Mechanical Engineering
Always keep the best possible orders in focus – in mechanical engineering too
Clarity and confidence for profitable order management, built specifically for mechanical engineering companies. Check every price against your target profit, make confident go/no-go decisions, and always know which orders deserve your production capacity.
Just 4 figures per order are all it takes to run the analysis – the ProfitScore instantly tells you whether it's worth taking on.
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Who is ProfitGuard built for in mechanical engineering?
You run a mechanical engineering or manufacturing business and want to know, for every order, whether the price really supports your target profit? ProfitGuard is built for businesses including:
Machine builders
Custom equipment manufacturers
Job shops & contract manufacturers
Automation & robotics integrators
Tool & mold makers
Production line builders
other mechanical engineering businesses
Whatever you build, if you calculate and run production orders, you'll benefit from more clarity on prices, decisions, and priorities.
Your machine hour rate, built into every order
Machine time is often the biggest cost driver in mechanical engineering, yet it's rarely reflected properly in day-to-day order calculations. ProfitGuard treats machine costs as one of its core input figures, so the total cost of your machine time flows straight into the ProfitScore alongside material and labor costs.
Use your own machine hour rate
Calculate the machine cost for an order the way you always have, using your own machine hour rate. ProfitGuard doesn't replace that calculation, it just needs the result.
One total per order
You enter the total machine cost for the order as a single figure, alongside material, subcontractor costs and productive hours. There's no separate rate or hour multiplication inside ProfitGuard.
Compare orders fairly
See machine-heavy and labor-heavy orders on equal footing, so capital-intensive machinery is never a blind spot in your pricing decisions.
Whether you run a single CNC machine or a full production hall, ProfitGuard turns your machine cost calculation into a number you can actually use for every quote.
Always keep the best possible orders in focus
Three levels of impact for more clarity and confidence in your order management.
Check prices
Is the price you quoted for this order enough to hit your target profit – and are your scarce staff resources compensated adequately?
Improve decisions
From a business perspective, should you even accept this order at this price?
Set priorities
Which orders in your backlog should be tackled first – and which quotes deserve the most focus?
How you get to an order analysis, step by step
Whether you currently calculate in an ERP system, in Excel, or by hand – ProfitGuard only needs a handful of figures per order.
Step 1
Set up your base data
Enter your current planned costs once – updated at least once a year.
Step 2
Record order data
For every order, record material and subcontractor costs plus productive hours – in just a few minutes.
Step 3
Get your analysis & ranking
You receive a detailed order analysis and an order ranking – the same works for your open quotes too.
See ProfitGuard in action
From setting up your base data to a finished order analysis – a look inside the application.
Set up base data & cost planning once
Record order data in just a few minutes
You set up your cost structure once. From then on, you only enter a few values per order, such as material, subcontractor costs, and productive hours.
Detailed order analysis with ProfitScore
Order ranking at a glance
You immediately get a well-founded analysis including a ProfitScore, plus a ranking of all your orders – the same works for your open quotes.
Payback
Here's how quickly ProfitGuard pays for itself in your trades business.
An investment that pays off quickly
Avoided bad order
Better pricing decision
More targeted resource use
ProfitGuard's cost often pays for itself within a single month. A single avoided bad order, one improved pricing decision, or better use of your existing capacity can easily outweigh the software's annual cost.
1 month typical payback time
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Stop guessing your margins. Start knowing them.
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Since we started using ProfitGuard, we identify potentially uneconomical orders directly and calculate our price floors.
Philipp Geesink
Managing Director, Be&We GmbH
Frequently asked questions from mechanical engineering companies
Answers to the questions we hear most often from mechanical engineering companies.
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Pricing for evaluating your orders
Free start. See for yourself.
14 days free trial
Try ProfitGuard risk-free. No payment is required during your trial period.
Starter
Up to 20 employees
Perfect for smaller businesses
99€
per month
plus VAT *
Evaluate individual orders
Categorize orders
Segment analysis across multiple orders
Company-wide dashboard
Up to 20 users
Evaluate an unlimited number of orders
Cancel monthly
Basic
Up to 35 employees
For medium-sized companies
199€
per month
plus VAT *
Evaluate individual orders
Categorize orders
Segment analysis across multiple orders
Company-wide dashboard
Up to 35 users
Evaluate an unlimited number of orders
Cancel monthly
Pro
Up to 50 employees
Ideal for larger companies
249€
per month
plus VAT *
Evaluate individual orders
Categorize orders
Segment analysis across multiple orders
Company-wide dashboard
Up to 50 users
Evaluate an unlimited number of orders
Cancel monthly
Enterprise
From 51 employees
Individual solutions for large companies
Individual license
Offer on demand
Evaluate individual orders
Categorize orders
Segment analysis across multiple orders
Company-wide dashboard
Unlimited users
Evaluate an unlimited number of orders
Cancel monthly
* Statutory VAT will be charged additionally.
A quick overview
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