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A webshop configurator for cut-to-size board shops

The CutOptim Configurator is built for shops that cut sheet material to order: furniture-board and panel merchants, timber yards, and glass and plastic sheet shops. Customers enter their parts on your website, see the cutting plan and your price, and order, instead of sending a cut list by e-mail.

Quick answer

If your shop sells boards cut to size, the configurator takes the cut list out of your inbox. The customer works in your webshop with your boards and your prices, sees the plan your saw will follow, and sends a signed order. CutOptim collects no payment and runs no shop for you: the order lands in your own system.

What a cut-to-size shop sells

The trade is the same whatever the material: a customer needs parts, not sheets, and your price has to cover the sheet, the cutting and the extras.

You sellThe configurator handles
Boards cut to size: MDF, chipboard, plywood, melamineParts entered by width, height and quantity, placed on your sheet sizes, with grain direction
Edge-banded partsEdge banding chosen per edge and priced per metre from your edging list
Drilled, grooved or shaped partsMachining priced per operation, per metre or per part
Glass and plastic sheetRectangular parts cut on a table, planned and priced like boards

From e-mailed cut lists to orders in your system

Today a customer sends a list by e-mail, someone retypes it, and a quote goes back. With the configurator the customer sees the plan and the price at once, and your staff receive a cut list that is already checked and a price that is already signed.

  1. Load your boards

    Add boards, edging and prices from a CSV or Excel file and check them in a preview.

  2. Set your rules

    Price per sheet, per square metre or per metre of cut, with edge banding, machining, surcharges and a minimum order.

  3. Embed it

    One line of code puts it on the page, as a pop-up, a side panel or its own page.

  4. Receive orders

    The customer orders with a signed quote, the order reaches your platform, and you cut the plan the customer saw.

Your prices, your customers

Trade customers and private customers can see different price lists. VAT, rounding, delivery by zone or pickup at your yard, and the lead time shown to the customer are all yours to set.

  • — Ten languages, so a customer abroad can order in their own.
  • — Metric or imperial units, and your own currency.
  • — Customers can save a project and come back to it.

Works with the platform you have

The configurator sits in the shop you already run. If your platform is custom-built or an ERP, the order reaches it through a signed webhook that your server verifies; the custom platform page shows how. For WooCommerce there is a ready-made plug-in in early access.

CutOptim collects no payment and hosts no shop. Start a free sandbox in the console to load your boards and prices.

Related trades

Shops that cut furniture boards and shops that cut glass have their own pages on this site, with the cutting methods and the examples behind the plans the configurator makes.

Frequently asked questions

Which kinds of shops is it for?
Shops that cut sheet material to order: furniture-board and panel merchants, timber yards, and glass and plastic sheet shops. The configurator handles rectangular parts cut on a panel saw or a glass table.
Do customers still have to e-mail me a cut list?
No. They enter or upload the parts in your webshop, see the cutting plan and your price, and order. You receive the cut list with a signed price, so there is nothing to retype.
Can I charge for the cutting separately from the board?
Yes. Each board can be priced per sheet, per square metre of the parts, per metre of cut, or as the sheet price plus cutting, and edge banding and machining are added on top.
Do I need a particular shop system?
No. You paste one line of code into a page of your shop. For a custom platform or an ERP the order arrives by signed webhook; otherwise it reaches your page as an event. For WooCommerce there is a plug-in in early access.
Does CutOptim take the payment?
No. The configurator prices and plans the cut, and the order goes to your system. Payment, invoicing and delivery stay with your shop, and CutOptim does not host a shop for you.

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