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From RFQ to customer-ready quote
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BOM & wire list creation
Automatically build a BOM and wire list from customer drawings
The moment an RFQ arrives, forward the email or upload the package. Cableteque AI processes the entire quote package and hands engineering a finished BOM, a from-to wire list and a short list of review items to close out with Cableteque AI.
- Any format, including PDF, TIFF, Excel, XML and native CAD exports
- Edit the BOM and wire list like a spreadsheet, or let Cableteque AI resolve review items
- Wire lengths, tubes, tapes and coverings calculated; terminals, seals and plugs auto-picked
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Material sourcing
Source materials without the email and phone chase
Cableteque prices every part across every source you buy from, then picks the best offer based on your purchasing rules. No spreadsheets, and no phone and email chase.
- Live APIs with 30+ distributors at your contract pricing
- Your ERP inventory, Excel price lists and supplier RFQs read by Cableteque AI
- Best offer chosen on price, availability, lead time and MOQ
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Labor estimation
Your labor template, filled in automatically
Your work centers, operations and time standards load as-is. Cableteque counts operations from the BOM and wire list the way your engineers do and fills 60–80% of your template automatically.
- Your template as-is, no reformatting
- Engineers adjust only the operations that need judgment
- Consistent across every estimator
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Quote finalization
Set your margins. Send the quote.
Material and labor costs combine into one quote for every quantity break. Apply your markups or an overall margin and send a customer-ready PDF.
- Every quantity break priced at once
- Material and labor markups, or one overall margin
- Quote and cost data synced to your ERP or CRM
The engine behind every Cableteque quote
AI built for wire harnesses
Cableteque AI reads the whole quote package including information on and off the drawing, and creates a BOM, a wire list and a short list of review items.
10 million parts. 2 million with full datasheet detail.
Cableteque Component Library knows what every part is, what its attributes are, which cavity components work with it, what it mates with, and what tooling it needs. Maintained by dozens of librarians.
Every major distributor, at your negotiated price
Cableteque's material sourcing connects with 30+ distributors using your own API keys so you get your contract prices, plus your ERP inventory, Excel price lists and supplier RFQs read by Cableteque AI. The best offer is picked automatically.
“I could probably do five times as many quotes as we're doing now without needing to hire additional people.”
We were quoting on average a week to week-and-a-half turnaround on an average size package. It's honestly two to three days using Cableteque.
“On one quote alone, Cableteque saved me about 18 hours of work.”
I feel more confident in the pricing because I can see the exact number. Customers have told us our pricing is more competitive.
“What we like best about Cableteque is their outstanding commitment to customer success, training, and continuous learning.”
We see significant potential for improving quoting efficiency, reducing variability in labor estimates, and establishing a more repeatable, data-driven approach to costing.
Read on G2 →“Cableteque has transformed the way we at Nortech approach the quoting process.”
The software’s ability to quickly process drawings, identify material requirements, and enable faster quote development has been a major advantage for our team. … Overall, their support model is among the best I’ve experienced in my career.
Read on G2 →“We’ve almost doubled our wire harness production, and I’m still managing with what I have.”
Before Cableteque, I spent hours a week just doing quoting. Now I can get through and get the stuff done that I need done with just a little bit each day.
“It's not uncommon to do a quote on the same day that we receive it.”
We used to turn down a lot of RFQs. Now we just turn those in one to two days, and we can compete in those types of RFQs. More swings at the plate potentially get you more base hits.
“Quotes that used to take weeks are now done in days, and we’ve already won new business because we can respond faster.”
Before Cableteque, a normal quote took at least five days, and when things got busy, the queue could mean waiting a month just for a quote. Now, we’ve cut that time in half, and the backlog is gone.
“Auto conversion of drawings to API fillable BOM that populates prices and options and labor costing.”
Quotes taking too long do not get bid successfully and speeding up the process
Read on G2 →“This is a transformation in how we collaborate with customers.”
Together, we're unlocking new levels of responsiveness and transparency that align with the pace of today's innovation.
Read the case study →The quote is just the start
Cableteque Quote connects to the work that comes before and after it, so your quote data keeps working long after the quote is sent. Both are available as add-ons.
