
Managing Director
The tool is a revolution for our purchasing. By placing orders through the ordering portal we were able to significantly reduce our costs. We prefer to order from suppliers who offer this tool.
Albert Sauter
Managing Director
SECTION 9 · TRUST — Founder story is genuine differentiator.
From the industry, for the industry
Behind goCAD is a team that knows manufacturing.
Dr. Philipp Sauter grew up on the Schwäbische Alb in a family business. After studying mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen and a PhD in St. Gallen he joined TRUMPF — first as advisor to the CEO, later responsible for the digitalization of sheet-metal manufacturing in Ditzingen.
With goCAD he brings that experience to job-shop manufacturing — without the overhead of large ERP systems, without buzzwords. Hands-on, technical, traceable.
Academic
RWTH Aachen · St. Gallen
Experience
7+ years TRUMPF
Funding
BMBF · KI4KMU
Partners & Customers
Funded by
SECTION 10 · CONVERSION
Experience goCAD on your own parts.
Start a free trial or book a 30-minute demo with our team. We'll show you what your next quote would look like in goCAD.