If important information is missing, different foundries may base their quotes on different assumptions. If you select the lowest quote and find out later that it was lower because of these different assumptions, you may have to add details to the purchase order later on. The foundry may have to increase price, or, if it lacks certain qualifications, cancel the order, forcing you to waste time by starting over again.

As a service to you, Hitchiner is supplying this update to help you receive quotes that are truly comparable. You can include some of this information on the drawing and some on the request for quote:

1. Foundry's sales representative or company address
2. Request for quote number
3. Sample delivery quantity and date
4. Quantity of parts desired, and ultimate annual production
5. Production delivery quantity and dates, after sample approval
6. Target price for production
7. Ship-to address
8. Bill-to address
9. Hard copy of drawing or electronic CAD file for the part (can be sent over the internet. See your Hitchiner representative for instructions and passwords)
10. Part number
11. Part name
12. Revision level of drawing
13. Alloy, or alloys, with appropriate material specification
14. Tolerances
15. Surface finish
16. Critical dimensions that must be machined
17. Machining reference points (desired, but not essential)
18. Methods of incoming inspection
19. Heat treat condition, if not covered in Item 13
20. All material and inspection certifications required, if not covered in Item 13
21. Any and all foundry-specific exceptions to the quote package

Contact us for more information.