by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops start with quote templates. A spreadsheet for CNC, another for sheet metal, maybe a third for 3D printing. They work fine when every job looks like the last one.Then a customer sends a part with internal channels that need EDM after machining. Or a print...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every digital manufacturer knows the moment: a quote goes out, the customer approves, and the job hits the shop floor — only for production to discover the quoted specs don’t match reality. Wrong material grade. Missing post-processing steps. An unquoted...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers agree that Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback is critical. The problem isn’t whether to do it — it’s that sales, engineering, and production often speak different languages when communicating manufacturability issues...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You quote a job, the customer approves, and production starts. Then the machinist finds a feature that can’t be held to tolerance, or the 3D print operator spots an overhang that will fail without supports. The fix gets discussed in a Slack message, an email...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers treat their quote archive as a graveyard — a place where old RFQs go to die. But that archive is actually the single most valuable pricing asset you own. Every row contains real-world data: what you quoted, what you won, what you lost, and...
