About this example
This example is the quote a 3D printing service bureau in Raleigh, North Carolina, sends a robotics startup for parts of a robot gripper: 40 nylon sensor brackets printed by SLS, 24 carbon-fiber nylon gripper fingers printed by FDM, and 6 clear resin fluid manifolds printed by SLA, with threaded inserts, a file check and local delivery.
Engineers ordering printed parts want to know why each part is made the way it is, so the quote opens with a short table that explains the process chosen for each part. Each part line then carries its process, material, part volume or layer settings, and finish. Threaded inserts and the file check are separate lines, and North Carolina sales tax applies to the order. A price break table shows each part at four quantities, followed by the tolerances for each process, what is excluded, and terms on reprints, payment and how long the customer's files are kept.
Who it is for
3D printing service bureaus, additive manufacturing shops and prototyping labs that quote printed parts from customer files.