Machine Tool andManufacturing Modules

What Micro Estimating users say:

• Acme • Index MS• Brown & Sharpe • New Britain• Cam Swiss • Tornos SAS• Conomatic • Wickman• Davenport• Gildemiester• Greenlee

• CNC Turning • Multi and Live Axis • Multi-Tasking Mill/Turn Centers • CNC Machining Centers • Vertical/Horizontal•CNC Swiss Turning

CNC Machining

• Assembly • Painting• Bill of Materials • Radial Arm Drill Press• Boring Machine • Reciprocal Surface • Boring Mill/Boring Bar Grinding• Bridgeport • Rotary Surface Grinding

(CNC/Manual) • Rotary Transfer • Cylindrical Grinding Machine• Deburr: • Sawing- Circular/Band

Manual/Automated • Single Spindle Drill • Gear Hobbing Press• Gear Shaping • Spreadsheet• Gear Shaving • Stamping/Marking• Gun Drill • Standards Databases• Honing Machine • Straightening• Horizontal Broaching • Threading Machine• Inline Transfer Machine • Universal Milling• Inspection • Vertical Broaching• Lapping • Warner & Swasey • Manual Lathes Lathes• Multi Spindle Drill Press • Welding

General Manufacturing

Automatic Screw Machines

•Hand Fab Machines •Punch Press - 2nd Op•Jump Shear •Single Station Punch•Laser Cutting •Strip/Coil Punch Press•Nibbling Machine •Turret Punch•Oxy-fuel Cutting •Turret Punch w/Laser•Plasma Cutting •Turret Punch w/Plasma•Power Press Brakes •Water Jet Cutting•Power Shears

Fabrication

MicroEstimating

• Wire EDM

• Index GB• Multi and Live Axis • Multi-Tasking

Mill/Turn Centers

Conventional and

should cost.

Precision Estimating and Business Tools for Engineered Profits.

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“Customer support is excellent. Software is easy to use, fast, and very flexible as well as extremely accurate. Even with constant interruption, I am able to save the quote and get back to it at a later time. It has cut our quoting time by at least 50%.”

— General Manager, Contract Manufacturer Grand Rapids, MI

"Best Estimating software around. Easy to use, fast, saves hours of time estimating. Fantastic support over the phone. Great people to work with.”

— CEO, Global Manufacturer Carol Stream, IL, Shanghai, China

“The MSE software has saved us hours of quoting time. The best feature of the software is the accuracy of the time estimates.”

— President, Contract ManufacturerHoosick Falls, NY

“MicroEstimating software is a valuable tool to our Company. Using this software, we are able to provide quick and accurate estimates to our customers. Accuracy assures our profitability and predictability.”

— Estimator, Contract ManufacturerPelzer, SC

Micro Estimating Systems, Inc.250 Sunnyslope Road, Suite 300 Brookfield, WI 53005Phone: 262.860.0560Fax: 262.860.0561 E-Mail: sales@microest.comwww.microest.com

MICROEstimating Systems, Inc.

High Precision Business Tools TM

Improve Estimating Accuracy

Increase Profitability

Manufacturing Software Intelligence

Calculate Machine Specific Cycle Times.

Estimating accurate project cost is essential if a manufacturer wishes to remain both competitive and profitable. Estimates that are over priced result in lost opportunities and estimates that do not reflect real manufacturing costs lose money. Studies show it takes five profitable jobs to recoup the losses from just one under estimated project. Profitability begins with accurate and comprehensive estimating.

Micro Estimating increases profitability and accuracy from the minute you start using it. Whether you are an Original Equipment Manufacturer, Contract Manufacturer, Job Shop, or Tool and Die Manufacturer, our software system can be tailored to fit any estimating or costing requirements.

MicroEstimating consistently enhances its technology. For nearly three decades we have worked with leading Machine Tool builders, like; Acme, Okuma, and Cincinnati-Milacron. Our associations continue, with companies like Haas Automation and Mazak who use our software extensively at its North American headquarters and all its Technology Centers.

These relationships help ensure the system precisely emulates current and future manufacturing technologies.

Micro Estimating is an expert engineering system that contains databases of Materials, Machines, Factory Operations, Tooling, Purchased Parts, Outside Operations, Bill of Materials, Labor Rates, Burden Rates, Overheads, Selling Expenses, Markups, and Profit Margins. Our proprietary formulas determine value added and non-value added times and costs.

Feature Recognition Estimating

Integrated Bill of Materials

Engineered Profits

MicroEstimating's Interactive Feature Recognition technology calculates detailed manufacturing methods, and produces detailed layouts and routings derived from knowledge bases that incorporate hundreds of standards and proprietary formulas. Every variable is accounted for, like speed and feeds, tooling, horse power, torque, and idle times. Alternate manufacturing methods can be compared simultaneously for cost savings. Best Practices can be incorporated for optimization.

Robust and Intuitive Bill of Materials Multi-Level component listings Infinite Nesting of line items

The system contains a fully integrated Bill of Material application. Each Bill can be nested infinitely to handle any size assembly. They can contain purchased as well as manufactured parts. As prices or costs change, they are updated automatically with new pricing, or cost information. Importing a SolidWorks™ Bill of Material is a standard system function.

Customers consistently affirm that it's the best Bill of Materials they have ever used.

When used as intended, Micro Estimating's software becomes the nucleus of profitable manufacturing. It supports and empowers factory personnel with consistent, reliable, comprehensive, and accurate information for facilitating and enhancing productivity. The software creates a continuous improvement circle of profitability and productivity by unifying management, sales, design, purchasing, engineering, accounting, and manufacturing.

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Automate, Enhance, and Streamline • Estimating

• Should Cost • Process Engineering

• Cost Benefit Analysis • Best Practice Methods • Buy vs. Build Decisions

• Purchasing & Procurement • Design for Manufacturing (DFM)

• Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) • Method Analysis: Which Machine — How Much

Estimate does not mean“guess” anymore.

MicroEstimating: The nucleus ofprofitable manufacturing.

Cost estimating andManufacturing Process

Management

How it works3 Easy Steps:

Feature RecognitionFeature Recognition Estimating Automates the costing, and precisely calculates the manufacturing times of items manufactured on CNC equipment.

The material type and to quantity to estimate is selected.The 3D CAD drawing is loaded into the Software.*The machine type is selected for production.

The software interpolates the drawing, and produces Machine Specific engineered process plans with comprehensive times and cost.

3D Feature Recognition uses SolidWorks™* For 2D drawings, simply click on features to be cut using the built-in intelligent CAD system or our on screen smart digitizing.

1. 2. 3. Results:

Estimating directly from 2D and paper drawings is enhanced, with standard smart tools, digitizing, and user defined macros. The system will store families of parts, standard operations or a series of operations saving time when working on similar items.

Best In ClassMany companies do not rely on the quoting modules in their ERP or Accounting systems. These smart companies use MicroEstimating and then easily transfer all data to their Manufacturing ERP and Accounting Systems, via established interfaces, these include:

®• M1 by B&G

®• E2 by Shoptech

® • Vista and Vantage by Epicor

®• Exact-JobBoss

®• Global Shop Solutions

®• Infor Visual Enterprise

®• Made2 Manage

®• ProfitKey

®• Quick Books

• Realtrac™

... and others

CAD and CAM interfaces are currently available for SolidWorks™ and CAMWorks™. Check with us as we are always adding more.

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