by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop knows the sinking feeling: a new RFQ lands, the geometry looks straightforward, but you have zero history on this exact part. Guess the cycle time wrong and you either lose the job or lose money running it. For digital manufacturers running CNC mills,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Heat treatment is one of those line items that quietly erodes margin. A shop quotes the machining or printing cleanly, then realizes the hardening, annealing, or stress relief step wasn’t priced right — or worse, wasn’t quoted at all. For digital...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every RFQ that lands in your inbox carries signal — not just about the part in front of you, but about your market, your processes, and your pricing blind spots. Most digital manufacturers log the outcome (won, lost, no response) and move on. The shops that scale...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Customer requests to swap materials mid-quote happen constantly in digital manufacturing. A buyer sends an RFQ for aluminum 6061, then asks for 7075 halfway through. Or a 3D printing client switches from PA 12 to a carbon-fiber-filled nylon after seeing the first...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Multi-material builds are becoming standard in digital manufacturing. Whether you’re running a hybrid CNC-print workflow, printing with soluble supports, or combining metal and polymer in a single build, the quoting complexity jumps an order of magnitude. Most...
