by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Materials & Pricing, Quoting & Estimating
Most digital manufacturing shops don’t lose quotes because their work is bad. They lose them because their quoting is slow, inconsistent, or disconnected from how the shop actually runs. An RFQ lands in an inbox, waits for an estimator, and by the time a price...
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Quoting & Estimating, Shop Operations
It sounds like a small complaint: “Make the title shorter.” But when an estimator, a production manager, or a customer stares at a quote or job title that runs three lines long, the frustration is real — and it has operational consequences. Long, cluttered...
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Quoting & Estimating
Your quote is often the first real impression a potential customer gets of how you do business. Before they see your workmanship, they see how quickly you respond, how clearly you explain the job, and how professional your paperwork looks. Get the quote right and...
