by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops quote machining or printing time down to the minute, then slap a flat “inspection fee” on the line item and hope it covers the CMM run, the first-article report, and the occasional gauge R&R study. It rarely does. Inspection is where margin...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tight tolerances don’t just change how you machine or print a part — they change the economics of the entire job. A ±0.005″ callout might look routine, but when that tolerance stacks across three features and triggers a CMM inspection routine, your quote...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
When a request for quote includes non-destructive testing (NDT) requirements, many estimators either pad the price with a wide safety margin or push the line item to an outside lab without fully understanding the scope. Both approaches hurt win rates and margins. The...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops know how to price machine time and material. Far fewer have a repeatable way to quote inspection — especially First Article Inspection (FAI) — so it often ends up as a flat fee, a guess, or a line item buried in overhead. The result: you either lose money...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop has taken a job where the drawing shows a handful of dimensions with tight tolerances — ±0.005 mm, ±0.001”, true position callouts — and the quote came back based on standard machining rates. Two weeks later, the parts are on the CMM, half are scrap, and...
