ProtoForge Technologies
Knowledgedoesn'tliveinsoftware.
Itlivesinpeople.
CNC nesting consultancy for Perth's steel cutting industry.
15 years in CNC programming, 10 years as head of the department. Now working with you.
Sound Familiar?
Monday morning. The phone's already going.
Every cutting shop runs this workflow. Here's where the time goes.
The enquiry lands
PDF drawings, a vague email, and a deadline that was yesterday. You fire everything up and start pulling measurements.
The second round
Customer calls back — wants to change material thickness on half the parts. You re-nest the entire job.
The DXF hunt
Three files won't import. One's a DXF with nothing in it. Another has layers you didn't ask for. You redraw from scratch.
The job that never ends
Operator and dispatch list don't match, you've spent more time chasing paperwork than dispatching. Tomorrow, you'll do it all again.
Explore
Where technology meets the workshop
Real workflows. Honest assessments. No hype.
A Day on the Quoting Desk
The workflow every cutting shop runs — and where the time actually goes. From enquiry to dispatch.
Read more →Where AI Actually Fits
Five places AI is starting to change steel cutting workflows — and the honest gaps that remain.
Read more →Keep Up to Date
The technology is moving fast. I'll tell you when something genuinely changes for this industry.
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About
Justin
15 years in CNC programming. 10 as head of department. I've built the nests, written the procedures, and spent more time in meetings than I care to count.
Now I help cutting shops work smarter — not by selling software, but by understanding the workflow well enough to know where the real improvements are.
Full story →Want to talk it through?
I can look at your current workflow and show you where the time is going. No pitch, just a conversation between people who know this industry.
Book a Free Intro Houror email directly — protoforge@outlook.com