by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You sent the quote. The customer opened it. Then… nothing. No reply, no questions, no PO. Two weeks later you notice the RFQ went cold and the job went to a competitor who simply checked in.This scenario plays out daily in digital manufacturing shops. The...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Mid-production design changes are a fact of life for digital manufacturers. A customer realizes a hole pattern is wrong, a tolerance needs tightening, or a material swap is required — after you’ve already nested parts, loaded filament, or programmed toolpaths....
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
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...
