Why Is Your Tight-Tolerance Part So Expensive to Manufacture?

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You send out a tight-tolerance drawing for quotation and receive prices far higher than expected—or discover that different suppliers quote the same custom part very differently. Sometimes. Tight tolerances can significantly increase machining, inspection, and scrap costs, but a high quote does not automatically mean the drawing is over-specified. The cost may come from functional […]

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