by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop gets the call: a customer needs parts yesterday and they’ll pay a premium. The question is whether that premium actually covers your real costs — or just feels like extra revenue while quietly eroding margin.Rush orders disrupt scheduling, consume...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every digital manufacturer reaches a point where spreadsheets and manual calculations can’t keep up. RFQs pile up, lead times stretch, and margins erode. The question isn’t whether you need better quoting — it’s how to get there.You have two paths:...
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
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...
