Should You Turn Down That RFQ

Every shop gets them: the RFQ with vague specs, impossible tolerances, a material you don’t stock, and a deadline of “yesterday.” The instinct is to quote it anyway — what if it turns into a big account? But chasing the wrong work quietly erodes...

Managing RFQs That Never Convert

Every digital manufacturer knows the feeling: an RFQ lands in the inbox, your estimator spends hours modeling, nesting, and pricing — only for the customer to ghost, go silent, or buy elsewhere. Multiply that by dozens of requests a week and you have a silent margin...