CNC Supplier Delayed Production for a Bigger Customer? What to Do Next

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Your CNC order was scheduled, then progress slowed after a larger customer entered the picture. Updates continue, but nothing moves. If a CNC supplier delays your order to prioritize a bigger customer, don’t wait on promises. Ask for concrete proof that production has restarted. If that proof isn’t available, you should prepare to re-source immediately […]

Supplier Used Different Machine Than Quoted — Tolerances Failed

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You approved a CNC machining quote, waited through production, and then received parts that failed tolerance. Only after inspection did it become clear the supplier ran the job on a different machine than quoted. Now you’re deciding whether a remake will fix anything—or just repeat the same failure. If a supplier used a different CNC […]

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