The Wire Harness
Quoting Platform
From drawing to customer ready quotes in days not weeks.
Cableteque Automates Key Stages to Cut Quote Turnaround Time
Wire harness quoting has never been a simple process. Customer drawings arrive in all forms, components need to be sourced from multiple distributors, labor has to be estimated operation by operation, and the final quote has to be accurate enough to protect your margin. Cableteque automates key stages so your team spends less time on data entry and more time on the work that actually requires their expertise.
The average harness manufacturer takes 1-3 weeks to turn around a quote. Cableteque customers do it in 1-3 days
The four stages of harness quoting — automated
Cableteque automates the manual parts of how your team already quotes. No reformatting, no migration, no replacing systems that work. Just less data entry, more wins.
Upload a drawing. Get a BOM in minutes.
Stop manually typing BOMs into excel or ERP. Cableteque's AI reads every BOM, connector table, wire list, and note — and generates a structured quoting BOM in minutes.
- Accepts any drawing format — PDF, TIFF, Excel, XML
- Auto-detects BOMs, connector tables, wire lists, callouts next to part numbers, and notes
- Flags unrecognized items for review before you proceed
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Handles multi-assembly quotes from a single upload
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Real-time sourcing. Automatically selected based on your strategy.
Cableteque pulls real-time pricing from your ERP, distributors, and manufacturers — then selects the best option based on your sourcing strategy. No spreadsheets. No manual lookups.
- 20+ supplier and distributor integrations out of the box
- APIs with suppliers pull your contract pricing
- Best vendor for each material automatically selected based on your preferences
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One-click requotes
Upload your template once. Cableteque does the rest.
Every crimp, solder, cut, and routing step — counted automatically from the drawing. Cableteque reads your customer's drawing, counts every operation like an engineer, and fills out your existing labor template automatically.
- Works with your existing labor template — no reformatting, no migration, no retraining your team
- Intelligently counts every operation from the drawing
- Consistent across every estimator on your team
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Cableteque vs PCB Platforms
CalcuQuote, Breadboard, and similar platforms work for PCBs — but wire harness quoting has fundamentally different requirements that they can't meet.
For wire harnesses
Every cost calculated. One click to send to send a quote.
Cableteque pulls in material costs, labor, overhead, and additional line items automatically from the previous stages. Adjust your markup and export a customer-ready quote without touching another spreadsheet.
- Full cost breakdown in one view
- Batch pricing across multiple quantities calculated simultaneously
- Markup and margin methods configurable per quote
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One-click export, ready to send directly to your customer
From 1–3 weeks down to 1–3 days
Handle more RFQs with the same team
AI extracts BOMs from drawings instantly
Connects to the systems you already use.
Cableteque integrates with your ERP and preferred distributors — so pricing and inventory data flows in automatically, without manual data entry.
Built for defense and aerospace.
Cableteque meets the security and compliance requirements of the most demanding wire harness programs — with no IT involvement required to get started.
CMMC & FedRAMP Compliant
Cableteque is pursuing FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency — the security standard required for cloud service providers handling CUI or CDI.
Your data stays yours
Customer drawings are processed, not stored. Your pricing and BOMs are encrypted, protected, and never shared. We sign a mutual NDA. Nothing you upload is ever used to train AI models.
Government-grade infrastructure
All data for government customers is hosted on AWS GovCloud. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit. MFA is standard on every government account.
Wire harness shops that quote faster and win more business
"It’s astonishing how quickly our metrics changed. 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, even during our busiest months."
“As product development cycles continue to accelerate, the need for faster quoting and launch timing has become increasingly critical. This partnership with Cableteque reinforces our commitment to engineering excellence by integrating intelligent automation that delivers measurable value to our customers.”
"The proof is in the pudding. When you actually use it and recognize what it will do, you won't need me to tell you. You'll be able to see it. We thought we heard about what it would do, and we just sat and thought, 'No, it really can't do all that.' And when it could, it blows your mind away."
Manual processes, spreadsheets, and days of waiting on distributors. Every slow quote is a lost opportunity.
1-3 Week Turnaround
Complex quotes drag on for weeks. Customers send RFQs to three manufacturers — the slowest one loses.
Manual BOM Extraction
Quoters spend 30–45 minutes hand-transcribing every part number from PDF drawings into Excel. Error-prone and tedious.
