How to Quote Spare Parts Programs

Spare parts programs are a different beast from one-off production runs. Instead of a single PO, you’re looking at a multi-year agreement with scheduled releases, minimum order quantities, and often a requirement to hold inventory or maintain tooling readiness....

Quoting Digital Inventory Programs

Digital inventory programs are gaining traction across aerospace, medical, defense, and industrial OEMs. Instead of warehousing slow-moving spare parts, customers send you CAD files and specifications. You produce parts on demand — often within 24 to 72 hours — and...

Quoting Spare Parts Without CAD Files

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...

Quoting Digital Inventory Parts

Most shops know how to quote a part they’re making from scratch. But digital inventory — where a customer stores approved CAD files with you for on-demand production — introduces different variables. You’re not quoting design time or first-article risk....