by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers agree that Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback is critical. The problem isn’t whether to do it — it’s that sales, engineering, and production often speak different languages when communicating manufacturability issues...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You quote a job, the customer approves, and production starts. Then the machinist finds a feature that can’t be held to tolerance, or the 3D print operator spots an overhang that will fail without supports. The fix gets discussed in a Slack message, an email...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers treat their quote archive as a graveyard — a place where old RFQs go to die. But that archive is actually the single most valuable pricing asset you own. Every row contains real-world data: what you quoted, what you won, what you lost, and...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Digital manufacturing shops rarely run a single process per job. A typical order might need CNC machining, post-processing heat treatment, surface finishing, and inspection — each with its own lead time, cost structure, and capacity constraints. Quoting these...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You know your machines. You know your materials. You know your people. But if your quoting process lives in spreadsheets, email threads, and someone’s head, you’re almost certainly leaving money on the table — often without realizing it.Digital...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Customer-supplied material (CSM) shows up in RFQs more often than most shops expect. A customer wants to use their certified bar stock, their consigned powder, or their specialty filament. On paper it looks like a win: lower material cost, faster quote turnaround. In...
