Before you send Answering these makes quotes from different shops comparable:
Grade, and whether an equivalent (SKD11 for D2, 1.2344 for H13) is acceptable Target hardness, and whether we cut before or after heat treatment The two or three tolerances that actually matter, not a blanket class Surface finish on functional faces only Quantity now, and the likely repeat quantity Post-processing: nitriding, coating, wire EDM, grinding Documents you need: CMM report, hardness test, material certificate Files we read STEP or Parasolid for geometry, plus a dimensioned PDF for tolerance and notes. DXF and DWG are fine for 2D profiles. Zip the set if it is more than a few files.
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