A CNC Supplier Recommends a Different Material—Should You Accept?

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Custom CNC parts are often transferred to new suppliers to improve cost, capacity, or supply security. During RFQ review, a new supplier may recommend replacing the drawing-specified material—even though the part has been produced successfully for years. That immediately raises a difficult sourcing decision. A recommendation to change the drawing-specified material is only valuable when […]

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