by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Digital manufacturers know the scenario: a customer sends an RFQ for five prototype parts, then follows up two weeks later asking for fifty, then two hundred. Each volume tier changes the economics — setup amortization, material purchasing, machine scheduling, and...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Additive manufacturing quoting trips up shops that treat it like CNC or sheet metal. A 3D printed part isn’t just material plus machine time — it’s build orientation, nesting density, support removal, heat treatment, and inspection all rolled into one....
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You open the RFQ, import the STEP file, and your quoting engine spits out an error — or worse, a price based on a model with missing faces, inverted normals, or geometry that doesn’t match the customer’s drawing. In digital manufacturing, bad CAD...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You send a quote. The customer asks for a material change. You revise. Then they adjust the quantity. Another revision. Before you know it, you’re on version seven and nobody — not you, not the shop floor, not the customer — knows which one is current.This...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop knows the feeling: a new RFQ lands with an organic lattice structure, an undercut-heavy CNC part, or a thin-walled sheet metal assembly with tight bend radii. The geometry is complex, the manufacturing risk is high, and the estimator spends hours modeling...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Shops obsess over price. They trim margins, hunt cheaper tooling, and negotiate material costs — all to win the bid. But ask any estimator what actually closes deals and the answer shifts: speed.In on-demand manufacturing, the first accurate quote often gets the...
