by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Bridge production runs — typically 50 to 5,000 units — sit in the awkward zone between prototyping and full-scale manufacturing. They’re too large for prototype pricing but too small for traditional volume discounts. Quoting them requires a different cost model...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Customer-supplied material sounds like a win: no material procurement, no inventory carrying cost, and a faster path to production. But when that material arrives as consignment inventory — where you hold and process stock the customer still owns — the quoting...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most sheet metal shops know how to quote a single part. But when a customer sends an RFQ for 50 different brackets that all nest on the same laser bed, the math gets messy fast. You’re not just quoting 50 parts — you’re quoting one sheet, one setup, and...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops treat maintenance contracts as an afterthought — a quick line item on an existing quote or a handshake deal that lives in someone’s inbox. That approach leaves money on the table and creates scheduling chaos when the work actually shows up.Done right,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Your customer sends an RFQ for a CNC part in 6061-T6 aluminum. Two hours later, they follow up: “Can you also price this in 7075? And what about 17-4 PH stainless?”Sound familiar? Material substitution requests are routine in digital manufacturing....
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Small batch runs — typically 1 to 50 parts — are the bread and butter of many digital manufacturing shops. They’re also where quoting goes wrong. Price them like production runs and you’ll lose money on setup. Price them like prototypes and you’ll...
