by Chris Anjel | Sep 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
You open a new RFQ. The drawing has 47 dimensions, 12 GD&T callouts, and a note saying “all dimensions critical unless otherwise noted.” Your estimator spends two hours analyzing every tolerance, surface finish, and material spec. The quote comes back...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop has taken a job that looked profitable on paper — until the first article inspection revealed a feature that couldn’t hold tolerance without heroic effort. In digital manufacturing, where customers increasingly specify ±0.005 in, ±0.001 in, or even...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tight tolerances are where quotes go to die. A customer asks for ±0.005 mm on a critical bore, and suddenly your standard cycle time, tooling plan, and inspection routine all change. Most shops handle this with a mental multiplier — add 20%, maybe 30%, hope for the...
