Wittlock Engineering

What Wittlock Engineering does

Wittlock Engineering LLC is a privately held software company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cullman, Alabama. The company develops and supports the WE-CIM Fabrication Suite, a CAD/CAM platform purpose-built for sheet metal fabrication shops that operate CNC cutting equipment such as burners, plasma systems, punch presses, lasers, waterjets, and router machines. Its end users are predominantly small-to-mid-sized fabrication operations in the United States, served through a direct-sales model with no resellers or distributors.

The WE-CIM suite is built around four modules: the integrated WE-CIM CAD/CAM Edition (bundling WE-CAD, True Shape Automatic Nesting, and the MRP interface), the WE-CIM Advanced Nesting add-on, the WE-CIM MRP/ERP Interface, and the standalone WE-CAD package. The technical core is a True Shape automatic nesting engine with part-in-part nesting that outputs CNC code for multiple machine types; the suite supports DWG/DXF import, MRP/ERP data exchange via CSV/XLS/MDB, customizable reporting and bar coding, and a macro/customization system for tailoring workflows to specific shops.

Wittlock generates revenue through one-time perpetual software licenses, annual Software Maintenance Agreements (SMA), online training billed at $50 per hour in scheduled blocks, technical phone support with remote PC connectivity, and bespoke custom software development. Pricing for software products is quote-based rather than published. The company concentrates on after-sale support and training as its principal commercial differentiator, and its geographic footprint is centered on the Southeast United States.

Name

Wittlock Engineering

Legal name

Wittlock Engineering LLC

Website

https://wittlockeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wittlock Engineering LLC develops and supports the WE-CIM CAD/CAM fabrication software suite—including CAD, true-shape automated nesting, and MRP/ERP integration—for small-to-mid-sized sheet metal fabrication shops operating CNC cutting equipment in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD/CAM Software for Sheet Metal Fabrication

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

akta.pro primary industry

3D Design & CAD for Additive Manufacturing (IMAAACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial CAD/CAM for Manufacturing (EDAOAGAG)

Keywords

• Sheet metal fabrication software
• CAD/CAM nesting
• CNC code generation
• MRP ERP integration
• Automated true shape nesting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cullman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of WE-CIM software products including CAD/CAM Edition, Advanced Nesting, MRP Interface, and WE-CAD modules.
2. Software Maintenance (SMA): Annual Software Maintenance Agreement providing software updates, revisions, and support for new operating systems. Cost varies by configuration.
3. Online Training: Hands-on training sessions with support technicians conducted online. Billed at $50.00 per hour in scheduled time blocks.
4. Technical Phone Support: Technical support with remote PC connectivity to quickly diagnose and resolve issues. Included as part of SMA or available separately.
5. Custom Software Development: Client-specific software development services including macro creation and complete custom software solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wittlock Engineering LLC develops and sells the WE-CIM software suite, a modular CAD/CAM platform for sheet metal fabrication shops. The suite combines the WE-CAD drafting module, Automatic True Shape and Part-in-Part nesting, an MRP/ERP interface, and CNC code generation for punch presses, plasma/oxy-fuel burners, lasers, waterjets, and routers. The company complements the software with online training, technical phone support with remote PC connectivity, and custom software/macro development.

Product overview

Wittlock Engineering offers the WE-CIM software suite, a modular CAD/CAM platform for the fabrication industry. The core product WE-CIM CAD/CAM Edition combines WE-CAD (the basic CAD component), True Shape Automatic Nesting, and the MRP Interface into a unified sheet metal fabrication solution. These modules can also be purchased separately: WE-CIM Advanced Nesting provides enhanced nesting capabilities with automated lead in/out, repositioning, and True-shape/Part-in-Part nesting; the MRP Interface enables CSV/XLS/MDB data import and ERP integration; and WE-CAD offers standalone basic CAD functionality for drawing creation. The suite supports DWG and DXF file imports and generates CNC code for various fabrication machines including burners, plasma, punch presses, lasers, and routers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WE-CIM CAD/CAM Edition Complete WE-CIM product combining WE-CAD, True Shape Automatic Nesting, and MRP interface into a single sheet metal fabrication package, with DWG/DXF import and CNC output for punch presses, plasma, oxy-fuel burners, lasers, waterjets, and combination machines.
• WE-CIM Advanced Nesting Advanced nesting module for WE-CIM providing automated and manual nesting, automatic lead in/out and piercing, automatic repositioning, True-shape and Part-in-Part nesting, and customizable reporting and bar coding.
• WE-CIM MRP Interface MRP/ERP integration module that imports order data from existing order processing systems in CSV, XLS, and MDB formats with user-defined field mapping, batch processing, automatic nesting database creation, and automatic CNC code generation.
• WE-CIM WE-CAD Standalone basic CAD package for importing and creating drawings, enabling smaller shops to operate without a separate third-party CAD package; supports creating DXF and DWG files with dimensioning and title blocks.
• Online Training Hands-on training sessions conducted online with Wittlock support technicians; priced at $50.00 per hour, typically scheduled in 4-hour time blocks, for fabricators who cannot leave the shop.
• Technical Phone Support Technical support service for WE-CIM customers delivered by phone with remote PC connectivity for faster issue diagnosis and resolution; included with Software Maintenance Agreement or available separately.
• Custom Software Development Client-specific software development including WE-CIM macro creation and complete custom software solutions tailored to a fabricator's specific production environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster technical issue resolution through remote PC connectivity
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hypertherm (ProNest): Hypertherm's ProNest is a leading sheet metal nesting and CNC cutting software for fabrication shops, directly overlapping WE-CIM's automatic true-shape nesting and multi-machine CNC code generation for plasma, laser, and waterjet.
• SigmaNEST: SigmaNEST provides CAD/CAM nesting software for the sheet metal fabrication industry, competing head-to-head with WE-CIM on true-shape nesting, part-in-part nesting, and CNC code generation for cutting machines.
• Lantek: Lantek offers CAD/CAM and nesting software for sheet metal and tube fabrication, with a similar SMB-to-mid-market customer profile and overlapping nesting/CNC functionality.
• Radan (Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence): Radan's sheet metal CAD/CAM suite targets the same fabrication vertical as Wittlock, providing nesting, CAD, and CNC programming for punching, laser, and combination machines.
• Mastercam (CNC Software): Mastercam is a widely deployed CAD/CAM platform for CNC machining and fabrication, with overlapping CAM/nesting capability for the same fabrication customer base.
• TRUMPF TruTops: TruTops is TRUMPF's sheet metal CAD/CAM/nesting suite, tightly integrated with TRUMPF cutting and bending machines - directly comparable to WE-CIM's sheet metal fabrication focus.
• Alma (act/cut): Alma's act/cut is a CAD/CAM nesting solution for sheet metal fabricators, overlapping WE-CIM on CNC code generation for cutting machines and part-in-part nesting optimization.

Emerging players

• BobCAD-CAM: BobCAD-CAM offers affordable CAD/CAM software for smaller fabrication and machine shops, overlapping Wittlock's smaller-fabrication-shop segment with a more self-service, lower-priced positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk (Fusion 360 / Inventor): Autodesk offers CAD/CAM capabilities (Fusion 360, Inventor with nesting utilities) as part of a much broader design and engineering portfolio; competes with WE-CIM in fabrication CAM but does not specialize in the niche.
• SolidWorks (Dassault Systèmes): SolidWorks provides CAD with sheet metal design and some CAM/3D printing capabilities through its broader Dassault ecosystem, serving many of the same fabrication customers from a general-purpose design platform position.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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