Want Sheet Metal Parts Fast? Submit a Digital RFQ (Updated for 2024)

Last updated on April 12th, 2024 at 08:02 am

We’re all familiar with the expression, “time is money.” At Approved Sheet Metal, we constantly look for ways to expedite precision sheet metal fabrication services to help customers save time and money.

To put it simply. . . we want to get you your sheet metal parts lightning fast. 

Quoting is one phase of the process where you can save substantial time. If you want to get in our work queue quickly and help expedite your project, upload your information and submit your project online using our digital RFQ form.

How Digital Quoting Expedites Sheet Metal Fabrication Projects

We receive RFQs via email often, and while we’re happy to communicate with you in that way, using our quoting software helps avoid friction points that can delay projects.

Let’s look at three reasons why using a digital RFQ is the way to go:

1. Prioritizes your project

Submitting a digital RFQ prioritizes your project and can even help you “jump the queue” ahead of customers who emailed their RFQ.

We’re not penalizing people who submit their quotes via email; it’s just the nature of automated software versus human employees. If you send an email, you have to wait until someone sees it. When you use our digital quoting system, our team gets an immediate notification that there’s a new project ready to go—and all the necessary information is already in the system.

Requesting a quote online means a faster start, which helps us get your precision sheet metal parts back to you quickly.

2. Eliminates duplicate work

All of the projects we work on at ASM get plugged into our digital system—it’s one of the ways we’re able to deliver on our promise of rapid sheet metal fabrication. When you submit your project via email, it won’t make it into our work queue until someone on our team reads the email and uploads the information.

A team member must download all of your files first, and then upload them individually. Once the file transfers are complete, they’ll confirm that your information is accurately represented in our system.

Even though our team has the process down to a science, it’s fairly slow going. In fact, transferring RFQ information from emails to a digital system is a full-time job at some sheet metal fabrication shops. When possible, it’s much more efficient to upload your information into our system right up front.

3. Ensures all details are included

We’ve carefully customized our online quoting software, so you are prompted to give us the information we need to have. Going through the process can help catch and capture important details that you might not have known to include, which can minimize time-consuming back and forth. Sometimes, it’s as simple as checking a box to let us know your project has ITAR requirements.

Since the system notifies our team immediately when a new job comes through, we can look to see if we’re missing any details right away and reach out quickly to get the necessary information.

We know these benefits might not seem like a big deal to you, but there are opportunities to save time (and money!) at every step of the manufacturing process—including the quoting stage. And for a shop with a strong sense of urgency, every second counts.

Speed is your priority, and it’s ours, too. Request a quote for our rapid sheet metal fabrication services and we’ll get back to you right away!