by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Heat treatment is one of the most common — and most underestimated — secondary operations in digital manufacturing. Whether you’re running a CNC shop, a sheet metal house, or a hybrid service bureau, quoting jobs that require hardening, annealing, stress relief,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Laser cutting looks straightforward on paper: flat material, 2D geometry, fast cycle times. But shops that quote by rough perimeter length or flat hourly rates regularly leave money on the table — or lose jobs to competitors who priced tighter. The difference comes...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers have a solid handle on quoting the primary build — machine time, material, and setup for a CNC job or 3D print. Where margins evaporate is everything that happens after the part comes off the machine: support removal, media blasting,...
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....