Waiting on Distributors
Email RFQs to 5 distributors per component. Wait 1–3 days per response. Follow up. Start over.
Knowledge Constraint
Your best estimator knows what's missing from a drawing. When they leave, so does that knowledge.
Margin Erosion
Rushed quotes mean missed components and underestimated labor. You win the job and lose money on it.
Can't Scale Capacity
Quoting runs through one or two people. To quote more, you need to hire — and you can't find them.
The Numbers Speak for Themselves
How Cableteque Cuts Quote Turnaround Time
Cableteque automates key stages of the quoting process and is designed specifically for how wire harnesses are actually built and quoted.
Without Cableteque
Receive RFQ
Customer sends PDF drawings.
BOM Extraction (30-45 mins)
- Quoter manually reads PDF drawing
- Transcribes every part number, length, and quantity into Excel
- Prone to data entry errors
- Repeat for every assembly in the quote package
BOM Completion (15-120 mins)
Same as before
Material Sourcing (3-7 days)
- Email RFQs to 1-5 distributors for every component
- Wait for responses (distributors take 1-3 days to respond, sometimes longer)
- Manually compare pricing across suppliers
- Check availability and lead times
- Update Excel with the best offer Follow up on non-responses, send reminder emails
Labor Estimation (30-120 mins)
- Manually count operations from drawing
- Fill out labor template with operation quantities
- Tedious, manual counting work
Quote Finalization (15-30 mins)
- Add material + labor costs in Excel
- Add excess costs (tariff, tooling, testing, margin)
- Apply margin
- Format into a presentable quote and send to the customer
With Cableteque
Receive RFQ
Customer sends PDF drawings as usual. Nothing changes on their end.
BOM Extraction (2 mins)
- Drag and drop PDF into Cableteque
- Cableteque automatically extracts all part numbers, quantities, and specifications
- Structured BOM generated instantly
- Handles multiple assemblies in one upload
BOM Completion (15-120 mins)
Same as before
Material Sourcing (2 mins)
- Real-time pricing pulled from distributor APIs
- Uses customer's negotiated rates (not generic market data)
- Optimizes for best price or best lead time
- Instant availability and MOQ checks No waiting for distributor responses
Labor Estimation (5 mins)
- Pre-configured templates with customer's time standards
- System auto-populates operation counts based on BOM (50-70% autocompletion)
- Quoter reviews and adjusts if needed
- Manual override for custom situations
Quote Finalization (5 mins)
- Material + labor aggregated automatically
- Add excess costs and margin
- Export quote in customer format
- Send to customer
Ready to quote faster
and win more business?
Book a 30-minute demo. See a quote built live from your own drawings.
No commitment required - ITAR - CMMC compliant - Onboard in under a week
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Up and running in weeks, not months
Cableteque's team handles setup and configuration. You don't need an IT project — just a project implementer on your side.
System Configuration
- Time Frame: 1-30 days
- Parties Involved: Project Implementer
- What happens: The Cableteque Team will customize system setup to your needs
Training
- Time Frame: 1 week
- Parties Involved: Project Implementer, Super User(s)
- What happens: A week-long training (1hour per day) to teach the system to your team
Continued Support
- Time Frame: 3 weeks
- Parties Involved: Project Implementer, Super User(s)
- What happens: Continued training and support, alongside weekly check-ins
System Configuration
- Time Frame: 45/90 days
- Parties Involved: Executive Management, Project Implementer
- What happens: 45/90 day reviews with the executive team to align on progress
Frequently asked questions
What is the Cableteque Quoting Platform?
Cableteque is the only purpose-built wire harness quoting and estimating platform for wire harness and cable assembly manufacturers, enabling them to turn around quotes more quickly, increase win rates, and boost margins.
Is Cableteque compliant with ITAR and CMMC
Cableteque is registered as an ITAR-compliant company. We offer an ITAR-compatible deployment in Amazon GovCloud (US), ensuring that only US citizens can access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
We are also actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 Level 2 and SOC 2 compliance. Our infrastructure is built on AWS GovCloud and follows strict security controls, including encryption, access management, and continuous monitoring to protect sensitive customer data
How much does the Cableteque Quoting Platform cost?
Cableteque is priced based on the number of assemblies quoted and the number of users. Book a meeting with sales, and we can discuss the best package for you.
Do you have a solution for OEMs
We are currently focused on the quoting solution for contract manufacturers. In the near future, we will release an application specifically for OEMs.