Case study · L’Atelier des 3 Mondes
Sheet metal quotes, priced online with no human in the loop
Metal Fab Express is an online sales channel for L'Atelier des 3 Mondes' sheet metal business. Visitors upload their CAD file, the part geometry is analysed automatically, and a price is returned without anyone stepping in. We built both the analysis engine and the interface, and we host and operate the platform.
- to get a price, with nobody stepping in
- Minutesto get a price, with nobody stepping in
- platform went live
- 9 Jul 2026platform went live
- commercial launch, with Google Ads campaigns
- 17 Aug 2026commercial launch, with Google Ads campaigns
- from commercial launch to first sale
- 1 dayfrom commercial launch to first sale
The problem: nobody could get a price on their own
Getting a price for a sheet metal part meant writing in, waiting, and receiving a hand-built quote. For a simple part and a customer in a hurry, that delay is enough to send the request elsewhere.
What was missing was a channel where the price is computed immediately, from the file the customer already has: their CAD model.
What we built
A full platform: the engine that reads the CAD file and derives a price, the upload and ordering interface, then hosting and day-to-day operations.
It is a system in its own right, separate from the internal pricing engine built for sales administration — the two share some building blocks, but they serve neither the same purpose nor the same user.
How the price is computed
File upload
The visitor uploads their CAD model.
Geometry analysis
Cutting length, holes, bends, unfolding, material consumption.
Material and operations
Grade, thickness, cutting, bending, surface treatments.
Times and costs
Manufacturing times are computed, then costed.
Price displayed
The price appears online, with no human in the loop.
The launch
The platform went live on 9 July 2026. It opened commercially on 17 August 2026, alongside its Google Ads campaigns. The first sale was recorded the next day, on 18 August 2026.
Do your customers have to wait for a quote to learn a price?
The starting point is always the same: look at the parts you actually sell, to find out which can be priced automatically and which cannot.
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