For machine shops in Canada
CNC quoting software for Canadian machine shops
Spindlewise is quoting software for small CNC machine shops in Canada: prices from your own machine rates and the customer's 3D model, a link the buyer can accept with their PO number, and a record of which jobs made money. It is set up for Canada from the moment you choose your country.
Set up for Canada
- CAD for every rate, price and quote.
- GST at 5% on the quote, with your BN on the PDF. Tax is added to the price, never mixed into your costs.
- Millimetres and kilograms; you can switch in Settings. The engine always calculates the same way, so a price does not change with the units.
- Your province sets GST or HST on the quote (13% HST in Ontario, 14 to 15% in the Atlantic provinces) and the time zone.
- Starting figures typical for small shops in Canada, to replace with your own: an operator at about C$45 an hour with on-costs, a 3-axis mill at about C$80 an hour before labour, a CNC lathe at about C$70.
What a quote looks like
The example on our home page is a 6061-T6 sensor bracket with a clear anodise. With those typical figures for Canada, Spindlewise prices it at C$111.24 each for 10 and C$69.70 each for 100, and shows every line behind the price: material, setup, cycle time, labour, programming spread over the order, the anodiser's minimum charge, overhead and margin.
From the request to the finished job
- Quote from the customer's 3D model and drawing: smallest blank, holes, slots and pockets, threads and tight tolerances.
- Send a link the buyer can accept with their quantity and PO number, from any phone.
- Job travellers and time logging on the floor, without prices.
- See which jobs made money, by customer, process and quantity.
Into your accounts
Won quotes export to QuickBooks Online and Xero, or to CSV for anything else, with the buyer's PO number on each invoice.
Pricing in CAD
Shop is C$139 a month for up to 5 people; Pro is C$279 a month for your whole team, with the customer-facing tools. Prices are before GST. Every new workspace starts with 30 days of Pro, free, with no card. Compare the plans.