by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops have a solid handle on machine time. They know how long a CNC cycle takes, or how many hours a powder-bed fusion build needs. Where quotes go sideways is everything that happens after the part leaves the machine. Why Post-Processing Gets Underestimated...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every quote you send makes a promise about when parts will ship. Miss that date and you lose credibility — sometimes the customer too. Yet many shops still treat lead time as a guess rather than a calculated commitment. If you’re quoting digital manufacturing...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops can quote a simple CNC part or a straightforward 3D print in their sleep. But the moment a job needs turning, then milling, then heat treatment, then coating — or a hybrid build that splits between additive and subtractive — the quote turns into a...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop schedules preventive maintenance. Few shops quote around it correctly. The result? Either you bake in a fat buffer that makes you uncompetitive, or you quote tight and scramble when a CNC or printer goes down for its quarterly PM.The fix isn’t...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop has been there: a hot RFQ lands, the margin looks great, and the instinct is to say “yes” to the customer’s aggressive timeline. Two weeks later, the job is stuck behind three higher-priority orders, the machine goes down for maintenance,...
