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How it works

From CAD file to finished parts.

Upload a model and we take it from there. We engineer the job once and verify it in simulation, and any qualified American shop in the network runs that same packet — so your first run and every reorder match.

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From CAD file to finished partsThree stages on a diagonal. One: your CAD file, the specimen housing shown as a CAD edge model from a STEP file. Two: engineered once, the Job Packet of twelve verified artifacts, strapped together. Three: made at any shop, the same housing finished in black anodize with an inspection check.HOUSING.STEP1Your CAD fileUpload a STEP model2Engineered once12 artifacts, verified3Made at any shopInspected to the plan

Seven steps. You handle the first one.

We do the engineering centrally. A qualified American shop does the cutting. You get one PO, one invoice and one company accountable for the date.

  1. 01

    Quote

    Upload a CAD file. Catalog parts are priced in minutes, with ship-date options. Anything else gets a custom quote within two business days.

    You

  2. 02

    Engineer

    We plan the process, program the toolpaths, design the soft jaws or fixture, and write the probing and inspection plan.

    Praetore

  3. 03

    Verify

    Every program runs through full material-removal simulation, holder clearance included. Zero collisions, or the packet doesn’t release.

    Praetore

  4. 04

    Route

    The job goes to a qualified network shop, matched on capability, open capacity and past performance.

    Praetore

  5. 05

    Cut

    The shop loads the jaws, proves out and runs the verified program. No quoting, no programming.

    Network shop

  6. 06

    Inspect

    Probe cycles in the machine check the first piece, and every critical dimension is checked against the inspection plan.

    Network shop

  7. 07

    Ship

    Parts ship on the date in your order, with material certs and a dimensional report. First article inspection on request.

    Network shop

Reordering? Steps 02 and 03 are already done. The packet exists, so you never pay for the engineering twice.

What the shop receives: one complete Job Packet.

Verified programs, setup sheets, fixture plan, tool list, probing routines and the inspection plan — twelve artifacts, released together as one revision. Any change is a new revision, with a changelog line.

Job Packet
Released · 12 of 12 artifacts
  1. 01Cover sheet
  2. 02Customer print + model
  3. 03Process plan
  4. 04Verified NC programs
  5. 05Simulation record
  6. 06Setup sheets
  7. + 6 more artifacts

04Verified NC program

1O1001
2G90 G54 G17 G20
3T3 M06
4S8000 M03
5G00 X0.8 Y-1.25
6G43 H03 Z0.1 M08
7G01 Z-0.5 F20.
8G01 X3.2 F60.
9Y-0.8

10Inspection plan

#FeatureTolerance
1Pocket 3.000 × 1.500±.005
2Pocket depth .500±.005
34X Ø.201 positionPos Ø.005 A|B|C
4Overall 4.000±.005
Release gates Simulation Tool crib Stranger test Probe coverage

Four checks before any packet is released.

If a shop has to ask a question to make the part, the packet failed — not the shop.

  1. 01

    Simulation

    Zero collisions, with holder clearance of at least 0.100 in — or an explicit waiver for that feature.

  2. 02

    Tool crib

    Every tool is on the network’s standard crib list or ships with the job. No shop hunts for a cutter.

  3. 03

    Stranger test

    A machinist who has never seen the part can describe the setup and first-piece process from the packet alone.

  4. 04

    Probe coverage

    Every dimension the guarantee depends on has a probe check or an inspection-plan feature.

Why your ship date holds.

At a single shop, your date depends on that shop’s week. A machine goes down and your job waits.

Every shop in our network runs the same workholding and receives the same Job Packet. If a machine goes down, the job moves to open capacity at another qualified shop. That’s why we can put the date in writing — and credit your invoice if we miss it.

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When a machine goes down, the job moves and the date holdsA schedule from Monday to Friday with two shop lanes. The job runs at Shop A until a machine goes down on Tuesday. The same Job Packet re-posts to Shop B, which runs a first article on the setup-sensitive features and finishes on Thursday, ahead of the ship date on Friday. The date holds, and the move shows in the order status. A dashed bar shows the alternative: at a single shop the job waits for the repair and ships late.Shop AAssigned shopShop BOpen capacityMONTUEWEDTHUFRIMachinedownLateAt one shop,it waits12Ship dateDate holds1Same packet, re-released2First articleon setup-sensitive features3You see the movein your order statusRunning at Shop AMoved to Shop BShip date unchanged

Shared setups lower your price.

Parts from different customers that share a material, stock size and fixture family can run together in one setup. No single shop sees enough orders to do that. A network does.

Cross-customer batching: three setups become oneTop: parts from customers A, B and C, each run alone — three stock buys, three fixture loads, three setups. Below: the same three parts clamped in one fixture family and cut in one setup — one stock buy, one fixture family, one setup. At the bottom, the saving is split three ways, roughly a third each: your price, the shop, and Praetore.Solo runsEach customer’s part aloneASETUP 1BSETUP 2CSETUP 33 stock buys3 fixture loads3 setupsBATCHEDOne batchSame material, stock size, fixture familyABCSETUP 1 · CUSTOMERS A, B, C1 stock buy1 fixture family1 setupThe saving, split three waysRoughly a third eachYour price≈ ⅓The shop≈ ⅓Praetore≈ ⅓
Batching savings are split three ways — your price, the shop, and Praetore.

Batched or not, your date doesn’t move. The guarantee always outranks the batch.

We send you the job, not the RFQ.

The packet arrives verified. Your machinist loads, proves out, runs, probes and ships — and you’re paid on delivery, with no fees. Onboarding takes two to three weeks.

How joining works

What your shop never does

  • Quote
  • Program
  • Design fixtures
  • Choose tools
  • Interpret the print
  • Write inspection reports from scratch
  • Chase paperwork
For buyers

Send us a part

Upload a CAD file. We engineer it once, and every run after — at any shop in the network — is the same part. Catalog parts are priced in minutes; custom work is quoted within two business days.

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For shops

Run jobs, not quotes

We send American shops programmed, verified jobs. No quoting, no programming, no fees — and you’re paid on delivery.

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