Heavy Equipment Configurator and CPQ
A heavy equipment configurator builds a valid machine specification, base machine, attachments, hydraulics, undercarriage, cab and market options, and prices it for the dealer or end customer. Ignitionary does this for excavation, construction, mining and forestry equipment manufacturers and their dealers, with each combination checked against your engineering rules and the quote carrying the spec sheet, BOM and order data your plant needs.
What gets configured on a heavy equipment order
The selections behind an excavator, loader or dozer quote
Base machine
Model and operating weight class, engine and power rating, and the market it will be sold into.
Front end and boom
Boom and arm or stick combinations, loader linkage or blade type, and reach and dig depth that follow from them.
Attachments
Buckets, hammers, thumbs, grapples, augers and quick couplers, each with its own weight and hydraulic demand.
Hydraulics
Auxiliary circuits, flow and pressure settings, and piping for the attachments on the order.
Undercarriage and counterweight
Track gauge, shoe width, tires or tracks, and counterweight options that change stability and transport size.
Cab and options
Cab protection level, climate, cameras, telematics, lighting, paint and dealer-installed options.
Engineering rules a heavy equipment configurator enforces
Excavation and construction equipment quotes go wrong at the interfaces: an attachment the machine cannot carry, a hydraulic tool with no circuit to run it, or a machine that is over the transport width once the wide shoes go on. These are the rules manufacturers typically encode, with the limits from their own engineering data.
- Attachment weight against lift capacity. Attachment and coupler weight are checked against the rated capacity for the selected boom, arm and counterweight, using your lift data, so an unstable combination is blocked.
- Hydraulic demand against the circuit. Each hydraulic attachment carries a flow and pressure requirement that must match an auxiliary circuit on the machine, which pulls in the right piping and valve options.
- Coupler and interface compatibility. Buckets and tools are only offered with coupler and pin sizes that fit the selected machine and linkage.
- Transport and site dimensions. Track gauge, shoe width and counterweight options are checked against the transport width and height limits your rules set for each market.
- Market-specific requirements. Engine emissions configuration, lighting, guarding and documentation follow the destination market, using the requirements your compliance team specifies, such as US EPA or EU Stage V engine rules.
When a rule fails, the configurator names it and shows the value against the limit. Dealers see why an option is unavailable instead of submitting an order the factory has to send back.
What the shop and the customer get
Every output comes from the same validated configuration
Outputs
- Priced quote with dealer and customer pricing
- Machine spec sheet with the selected configuration
- Order data for the plant: BOM, options and routing
- Attachment and parts list
- Lead time from your ERP where connected
- STL export where a 3D model is set up
Connected systems
- ERP items, costs, sales orders and lead times
- CRM and dealer management systems
- Dealer portal with dealer-specific pricing
- Agricultural equipment lines on the same platform
- CAD automation for general arrangement drawings
See the approach in the live demo
The live demo catalog shows several product lines on one platform, the same structure a machine family and its attachments use
At the heating element manufacturer in our customer story, 200+ engineering formulas were encoded across 30+ product types, and quoting fell from 30 to 45 minutes to 3 to 5 with zero calculation errors since go-live.
Heavy equipment makers often run related lines on the same platform: see agricultural equipment, trailers and material handling. For the wider buying decision, the CPQ buyer's guide and how much CPQ costs cover the rest.
Frequently asked questions
A heavy equipment configurator is software that builds a valid machine specification from a base machine, attachments, hydraulics, undercarriage and options, checks it against engineering rules such as lift capacity and hydraulic demand, prices it for the dealer or customer, and produces the quote and order data.
Yes, especially where machines are sold through dealers with many attachment and undercarriage combinations. CPQ lets dealers configure and price valid machines themselves, and sends the factory an order it can build without re-checking every combination by hand.
Yes. The configurator can run in a dealer portal with dealer-specific pricing and discounts, while the rules stay the same as the factory's, so dealer orders arrive already validated.
Yes, from your lift data. Attachment and coupler weight are compared with the rated capacity for the selected boom, arm and counterweight, and combinations over the limit are blocked with the numbers shown.
Plans start at $1,500 a month with up to 5 sales seats and one product line; dealer channels and more product lines fit the Growth and Scale plans. Implementation starts at $10,000 for a fixed-scope first product line. See the pricing page.
Quote Machines Dealers Can Actually Order
Bring one machine range and its attachment list; we will show you it configured and priced in Ignitionary.