Free tools for heavy fabrication buyers.
No sign-up, no email wall, no trial. These exist because the questions they answer come up on nearly every project, and because a buyer who can answer them without us is a better buyer to work with.
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Shipping Envelope Checker
Enter the packed dimensions and weight of a frame and find out whether it ships containerised, on a flat rack, out-of-gauge or as breakbulk, plus exactly how many millimetres over the line it is, and which single dimension to attack.
For: Design engineers, before geometry is frozen
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Crane and Bay Fit Checker
Enter the finished weight and size of a weldment and see the crane capacity, stress-relief furnace and machine table a shop needs to build it, with the exact questions to ask before the drawing moves. Screens out shops that cannot physically do the job.
For: Buyers and engineers screening fabricators
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Landed Cost Calculator
Builds the whole chain from an ex-works quote: inland, ocean, duty, brokerage, delivery. Every rate is editable. Compares against a domestic quote and shows how much a 10% fabrication saving is really worth once duty is applied on value.
For: Buyers comparing imported against domestic
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Heavy Frame RFQ Spec Template
Twelve sections covering geometry, material, welding, NDT, stress relief, machining, finish, inspection, lifting and commercial terms. Copy or download as a text file. Fill in the brackets and quotes come back comparable.
For: Anyone about to send a heavy frame out to bid
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Because the alternative is worse for everyone
A buyer who discovers at the quoting stage that their frame is out-of-gauge, or that their blanket NDT call-out doubled the price, ends up in a bad conversation with somebody. We would rather that discovery happen on a web page at design stage than on an invoice.
Missing a tool you would use? Tell us what the calculation is and we will build it if it is genuinely useful — . The methodology behind all of these is documented inhow we vet andeditorial standards.
One drawing. Up to three matched shops. First reply in a day.
Send the frame you need built. Within 24 business hours we tell you whether it fits the network and which shops clear the envelope. They quote you directly.
We reply within 24 business hours.