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Email to quote · Manufacturing
Turn RFQ emails into manufacturing quotes automatically
With Email to Quote, you forward an RFQ email with its attachments to your quote inbox and SeekMake creates a draft quote for you to review. Your estimator checks the price and sends it instead of building it from scratch.
Plenty of buyers will never use a web form. They send an email with a few attachments and a line asking for a price on fifty pieces. In a multi-process shop, someone then has to open each file, decide the process and rebuild the request by hand. Forwarding that email instead gives your estimator a draft to check, not a blank page.
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Key factsLast updated
- Built for
- Job shops and contract manufacturers
- Customers upload
- STEP, STL, DXF and more
- Price follows
- Your rates, setup and margins
- Input
- An RFQ email with attached files
- Output
- A draft quote to review
- Your role
- Check and send
The problem
RFQs still arrive by email
Email RFQs todaycopy, paste, price
- Download every attachment
- Open each file and measure it
- Type the quote line by line
- Send it back days later
Email to Quotedraft ready to review
- Forward the email to your quote inbox
- Files are read and priced with your rules
- A draft quote appears in your dashboard
- Review, adjust and send
Demo
See SeekMake in action
Watch a customer upload files, get prices and check out, then see the order arrive in the shop’s dashboard.
How it works
From inbox to draft quote
Customers who prefer email keep emailing. Your team stops retyping.
- 01ForwardSend the RFQ email to your SeekMake quote inbox.
- 02DraftA draft quote is created from the attached files.
- 03SendReview the price, adjust it and send it to the customer.
Fully customizable
A quote widget that looks and works like your website
Choose what customers fill in and what they can pick, then style it to match your site. Your customers never see the SeekMake name.
- Input fields
- Options customers can pick
- Post-processing
- Finishes
- Certifications
- Colours
- Layout
- Design and fonts
100% white labelYour logo, your colours and your domain on the widget, the customer portal, emails, quotes and invoices.
Your shopassembly_parts.zip
Ready to price4/4
- File format
- Part size
- Wall thickness
- Manufacturability
Process
CNC machining
Material
Steel S235
Finish
Powder coat, black
Inspection
Dimensional report
Certification
Certificate of conformity
€1,860.00
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Example widget. Prices are illustrative.
Your pricing rules
Price manufacturing the way your estimator does
These are the inputs you control. Example values are for illustration only.
MaterialMaterial costPrice per kg, per sheet or per bar for every material you stock
TimeMachine timeCalculated from the part geometry and your hourly rate per machine
SetupSetup per jobA fixed charge spread over the quantity ordered
FinishFinishesCoating, plating, painting or polishing, each with its own price
MarginMarginsYour margin per process, material or customer group
QtyQuantity breaksLower unit prices as quantity goes up
Customer portal
Customers track every quote and order themselves
Each customer gets a portal on your domain with their quotes, orders, invoices and messages, so they stop emailing you for status updates.
- 01Quotes saved automaticallyEvery upload becomes a quote the customer can reopen, edit and order later.
- 02Order status and chatProduction status and a message thread on each order.
- 03Invoices and receiptsDocuments generated from the order, in your branding.
Grow your sales
Features that help you win more orders
Instant prices bring the requests in. These features turn more of them into paid orders.
See who viewed the quote
Know when a customer opens a quote, so you follow up at the right moment.
Customer portal
Customers reopen quotes, reorder and track production without emailing you.
File repair
Broken meshes are fixed automatically, so fewer quotes stall on a bad file.
Email to quote
Forward an RFQ email and a draft quote is created for you to review.
Discounts and coupons
Offers for new customers, repeat buyers or large orders.
And more: order tracking, analytics, custom emails and online payments.
Not sure it fits your shop?Book a discovery call. We look at your process, your pricing and your website together.
Comparison
Manual RFQ handling vs Email to Quote
| Comparison | Manual handling | SeekMake |
|---|---|---|
| Attachments | Downloaded one by one | Read automatically |
| Pricing | Calculated by hand | Your rules applied |
| Quote creation | Typed line by line | Draft created for you |
| Time to respond | Hours or days | Minutes |
| Quote history | In email | Saved in your dashboard |
Time saved
What instant quoting saves your shop
Hours saved per month
55 h
Cost saved per month
€2,468
Assumes about 1 minute to review each automatic quote and 4.33 weeks per month. Change the sliders to match your shop.
Back office
Everything after the order, in the same place
Orders and customer chat
Each order carries its files, price breakdown, delivery date and a thread with the customer.
Production board
Jobs move from quote to production to shipping, grouped by status and machine.
Work orders
Printable instructions with part, material, quantity and inspection fields.
Reports
Revenue, orders, quote-to-order rate and visitors in one view.
CustomersDiscounts and couponsShipping rulesMachinesMaterialsCustom emailsJob queuePayments: card, PayPal, bank transfer
Integrations
Works with the tools you already use
FAQ
Questions shops ask before switching
Do my customers need to change anything?
No. They keep emailing RFQs. You forward them to your quote inbox.
Is the draft sent automatically?
No. The draft waits in your dashboard so you can check and adjust it before sending.
Which files can be attached?
The same STEP, STL, DXF and more files your website widget accepts.
Where do drafts from forwarded emails appear?
They are created in SeekMake as draft quotes for review, so your team checks them before anything goes to the customer.
Can I change the price in a draft?
Yes. The draft is a starting point; your estimator reviews it and adjusts anything before sending.
Which files can customers upload?
STEP, STL, DXF and more files. The part is checked and measured automatically when it is uploaded.
How much does SeekMake cost?
There is a free plan to start. Paid plans add more features, lower fees on online orders and priority support.
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