ROI · See the numbers

What is one percent
worth to you?

You can't cost what you can't measure. CutIQ gives you the actual number — per machine, per shift, per job — so every decision you make after that is built on something real.

Your laser is the constraint. Every hour it isn't cutting, the press brake, weld cell, and shipping dock aren't running either. Lost laser time doesn't cost the cutting rate. It costs the margin on every downstream operation that didn't happen.

Your first 90 days

CutIQ runs quietly.
Then the numbers appear.

Month
One
Running
Status quo. CutIQ collecting.
Run your shop exactly as you do today. CutIQ captures beam-on time, job completion, planned vs actual runtime, and machine state — every shift, every machine. No changes to how you work. The data accumulates silently in the background.
Month
Two
Baseline
Your baseline appears.
After 30 days, CutIQ shows you what's actually normal for each machine — beam-on %, parts per hour, runtime efficiency, planned vs actual delta. Not what you think it is. What it actually is. Per machine. Per shift. Per material and thickness. This is the number you've never had before.
Month
Three
Insight
The gaps start showing up.
That machine is averaging 63.4% beam-on. Which shift is pulling it down? Which jobs? Which material? Is second shift consistently 11% lower than first on the same machine — every week? Is one material/thickness combination running 23% over planned runtime? Now you have something to investigate. Not a feeling. A number.
Month
Four+
Proof
Your ROI is no longer theoretical.
You moved beam-on from 63% to 71%. You can show the before. You can show the after. You can show the shift, the job type, the date it changed. That's not a software pitch. That's a P&L conversation. And it's built entirely from your own machines, your own data, your own shop.
ROI calculator

Run the numbers
on your own shop.

Machine efficiency value calculator
Enter your shop details below. See what recovering capacity is actually worth — before discussing any software price.
% beam-on time you believe your machines are running today
A realistic improvement — not a stretch goal. Most shops find 5–10% in the first 90 days.
Your machines
Machine / Group# Mach.ShiftsHrs/wkRate $/hr
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Not sure what rate to enter? Your quoted cutting rate and your true cost per hour are often different numbers.
Value of 1%
$8,320
per year, your machines
Gross value — your target gain
$83,200
before CutIQ cost
Net value created
$71,200
after CutIQ annual cost
Break-even improvement
1.4%
% efficiency to cover CutIQ cost
Efficiency gainGross valueCutIQ costNet valueROI
1%$8,320$12,000-$3,680-31%
2%$16,640$12,000$4,64039%
3%$24,960$12,000$12,960108%
5%$41,600$12,000$29,600247%
10% ◀ your target$83,200$12,000$71,200593%
15%$124,800$12,000$112,800940%
Start measuring

Get the baseline.
Then get the ROI.

The calculator above uses your estimates. After 30 days of CutIQ, you'll have your actual numbers. No consultant required. No IT project. Your machines. Your data. Your call.

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