by Chris Anjel | Jul 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Walk into almost any digital manufacturing shop and you’ll find two quoting workflows. Production parts — repeat orders, known materials, stable processes — flow through a structured system. One-offs and prototypes? Those land in a spreadsheet, a whiteboard, or...
by Chris Anjel | Jul 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every estimator knows the moment: you’re halfway through a detailed quote when the customer emails back — actually, make it 250 units instead of 50. Or they need a price break at three different volumes by tomorrow morning. The RFQ hasn’t even been...
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Quoting & Estimating, Shop Operations
A customer sends an RFQ. You start quoting. Halfway through, they email a revised STEP file — “small tweak, same part.” Now your nest is wrong, your cycle time is off, and your material calc is trash.Mid-quote revisions are normal in digital manufacturing....
by Chris Anjel | Jul 13, 2026 | Quoting & Estimating, Shop Operations
It sounds like a small complaint: “Make the title shorter.” But when an estimator, a production manager, or a customer stares at a quote or job title that runs three lines long, the frustration is real — and it has operational consequences. Long, cluttered...
