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3D printed parts requested, compared and ordered, without leaving procurement.

Printed parts rarely have a catalog price. Every geometry, every material and every quantity is different. That is exactly what requests for quotation are built for.

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Specify instead of search

Material, process, quantity and a reference to the drawing. You describe the part, simpleAI structures the request.

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One request goes to several 3D printing providers. Prices and delivery times sit side by side.

Order inside the process

Case number, approval, account assignment and ERP handover. Even the prototype is properly documented.

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3D PRINTING PROCUREMENT IN DETAIL

Printed parts do not fit a standard grid.

Prototype, spare part or discontinued component. With additive manufacturing the price depends on material, process and quantity. Today that means a separate email round with several providers for every single part. With a request for quotation you describe the need once, simpleAI structures it and makes the quotes comparable. Creating a request drops from around two hours to about 15 minutes.

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How to source 3D printing in simple system

You start a request for quotation and describe the part in free text: process, material, quantity and a reference to the drawing. simpleAI structures the request and turns incoming quotes into orderable items. You send to several providers at once, compare price, delivery time and terms in a matrix and place the order in a few clicks. Typical cases: prototypes, spare parts, discontinued components and fixtures.

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Structured free-text request

Process, material, quantity and a reference to the drawing. simpleAI turns that into a clean request that providers can work with.

Several providers at once

One request goes to several 3D printing providers in parallel. Automatic reminders increase the response rate.

AI quote extraction

simpleAI reads incoming quotes and presents them as orderable items. Price and delivery time sit side by side.

Case numbers and separation of duties

Every request gets a fixed case number. Creators, viewers and approvers are kept separate.

Automatic account assignment

Product group and general ledger account are assigned, so even a one-off special requirement stays properly posted.

Full ERP integration

Request and order run through the intelligent shopping cart and are transferred into your ERP in full.

Transparent pricing

from 99 € / month for platform access

The Basic package covers general access to the platform. It is the foundation you need in order to use the platform.

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Thanks to how easy the platform is to use, the responsible people in each department can now cover their own needs without triggering lengthy administrative processes.
Chris Trommer Head of Purchasing, KTR Systems
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NO YEAR-LONG PROJECT

Your indirect procurement goes live in 30 days.

Your vendors, your approval workflows, your ERP. In the meeting you will see which building blocks you need, which you do not, and in which order they go live.
How the meeting works
You tell us your processes, your procurement policies and your vendors.
We tell you which building blocks you can leave out.
At the end you have a clear picture of the next steps, costs and opportunities. After that you test for free, no credit card.

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Processing time in procurement has more than halved, from five minutes per order to two.
Uwe Gutekunst Head of Procurement, Memminger-IRO GmbH
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MY MOTTO

simpleAI makes procurement simpler for real.

We deliver real AI in procurement. Not a chat window that makes processes longer and more tiring. Real process improvements, strictly in line with our AI rules: Human in the Loop. AI-Supported.

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30 minutes in which we set up a real 3D printing request together.

We show you how to specify, compare and order additively manufactured parts via request for quotation.

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Frequently asked questions

  • You create a request for quotation, describe process, material and quantity and send it to several providers. simpleAI structures the request and makes the quotes comparable.

  • No. 3D printing runs through requests for quotation. A separate module is not needed.

  • Requests for quotation are an add-on from 99 € / month and are included in the Enterprise package.

  • Yes. Prototypes, spare parts, discontinued components and fixtures can be requested in a structured way and ordered in your familiar process.

  • Rolling out simple system is faster than with classic procurement suites. Thanks to the SaaS model, preconfigured workflows and a clear onboarding path you go live in weeks, not months. A free trial phase is included.

  • simple system comes with more than 850 vendors from day one. Your own core vendors can be connected through the partner marketplace on individual terms, without other platform users seeing your prices.

  • The platform is built so intuitively that it feels like a normal online shop to requisitioners. Training effort is minimal. And because approval rules and budget limits are stored directly in the system, everyone buys according to your rules automatically.

  • simple system gives you full transparency across all order transactions, vendors and spend. That shows you exactly where the potential for consolidation, better terms or simpler processes sits. Many customers demonstrably cut their process costs by up to 70%.

  • AI helps with product search, vendor recommendations and the analysis of purchasing data. simple system uses these technologies to get requisitioners to the right product faster and to support buyers in strategic decisions. simpleAI supports you with quote comparisons, for example.

  • simple system is the right choice if you want to digitalize your indirect procurement and your C-parts efficiently. And thanks to its modular design the platform grows with your requirements.

    Your vendors are happy to work on a neutral platform, with no risk at all. Add a lean ERP integration that goes live in a few weeks. That brings structure to your procurement without turning your existing processes upside down.

    Less effort. More control. From day one.

  • Stored directly in simple system: budget limits, approval hierarchies, ordering rights by vendor or product group. Every purchase runs through the right process automatically, with no manual intervention from procurement.

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See in a short demo how to specify, compare and order additively manufactured parts via request for quotation.

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