Precision CNC machining shops, meet your AI team.
A buyer with a print gets quotes from several shops. The one who responds fast is often the one who wins the part.
PureBrain is an AI teammate for precision CNC machining shops that captures RFQs around the clock, gathers the part, material, tolerance-callout, quantity, and timeline details your estimators need, qualifies each opportunity on your criteria, and routes it to the right person - while every feasibility call, tolerance question, quote, and lead-time commitment stays with your engineers and estimators, where it belongs.
We get precision CNC machining shops
A buyer sourcing machined parts is comparing shops, and speed is a real edge. They send a print and an RFQ to several shops at once, and the shop that gets back to them fast with a real conversation is frequently the one that lands the job - and the repeat work behind it. Every RFQ that sits in an inbox while your estimators are on the floor is a part that quotes somewhere else.
But quoting precision work starts with clean inputs. Material, quantity, the tolerances called out on the print, finish, inspection requirements, and the timeline all have to be captured before anyone can scope the job. And there is a hard line CNC work must respect: whether a part is manufacturable, whether you can hold a called-out tolerance, what it will cost, and what lead time you can commit to are engineering and estimating decisions. A front-desk assistant must never make them.
How PureBrain helps precision CNC machining shops
Captures every RFQ 24/7 - call, form, or email - with the material, quantity, finish, inspection needs, and timeline you specify, and notes when prints or CAD files are attached, so the buyer who reached out gets a same-day response instead of silence.
Qualifies each opportunity on the criteria you set - part type, materials and processes you run, tolerance class, minimum and target volumes, and industry - so your estimators focus on the work that fits your shop.
Answers general capability questions - the processes and axes you run, materials you machine, tolerance ranges you typically hold, certifications (for example AS9100 or ISO), and inspection capabilities - so buyers get a fast answer without pulling an engineer off a machine.
Routes qualified RFQs to the right estimator or engineer with the intake and any attached prints or CAD, so quoting starts from complete information.
Follows up on the cadence you choose, so an RFQ that went quiet gets a professional nudge and stays warm instead of going to a faster shop.
Hands off to your team - and stays firmly in its lane. PureBrain captures and routes the RFQ. It never judges whether a part is manufacturable or a tolerance is achievable, never issues a quote, and never commits a lead time. Every feasibility, tolerance, and pricing call comes from your engineers and estimators.
Frequently asked questions
Will PureBrain tell a buyer whether we can make their part or hold a tolerance?
No - and that is a hard line. Manufacturability, tolerance, and inspection-feasibility questions go straight to your engineers and estimators. PureBrain captures the specs and routes the RFQ; it never makes an engineering determination.
Does it send quotes or commit lead times?
No. It captures the request - material, quantity, tolerances, inspection needs, timeline - and routes it to your team as a scoped RFQ. Every quote and lead-time commitment comes from your estimators. PureBrain never sends a binding price or promises a delivery date.
Can I control what it captures and who it routes to?
Yes. You define the intake fields, the file requirements, the qualifying criteria, and exactly which estimator or engineer each type of RFQ routes to - by process, material, or tolerance class.