How We Automated 100% of 3D Printing Estimates and Removed the Founder from the “Sales Support” Loop.

We turned a manual, 30-minute task into a 5-second automated process—allowing DMI3D to filter window shoppers without lifting a finger.

Discuss Your Project

The "Chaos
& The Cost"

The Patient: DMI3D

The Problem: 15+ hours of high-value production time wasted every month.

The Reality: Founder attention diverted from production to repetitive estimation.

The Chaos (The Bottleneck)

DMI3D’s entire quoting process depended on the Founder’s availability.

30–50 Mins

per quote. If 10 people asked for a quote and only 1 converted, hours of specialized engineering time were lost on dead leads.

The “Price-Check” Trap

Prospective customers frequently sent files just to check pricing. For every request, the Founder had to open the slicer, configure material/machine settings, and calculate cost manually.

The Scaling Wall

The business couldn’t grow—not because of demand, but because the most valuable person in the company was stuck acting as a manual pricing kiosk.

THE KILLER QUOTE

“I was losing hours every single day running manual estimates for people who were just browsing. My time is best spent on production and complex problem-solving, not acting as a pricing kiosk. Emilda & Co. automated the entire logic. Now, I only step in when a paid order arrives. The system filters the noise and protects my time.”

— Anirudh, Founder, DMI3D

The "Control
& The System"

The Strategy: Gatekeeping via Automation.
We didn’t just automate quoting—we restructured how access to time and attention works.

THE BLUEPRINT-TO-PROOF PROCESS

1. The “Silent” Estimator

DMI3D’s internal pricing logic (material cost + machine time + margins) was replicated into a server-side algorithm using Orca Slicer.

2. Instant Feedback Loop

Users receive pricing instantly. If it’s out of budget, they exit quietly. If it fits, they proceed to purchase.

3. The Paid-Only Workflow

File analysis happens automatically. The team sees files only after payment confirmation. Human effort is reserved for real orders, not curiosity.

The "Proof, The Path
& The Payback"

THE GOLDEN METRICS

MANUAL EFFORT REMOVED

100%

Zero human intervention required for initialestimates.

SPEED INCREASE

~360×

30 Minutes → 5 Seconds. Quote generation speed increased by ~360×.

WINDOW-SHOPPER FILTERING

100%

Founder time is now protected and intentional.

THE FINANCIAL ROI
(Why This System Paid for Itself)

Project Investment

₹2 Lakhs

Weekly Time Savings

~20 Hours

of founder time

Payback Period

~5 Months

then pure profit

"This wasn’t an expense. It was a time-asset conversion."