Many purchases of sheet metal parts still work as they did 30 years ago: a PDF drawing by email, three days waiting for the quotation, follow-up questions because the project is already pressing. This friction bothered us just as much as our customers. That is why our shop calculates the price directly from your CAD file.
Problem
The problem: the quotation takes longer than production
A laser part is often cut in minutes. The quotation for it, however, takes days: someone opens the drawing, measures, calculates, writes an email. If a dimension is missing, the round starts again.
For you this means: you wait for a number before you can even decide. And the project waits too.
Cause
The cause: people re-enter data that is already in the file
Contour, holes, bends, material thickness: everything that determines the price is already in your CAD file. In the classic process, a person reads this data and types it in again. This costs time and creates errors.
Remember: The file already contains everything needed for the price. Someone just has to read it directly.
Solution
The solution: upload the file, get the price instantly, order online
On mvg-frankfurt.de you upload your file and see the price after a few seconds. At the same time, the system checks whether the part can be made and states the delivery date.
- Formats: STEP (.step, .stp) for 3D parts, including bent parts. DXF, AI and EPS for flat laser parts.
- Manufacturability: the shop checks hole diameters, webs, distances to the bend and the size immediately. If something does not fit, it states what to change.
- Price and date: net and gross, with a date for each delivery time level. No registration needed.
- No file? In the part designer you draw the part in the browser, also with an instant price.
- After payment, an online order usually goes into our production in Frankfurt without any further approval.
In practice
How to get the most out of it
A few tips so that the price comes immediately.
- Save the file in millimetres and export only the part, without frame and title block.
- For DXF, state the sheet thickness. For STEP, the shop reads it from the file.
- Parts with a block in the check get no instant price. We then calculate them by hand, usually by the next working day.
- You add threads and countersinks directly at the item.
At a glance
- File in mm, only the part, no drawing frame
- Material and thickness selected
- Check without a block
- Delivery time level selected in the basket
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Frequently asked questions
Which file formats can I upload?
STEP (.step, .stp) for 3D parts, including bent parts. DXF, AI and EPS for flat laser parts. For DXF, AI and EPS you state the sheet thickness.
Do I have to register to see a price?
No. You see the price, manufacturability and date without an account. You only enter your details when you order.
What happens if the shop shows no instant price?
Then the check has found something we need to look at. We calculate the part by hand and usually get back to you by the next working day.
From what quantity is it worthwhile?
From 1 piece. You see the price for any quantity immediately when you change the number of pieces.