Sample questionnaire — the facts we need before an offer
This is the real course of a project shown as an anonymised example: a retrofit of a roll-forming louvre line to a new strip width with new tooling. The questions are exactly the kind of facts that decide the design — the answers are the basis of the draft, and people at SKOVELA confirm the final decisions.
Below you see the questionnaire sections in the order we work through them. In a real project you can answer in a call or in writing; KloPotEc helps to prepare the draft — a responsible SKOVELA person always confirms the offer.
A · Purpose of the project
- What exactly should the machine do after the project: the same slat profile, only from a narrower strip, or a different profile shape?
- Is this a complete overhaul (rollers, matrix, rubber, guides, drives) or a tooling change for a new strip format?
- What is the target product: louvre slats or top profiles, and which line family (Z90, C80, U58)?
B · Existing machine — identification and condition
- Year of manufacture, serial number, operating hours, original supplier?
- Current condition of rollers and matrices (wear, last regrind/rework, measured tolerances)?
- Which profile does the machine produce today, and does it run regularly or occasionally?
- Do drawings of the complete tool set exist (roller passes, matrix, rubber) and in which form (paper, DWG/DXF, STEP)?
- Is the machine part of a line with uncoiler, straightener and cut-off — are these components kept?
C · Material — specification and supply
- Which alloy and temper do you actually use (for example EN AW 3xxx)? Does the stated thickness include the paint coat?
- Strip width and thickness with tolerances — what is the real supply specification?
- Who supplies the strip, is the supply guaranteed and continuous (yearly volumes, lead times)?
- Do you still have stock of the old width — how much and until when?
- What mechanical properties (strength, elongation) do you require from the supplier?
D · Strategic question — old width, new width, or both
- Must the machine still process the current width for replacement orders of existing blinds?
- Or will it run exclusively on the new width — and how will replacement orders be handled?
- If both must remain possible: quick-change tooling or two complete tool sets? What changeover time is acceptable?
- If only the new width: is the change final or temporary? What is the real motivation (market standard, strip supply, cost)?
E · Tooling — scope, design, acceptance
Mark the delivery scope and the quantity (0/1):
- Who designs the tooling — from your drawings, from our project documentation, or from your 2D/3D files?
- Are existing rollers reworked (regrind/reshape) or is this a completely new tool set (new steel, heat treatment, coating)?
- Is a test slat required before series production — who makes it and who accepts it?
- Acceptance criteria: final slat dimensions, profile height, hook position, surface without scratches, repeatability?
- Expected tool lifetime (metres of strip) and what the warranty covers.
F · Training and changeover
- Training language and content (machine operation, tooling change, maintenance), where and how long?
- Target time for a width changeover — what is acceptable?
G · Delivery, terms, documentation
- Target lead time (month), colours (RAL), warranty period in months?
- Documentation language and form (drawings, spare parts list, CE/FAT documents)?
- Transport, packaging, Incoterms and whether FAT takes place before delivery.
Who decides — people, not only the AI agent
- KloPotEc (AI2AI) collects the facts and prepares a verifiable draft — never a price from thin air.
- A technical person at SKOVELA confirms the configuration, tooling scope and acceptance criteria.
- A commercial person confirms the price from the confirmed price list, the delivery time and the binding offer.
- The binding offer, contract and payment terms are signed by the responsible person — everything remains traceable.
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Anonymised example — no prices and no company names. A draft is not a binding offer; the final offer, price and deadline are confirmed by a responsible SKOVELA person.