Qualify
Pulls the forging process, material, heat-treatment condition, grain-flow notes, machining stock, annual quantity, and release schedule from the RFQ and drawing, then flags anything missing.
Forgepoint for forging shops
Quote forgings before your buyer moves on.
Frank pulls material, annual quantity, heat-treatment requirements, grain-flow notes, and machining stock from the RFQ and drawing. Frank checks those inputs against your tooling records, press or hammer limits, and pricing rules, then prepares a quote for review.
See the forging workflowSD
Sentry Driveline Systems
Ready to qualifyRFQ: Closed-die forged yoke, 4340 steel, 5,000 per year
Hi, need a quote for the attached closed-die yoke forging. Material is 4340 steel, quenched and tempered to 28-32 HRC. Grain flow must follow the part contour. Leave 0.060 in of machining allowance on the bore. Annual usage is 5,000, with 1,200 on the first release. Heat treatment must come from a Nadcap-accredited source. Please return pricing by the end of the week.
✓ yoke-forging-dwg.pdf✓ material-spec-4340.pdf✓ nadcap-requirements.pdf
How Frank handles the RFQ
From RFQ to quote in four steps.
Quote
Checks the RFQ against your tooling records, press or hammer limits, billet or bar cost, heat-treatment costs, and machining-allowance rules. Frank then sends the draft quote to your team for human approval.
Close
Builds a quote with tooling and piece prices, tracks whether the buyer opens it, and schedules follow-up.
Track
Logs the RFQ, drawings, material certs, and quote revisions in the systems your team already uses.
Forging context
Frank knows what to look for in a forging RFQ.
Frank checks each RFQ against the tooling, press or hammer, material, quality, and pricing rules you provide. If the process fit is not clear, Frank flags the job for estimator review.
Process and die
- Process route: open die, closed die, or upset
- Tooling status: new build or existing on file
- Billet and bar stock size and cut length
- Required load and envelope checked against press or hammer capability
Material and metallurgy
- Material grade and applicable specification
- Forging temperature range and grain-flow orientation
- Heat-treatment condition, hardness range, and case-depth requirements
- Machining stock and finished-part envelope
Quality and certification
- Nadcap requirements for heat treatment and other special processes
- Mechanical property and chemistry requirements
- Nondestructive testing (NDT) and inspection
- Material certs and lot traceability
Commercial and delivery
- Die cost, amortization, and ownership terms
- Piece price by volume band
- Freight terms and tooling or production lead time
- Annual quantity and release schedule
- 01Open-die, closed-die, and upset-forging processes
- 02Press tonnage and hammer energy range
- 03Material grades and billet stock forms
- 04Tooling records and new-tool lead time
- 05Heat-treatment processes and hardness ranges
- 06Nadcap accreditations and inspection capabilities
- 07Machining-stock standards
- 08Piece price by volume band
- 09Geographic footprint and freight lanes
Frank quotes based on your forge's actual capabilities.
Frank turns each RFQ into a reviewable draft quote by checking your tooling records, press and hammer limits, material and process rules, pricing inputs, and approved lead times.
FAQ
Questions from the quoting desk.
Does Frank replace our inside sales team?+
No. Frank assembles the RFQ, die and material check, and draft pricing so your desk focuses on judgment calls and the customer relationship.
Can Frank read material and heat-treatment requirements?+
Frank reads material and heat-treatment callouts and checks them against the approved grades and process rules you provide. Your estimator or metallurgist approves the quote.
Can it work with our die amortization and pricing model?+
Frank uses the tooling costs, piece-price bands, and approval limits your team sets.
What if the RFQ is missing critical requirements?+
Frank flags missing hardness, special-process, release-schedule, material, and inspection requirements, then drafts a customer question for review.
Does Frank replace our engineer?+
No. Frank assembles the drawing, material, tooling, and costing information. Engineers and estimators still make the process and approval decisions.
Can it handle new die builds versus existing tooling?+
Frank matches the part number and revision to tooling on file. If new tooling is required, it adds the tooling line item from your cost model and routes it for estimator approval.
Can we control what gets sent to a customer?+
Yes. Human approval rules control which quotes and messages are released.
