by Chris Anjel | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most digital manufacturers run a DFM check before cutting metal or starting a print. The problem? That feedback rarely makes it back to the customer in a way that changes the design — and it almost never reaches the shop floor before the first setup.The result:...
by Chris Anjel | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most quoting systems handle single-process, single-material parts just fine. But the moment a customer sends an RFQ for an assembly — say, a CNC-machined aluminum housing with overmolded silicone seals, press-fit bronze bushings, and laser-etched anodized brackets —...
by Chris Anjel | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop gets them: RFQs with a STEP file but no material callout, a 2D drawing missing tolerances, or a quantity field left blank. Incomplete RFQs are the norm, not the exception. The shops that win the work aren’t the ones waiting for perfect data —...
by Chris Anjel | Sep 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every digital manufacturer knows the cycle: an RFQ lands in your inbox, you open the file, spot missing specs or geometry issues, fire off a clarification email, wait a day or two for a reply, then repeat. Multiply that by dozens of quotes a week and the time lost...
by Chris Anjel | Sep 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every shop knows the feeling: an RFQ lands in your inbox with a STEP file, a quantity, and not much else. No material spec. No tolerance callout. No surface finish requirement. No heat treatment note. Just “please quote.”In digital manufacturing — whether...
