‍Are your existing systems letting you down?

Do you rely on key staff with all the knowledge?
Do you waste time and materials with inefficent process?
Can your business run without you doing it all?
ERP Systems too complex and too expensive?
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‍Look No Further!
Blind.Expert offers easy-to-use tools and templates,
specifically designed for blind and curtain professionals.

NOT a complex ERP System!

Our applications provide very specific functionality not offered by ERP systems. Whether it be calculating grid prices, fabric nesting or complex bill of materials calcs, we are here for you.

Integrate Into Your Existing Systems

Our solutions are the missing link between you and your existing Quote systems, or Production Control systems, saving you time, money and reducing errors.

Low Cost, Easy to Manage

Blind.Expert tools increase efficiency, reduce waste, and help you save time and money. At a fraction of the cost of most ERP systems, it's the affordable solution for your business, that generates real profits into your pocket.

Knowledge that powers profit

We help window furnishing businesses bridge the technology gap with practical tools that solve operational problems, save time, saving materials, and protect profit.

Our toolbox comprises a bunch of super-handy Microsoft-Excel based workbooks that do all the heavy lifting for you. From fabric nesting, bill-of materials calcs, price grid production to efficient quote and order systems, our workbooks can be your in-house expert systems. And, they're available whenever you need them 24/7, whether you need a quick fix for a specific problem, or want to use them everyday as a core part of your tech systems.

With 25+ years experience in the window coverings industry, we understand your business.
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Fabric Nesting Solutions

‍Copy/Paste your entire project into the table then watch the magic happen! Click RUN and watch as your blind skins are optimally laid out into the multiple roll widths that you entered. The end result is a graphical and tabular output of the optimised solution, ready to pass to your cutting table operator. The application even gives you a yield efficiency for each roll width, with total Lm/Yds required and m2/ft2 of scrap produced.

The worksheet is selectable to operate in Metric or Imperial units and includes settings for table clamp allowances, skin spacings both on height and width, plus selectable common cut option.

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Price Grid Production Systems

Don't just rely on competitors price lists to set your next price list! Our sophisticated Price Grid production algorithms let you know your true margins and will save you hours of work, while improving overall accuracy and reliability! Workbooks are designed to be used either as fully customizable templates, or there are several pre-configured templates for different manufacturer's systems available to download. Outputs include a fully costed bill-of-materials (BOM) worksheet, manufacturerd cost grid, wholesale price grid and retail price grid. The latter 2x grids can include labour, overheads and GST/VAT, if required. Users have numerous controls and costing triggers that can be adjusted, including 2x methods to cost labour, variable margin thresholds, dynamic or grid based tube size upgrades and same for spring assist addition.

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Tube Strength calculator

Use our specialized tube strength calculation tool to confidently know if a tube is strong enough to safely span a window with an extra heavy or extra light fabric attached. Accurately know Torque loads for any size roller blind for reliable motor selection, especially when using low power DC motors! Roll-up diameter and blind weight are also calculated. If you know your spring k-value, you can even calculate pre-turns for any size roller blind.

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Quoting Systems

‍Fast and simple is how users describe our pre-built Quoting Worksheets! Whether you need to quote small or large projects, our efficient grid-based quoting sheets are the answer.
For sheets already pre-configured for several local and national manufacturers, setup takes just minutes to produce professional quality quote documents, ready to send to your end customers. Just add your discount, company details and a logo, plus make a few configuration selections and you are ready to go!
If you can't find a pre-configured worksheet for your supplier, you can easily add their grid prices and accessory prices to the worksheet and within an hour you're ready to get started quoting. If you can't be bothered doing the setup, then just ask us and we can assist!
Project estimating has never been faster or easier, especially since these worksheets are Excel based, so easy to populate with your full project list of blinds or curtain sizes. Say goodbye to manual lookups and calculations forever.

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Bill of Materials Costing Systems

Utilize our sophisticated algorithms to determine product costs and grid prices for a wide range of window covering types, including Curtains, Roller Blinds, Venetians, Shutters and even Window Films! The costing sheets are flexible to use with a wide range of configurable fields to meet your business requirements. Available in Metric only right now, these worksheets solve the problem of how to create fast and accurate product costs and price grids.

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Frequently Asked Questions

NOT a complex ERP System!

Integrate Into Your Existing Systems

Low Cost, Easy to Manage

Knowledge that powers profit

Blind.Expert Applications

Fabric Nesting Solutions

Price Grid Production Systems

Tube Strength calculator

Quoting Systems

Bill of Materials Costing Systems

Subscription Plans

Flexible Price Options

Frequently Asked Questions