by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Materials & Pricing, Quoting & Estimating
Reorders are the closest thing to free money in digital manufacturing. The customer already knows your quality. The process is proven. The material is on the shelf. Yet too many shops treat every reorder like a brand-new RFQ — digging through emails, hunting for old...
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Materials & Pricing, Quoting & Estimating
Most digital manufacturers still handle RFQs the same way they did a decade ago: a customer emails a STEP file and a drawing, someone on your team opens it, runs a manual takeoff, applies a pricing spreadsheet, and emails back a PDF. The cycle takes hours or days....
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Materials & Pricing, Quoting & Estimating
In CNC machining, the shop that quotes first often wins the job. When a customer sends an RFQ, they rarely send it to just one supplier. They’re comparing price, lead time, and responsiveness across several shops — and the one that replies fast, accurately, and...
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Materials & Pricing, Quoting & Estimating
In digital manufacturing, the fastest quote often wins the job. When a buyer sends an RFQ to three shops, the one that responds first sets the anchor price and looks the most reliable. Yet many service bureaus still treat quoting as a manual, back-office chore that...
