by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Digital twin programs are becoming a standard request from OEMs and tier-one suppliers who want virtual replicas of their production lines, tooling, or even entire factories. For a job shop or service bureau, these projects look attractive — higher value, longer...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops have a good handle on machine time. They know their hourly rates, their cycle times, and how to amortize equipment costs across a build. What trips them up is everything that happens after the part comes off the machine.Support removal, heat treatment,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop gets the call: a customer needs a replacement part for equipment built twenty years ago. The original drawings are lost, the OEM is gone, and all they have is a worn-out sample sitting on a pallet. For digital manufacturers, these legacy part requests are...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop knows the drill: a customer sends an RFQ for 5 prototypes, then asks for pricing at 50, 200, and 1,000 units — all in the same email. You could build four separate quotes. Or you could build one model that scales.Variable lot sizing is where quoting either...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops know how to quote a part they’re making from scratch. But digital inventory — where a customer stores approved CAD files with you for on-demand production — introduces different variables. You’re not quoting design time or first-article risk....
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most 3D printing quotes assume planar slicing — flat layers stacked on the Z axis. But non-planar printing, whether on a 5-axis machine or through curved-layer slicing on 3-axis hardware, changes the geometry of the job and the economics of the quote. If you’re...
