by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quoting the print is the easy part. Most shops have dialed in their machine hour rates, material markup, and build-plate nesting logic. But the work that happens after the part leaves the printer — support removal, media blasting, vapor smoothing, heat treatment,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Consignment manufacturing sounds simple: the customer supplies the raw material, you supply the machine time and expertise. But experienced shop owners know the devil lives in the details. When material ownership stays with the customer, your exposure shifts from...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers don’t have the luxury of single-process jobs. A typical order might start on a 5-axis mill, move to a wire EDM for finishing, then hit a CMM for inspection before shipping. Each handoff adds variables — setup time, queue depth,...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s a familiar scenario: a customer emails Friday afternoon. Their production line is down. They need a replacement bracket, gear housing, or custom fixture — yesterday. They don’t have CAD. They don’t have drawings. They have the broken part in a...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most shops have a good handle on machine time. They know their hourly rates, their cycle times, and how to amortize equipment costs across a build. What trips them up is everything that happens after the part comes off the machine.Support removal, heat treatment,...
