by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Reverse engineering requests land in your inbox with a broken part, a worn tool, or a legacy component and a simple ask: “Can you make this again?” The customer sees duplication. You see a chain of unknowns — scanning resolution, CAD reconstruction, material matching,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops can quote a production part in their sleep. Material, machine time, tooling, overhead — the variables are familiar and the process is repeatable. But when a customer asks for a custom jig, fixture, or inspection gauge, the same confidence often...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers start with one-off prototypes and low-volume orders. Quoting those is straightforward: material, machine time, labor, markup. But when a customer asks for 500 units per month for a year, the math changes entirely. Serial production runs...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
First Article Inspection (FAI) requests are becoming standard on more RFQs — not just in aerospace and defense, but increasingly in medical, automotive, and high-mix commercial work. Yet many digital manufacturing shops treat FAI as a line-item afterthought, adding a...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s a familiar scenario: a customer emails Friday afternoon. Their production line is down. They need a replacement bracket, gear housing, or custom fixture — yesterday. They don’t have CAD. They don’t have drawings. They have the broken part in a...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturing shops start with making parts — CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal, or a mix. But customers increasingly want finished assemblies, kitted sub-assemblies, or complete box builds. Quoting those jobs the same way you quote a single part...
