Engineering tools — quote readiness
Complete Requests Get Faster Answers.
This is MIR's pre-submission checklist: the six pieces of information a quote actually needs. Every missing item is a follow-up email between you and a price.
Expand any item to see exactly what counts. The estimate form tracks these same six items live while you fill it — this page is the field guide. Nothing is mandatory: unknowns simply route the job to MIR review instead of a faster estimate.
What counts?
"250 pieces", "50/month for a year", or "12 now, likely repeats" all work. Quantity drives the process choice and the price band — a one-off and a production run are quoted differently.
What counts?
A grade ("4140 HT", "17-4 PH", "6061-T6") is ideal; "stainless, food-grade" is workable; "unknown — drawing attached" is fine. Also say whether you supply the material or MIR sources it.
What counts?
A dimensioned PDF drawing is the gold standard; STEP/IGES/DXF/DWG files import straight into programming. A clear photo with key dimensions beats nothing. No file at all usually means a call before any number.
What counts?
Only the ones that matter: the bore that must be ±0.01 mm, the surface that needs Ra 0.4. Saying "everything else standard shop tolerance" saves MIR from quoting precision you don't need — which costs you money.
What counts?
Masking areas for coating, material certs / traceability, customer QA specs, packaging rules, "this replaces a part that keeps failing". Anything a machinist would want to know before cutting.
What counts?
"Needed by October", "2 weeks after PO", or "no rush". Rush work carries a surcharge — knowing timing up front means the first number you see is the real one.
0 of 6 ready
All six confirmed. You know what a complete request looks like — the estimate form tracks these same six items live as you fill it, so you'll see the meter complete itself as you go.