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Excel vs Quoting Software for Sheet Metal and CNC
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October 21, 2026

Excel vs Quoting Software for Sheet Metal and CNC

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
How to Quote a Laser Cutting Job
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October 21, 2026

How to Quote a Laser Cutting Job

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
What Factors Drive the Cost of a Sheet Metal Quote
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October 21, 2026

What Factors Drive the Cost of a Sheet Metal Quote

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The Next Step in Supply Chain Integration: From Digital Messages to Intelligent Collaboration
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June 3, 2026

The Next Step in Supply Chain Integration: From Digital Messages to Intelligent Collaboration

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The Smart Factory Signal: It's Not Token Burn, It's Where the Tokens Burn
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April 7, 2026

The Smart Factory Signal: It's Not Token Burn, It's Where the Tokens Burn

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Why We Are Building a Demand Network for Metalworking on HiggX
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April 7, 2026

Why We Are Building a Demand Network for Metalworking on HiggX

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
From Software to Agents: What the Next Leap in Metalworking Looks Like
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March 13, 2026

From Software to Agents: What the Next Leap in Metalworking Looks Like

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Customer Data Management as a Core Part of the Quotation Factory Vision
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March 12, 2026

Customer Data Management as a Core Part of the Quotation Factory Vision

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The Smart Factory Signal: It’s Not Token Burn, It’s Where the Tokens Burn
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March 12, 2026

The Smart Factory Signal: It’s Not Token Burn, It’s Where the Tokens Burn

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
From Rigid Standards to Semantic Systems
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March 5, 2026

From Rigid Standards to Semantic Systems

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Excel Isn’t “Outdated” - Misusing It Is
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March 5, 2026

Excel Isn’t “Outdated” - Misusing It Is

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
MCP: How AI Connects Directly to Your Business Data in Quotation Factory
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March 5, 2026

MCP: How AI Connects Directly to Your Business Data in Quotation Factory

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Why AI Is Not a Feature for Quotation Factory – But a New Foundation
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February 19, 2026

Why AI Is Not a Feature for Quotation Factory – But a New Foundation

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
How Seven Years of Runway and the Rise of AI Changed the Way I Think
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February 17, 2026

How Seven Years of Runway and the Rise of AI Changed the Way I Think

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
From Scripts to Signals: Why High-Mix, Low-Volume Factories Need Event-Driven Thinking
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January 28, 2026

From Scripts to Signals: Why High-Mix, Low-Volume Factories Need Event-Driven Thinking

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The Quote Factory Operating System
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January 28, 2026

The Quote Factory Operating System

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
ERP Is Doomed – Especially in High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing
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January 19, 2026

ERP Is Doomed – Especially in High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Smart Factory ≠ More Apps: What 2025 Taught Me
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December 25, 2025

Smart Factory ≠ More Apps: What 2025 Taught Me

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The ExDA Manifesto for Intelligible Operations
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December 22, 2025

The ExDA Manifesto for Intelligible Operations

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
From Unified Namespace to a Manufacturing 'Belief System'
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December 20, 2025

From Unified Namespace to a Manufacturing 'Belief System'

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Fit2Train (part 3) - Decisions Are Your Real Production System
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December 17, 2025

Fit2Train (part 3) - Decisions Are Your Real Production System

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
Why 'First Stability, Then Improvement' **Never** Works in High-Mix Manufacturing
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December 16, 2025

Why 'First Stability, Then Improvement' **Never** Works in High-Mix Manufacturing

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
High Mix Is Not Your Problem. It's Your Advantage.
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December 15, 2025

High Mix Is Not Your Problem. It's Your Advantage.

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The Computer Is Also Human: What 2025 Taught Me About Metalworking, Software and AI
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December 9, 2025

The Computer Is Also Human: What 2025 Taught Me About Metalworking, Software and AI

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
State Machines - the Hidden Engine of Every Digital-First Metalworking Company
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December 4, 2025

State Machines - the Hidden Engine of Every Digital-First Metalworking Company

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
A Major Leap Forward for Digital Transformation in Metalworking
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December 3, 2025

A Major Leap Forward for Digital Transformation in Metalworking

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
AI, Abundance and the End of Jobs as Our Operating System
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December 2, 2025

AI, Abundance and the End of Jobs as Our Operating System

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
If you still pay six figures a year for ERP/CRM/PLM/MES licenses and “implementation partners”, this is for you.
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November 27, 2025

If you still pay six figures a year for ERP/CRM/PLM/MES licenses and “implementation partners”, this is for you.

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
The Supply Chain Is Not a Process. It's a Thinking Game.
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November 26, 2025

The Supply Chain Is Not a Process. It's a Thinking Game.

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog
“Swing in Steel” - How AI Swarms Will Transform Manufacturing
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November 24, 2025

“Swing in Steel” - How AI Swarms Will Transform Manufacturing

Wim Dijkgraaf5 minblog