by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop gets the call: “We need this by Friday — can you do it?” The instinct is to say yes and figure out pricing later. That’s how margins evaporate.Rush jobs carry hidden costs: overtime, expedited shipping, schedule disruption, quality risk,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops can quote the machine time for a CNC part or a 3D print within a few percent. Where quotes go sideways is everything that happens after the machine stops: support removal, heat treatment, tumbling, bead blasting, anodizing coordination, CMM inspection,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Customer-supplied material sounds like a win: no material procurement, no inventory carrying cost, and a faster path to production. But when that material arrives as consignment inventory — where you hold and process stock the customer still owns — the quoting...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every digital manufacturer knows the feeling: a Friday afternoon email asking for parts by Tuesday. The customer needs it fast, and they’re willing to pay — but if you quote on instinct, you’ll either scare them off or eat the overtime costs yourself.Rush...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturing shops focus on one-off quotes: a prototype here, a production run there. But the shops with the most stable cash flow and highest valuations have something else in common — they’ve built recurring revenue programs that turn...
