FAST TRACK FOR COST ENGINEERING, VALUE ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL PROCUREMENT
One commodity group. Up to 200 parts. Cost-relevant features extracted from PDF drawings and linked to spend data — for explainable, part-level target prices in two weeks.
THE ENGINEERING FAST TRACK
The Engineering Fast Track is the fixed-scope way to buy the DARIN methodology for one commodity group — the same five-lever cost logic (Design, Automate, Re-locate, Identify, Negotiate) applied to your drawings and spend data.
Generic benchmarks fall apart the moment a supplier or an engineer challenges the assumptions. Fast Track ties every target price back to the actual part — so the number holds up in a technical review.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Dimensions, materials, tolerances and processes drive cost — but stuck in PDF drawings they're not structured, comparable, or usable for analysis. So teams fall back on manual reviews and Excel workarounds.
Without a technical basis, target prices don't survive supplier pushback — and supplier-price outliers are impossible to identify systematically across parts and variants.
Engineering and procurement work from different data, so cost drivers stay hidden across drawings, variants and suppliers — and there's no common ground for negotiations.
One fixed-scope pipeline — from raw drawings to an explainable, part-level cost model.
PartIQ's multi-AI system extracts material, dimensions, tolerances, surface treatment, machining features and complexity indicators from your 2D PDF drawings.
Extraction accuracy above 95%, so the cost model starts from clean data — not manual transcription.
Extracted features are normalized and linked to your spend data — part number, supplier, price, quantity, material group.
The result is a consistent, comparable technical feature base for the whole commodity group.
A ranked view of which technical characteristics explain price differences across parts and suppliers.
The cost logic becomes visible, reviewable and defensible — line by line.
Part-level target prices built from technical characteristics, benchmark logic and comparable-part structures.
Grounded in over €1 billion of analyzed spend across 250+ categories.
Technically comparable parts with inconsistent pricing, and supplier prices that deviate from expected cost levels — surfaced automatically.
The starting point for validation, consolidation and negotiation.
Actionable for engineering and procurement alike. The goal isn't another benchmark — it's making the technical cost logic visible, reviewable and usable.
Example use cases
One technical fact base, used across engineering and procurement.
Which technical features explain the current price differences across the commodity group?
Where do similar parts show inconsistent pricing or avoidable complexity?
Which supplier prices should be challenged first — and what is a defensible target price?
Where do we need a deeper technical discussion with suppliers?
Where are the largest cost drivers, and which design or specification patterns should be reviewed?
A few more client results from the case library, each driven by the same markdown-based format.
More coming soon
Results shown are from Fast Track and full-platform engagements since 2019. Actual results vary by commodity, supplier base, and data quality.
Three steps from technical data to explainable target prices. Our team runs the analysis — your team reviews and uses the results.
Commercial scope
Start with one commodity group and a defined deliverable — or talk to us about ongoing, multi-commodity coverage.
A defined, fully managed engagement. You send drawings and spend data; we deliver structured cost drivers, explainable target prices, and an engineering-ready fact base.
19.500 € - Fixed fee
One commodity group · Up to 200 parts · 2 weeks
Ongoing cost transparency across your entire technical spend portfolio. Full access to COVALYZE Analytics and PartIQ, with dedicated onboarding and support.
Custom
Tailored scope · All commodities · Ongoing
Full comparison
| Feature | Engineering Fast Track | Full Platform Engagement |
|---|---|---|
| Scope & Delivery | ||
| Parts analyzed | Up to 200 | Unlimited |
| Commodity groups | 1 | All |
| Engagement model | Result driven Fixed-scope project | Access to Covalyze Anayltics platform + Contious PartIQ Support |
| Turnaround time | 2 weeks | Ongoing |
| Kickoff alignment call | ||
| Continous Alignment Calls | — | |
| Drawing Extraction — PartIQ | ||
| 2D PDF drawing extraction >95% accuracy | ||
| Large Document Processing Up to 14,000 × 14,000 px | ||
| Geometry, GD&T & Feature Detection | ||
| Commodity Classification Auto-detect & correct misclassified documents | — | |
| Hidden Variant Detection Uncover spec variants inside a single drawing | — | |
| BOM Table Extraction ERP-ready Bill of Materials output | — | |
| Topology Tables & Wire Trees | — | |
| Normalization & Multilingualism Standardize metrics, languages, projection types | — | |
| Custom Output Formatting JSON, CSV, ERP templates, BOM formats | — | |
| Universal format support PDF, PNG, TIF, JPEG, DXF, DWG | PDF only | All formats |
| Analytics & Insights — COVALYZE Analytics | ||
| Feature Overview Which technical attributes drive cost | ||
| Feature-based target prices Built from >€1B analyzed spend across 250+ categories | ||
| Cost-driver ranking Per part number, structured and defensible | ||
| Similar Parts & consolidation detection | ||
| Feature Pricing Per-attribute cost breakdown (report vs. live platform) | Included in report | Live platform |
| Supplier Margin Analysis Benchmark supplier profitability vs. market | — | |
| Ongoing cost monitoring Continuous identification across all categories | — | |
| Multi-supplier benchmarking | — | |
| Analytics dashboard access | — | |
| Output & Integration | ||
| Structured cost report Excel / PDF, part-by-part breakdown | ||
| Results walkthrough session | 1 session | Ongoing |
| Negotiation & validation recommendations | ||
| ERP integration | — | |
| API access | — | |
| Custom data export formats | — | |
| Security & Compliance | ||
| GDPR compliant | ||
| Data residency EU / Germany | ||
| Data encryption in transit & at rest | ||
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) | — | |
| Role-based access control (RBAC) | — | |
| Support | ||
| Kickoff call | ||
| Results walkthrough session | ||
| Dedicated success manager | — | |
| Ongoing expert support | — | |
| SLA guarantee | — | |
A quick self-check before you book — so the fit check is a formality, not a surprise.
Send us one commodity group, PDF drawings and spend data. We'll check whether it's suitable for a Fast Track and show how COVALYZE turns it into target prices, outlier detection and engineering-ready cost transparency.