For micro or custom tooling, provide a dimensioned drawing, tolerances, material and required quantity. Identify critical features and clearance limits so the proposed specification can be confirmed in the quotation.
Use the workpiece material group and its measured hardness to narrow the tool family, coating and starting cutting data. Always confirm the actual hardness rather than relying on a nominal grade.
The catalogue is organised by machining task, so a workpiece and operation can be matched to a category before comparing individual SKUs.
Custom tools are quoted from a dimensioned drawing or a sample, and regrinding is quoted from the tool's condition. Sending the right information first avoids a quotation that cannot be manufactured.
Short answers to the questions that most often block a purchase: which tool, which holder, what to send for a quotation and what happens after delivery.
Understand how a quotation is prepared, what typical lead times apply to stock, standard and custom items, and how technical support is arranged before and after an order.
A useful request for quotation identifies the exact tool, workpiece, quantity and destination. A missing catalogue price means a quotation is needed; it does not mean the tool is free.
