Quoting Jigs and Fixtures Without Guesswork

Most digital manufacturers treat jigs and fixtures as an afterthought — quick to quote, easy to underprice. But tooling often carries hidden complexity: design iterations, specialized materials, precision machining, and inspection requirements that don’t show up...

How to Quote Fixture Design and Build Time

You nailed the part geometry, picked the right material, and calculated cycle time down to the second. Then the customer asks, “Does this include the fixture?” If your answer is a guess, you’re leaving money on the table.Custom workholding — soft...

Quoting Jigs and Fixtures Profitably

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...