Your foundry is built to pour metal.
Not chase RFQs.
Forgepoint reads the 3D model, identifies the alloy, applies your machining and freight logic, and gets a quote back in hours — so your estimators can focus on the jobs that actually need them.
Sound familiar?
Days — or weeks — to get a quote out the door
The first foundry to respond wins about half the time. Most shops are quoting in days. The bigger the job, the longer it sits. Your best opportunities go to whoever answered first.
Every RFQ is a half-day of manual lookups
Casting weight. Alloy. Machining. Tooling. Freight. Yield loss. Your estimator opens the 3D model, opens four spreadsheets, opens the vendor portal — and an afternoon is gone before a single number lands on the page.
No visibility for leadership
RFQs live in inboxes and spreadsheets. Nobody upstairs has a real view of what's quoted, what's pending, what's won, or what's leaking through the cracks.
One missed cost factor kills the margin
Forgot to add tooling amortization. Underpriced the freight on a 4,000 lb casting. Missed the secondary machining op. One miss on one quote can wipe out the margin on the whole job.
See how Forgepoint handles a foundry RFQ
Mark Davis, Buyer
RFQ — Pump housing casting (qty 50)
- Qty: 50 / yr, A356-T6 aluminum
- ~18 lb finished, full machining
- Tooling cost called out separately
- Ship to Houston, TX
AI Inside Sales Rep
DRAWING ANALYSIS: GPS-HSG-2204
Material: A356-T6 aluminum (sand-cast)
Flat size: 14" x 9" x 6.5"
Operations:
- Sand mold, T6 heat treat
- CNC machining (4 surfaces)
- PT inspection, freight
| OPERATION | PER UNIT |
|---|---|
| Tooling (pattern + core box) | $11,400 NRE |
| Casting (18 lb + yield) | $58.40 |
| Heat treat (T6) | $7.20 |
| Machining (4 surfaces) | $42.80 |
| Inspection + freight | $10.60 |
| Unit cost | $119.00 |
| Total (Qty 50 / yr) | $5,950 + $11,400 tooling |
Lead time: 10-12 wks first article, 4-6 wks production
Quote Sent
Quote for the pump housing (P/N: GPS-HSG-2204):
- Tooling (one-time): $11,400
- Unit price (qty 50): $119.00
- Lead time: 10-12 wks first article
Priced as sand-cast. Happy to run permanent-mold alternate.
- Heritage Foundry
3D model analyzed and quote delivered in 18 minutes.
Your AI Estimator, working 24/7
Reads the model + drawings
Pulls geometry, dimensions, tolerances, and surface callouts from 3D models (STEP, STP) and 2D drawings. Identifies alloy, finished weight, machining requirements, and inspection notes.
Applies your costing logic
Calculates casting cost using your alloy pricing, yield assumptions, and pour rate. Layers in machining, heat treat, inspection, tooling amortization, and freight — using your formulas, not generic benchmarks.
Routes for approval
Sends the draft quote to your team for review. Your estimators approve, adjust, or let Forgepoint send routine quotes directly to the customer once your thresholds are set.
- 5-10 days to turn around a quote
- Half a day of estimator time per RFQ
- RFQs tracked in inboxes and spreadsheets
- Margin killed by one missed cost factor
- Growth capped by quoting capacity
- Same-day quotes, often within hours
- Estimators focused on the complex, strategic jobs
- Every quote logged in one searchable system
- Every cost factor applied, every time
- Quote 3-5× the volume without hiring
~50%
Of jobs go to the first foundry to quote
Speed isn't a tiebreaker. It's the qualifier.
4+ hours
Estimator time on a typical foundry RFQ
Most of it is lookups your senior people shouldn't be doing
30 days
From kickoff to your first AI-drafted quote
Most foundries are live in a month
Connects to the systems you already run
Up and running in 30 days. No rip-and-replace.
- Pulls your alloy pricing, yield, and machining rates
- Applies tooling amortization and freight logic the way you do
- Logs every quote, every revision, every win-loss reason
Synchro
Odyssey
Epicor
SAP
Netsuite
Frequently asked questions
Stop losing jobs to foundries that quote faster.
See how Forgepoint handles a foundry RFQ. 15 minutes. No commitment.