Q. What sort of projects is best suited to your supply lines?
A. We are looking for product engineering, plastic injection and assembly projects.

Q. What volumes are suitable for offshore production?
A. Volumes should be in the 5K or more per part, and multiple parts to be consolidated into one shipment to the US.

Q. How do payments work?
A. Tooling fee payment terms are 50% upon order placement and the balance due upon part approval. Production payment terms are 50% deposit and the balance when we email an inspection report with photos of the shipment ready to go. We will only ship once we receive the payment.

Q. What are typical lead times?
A. General lead time for tooling is 40 days. We make tools for local production and for export. Quantity production is generally within 30 days of tooling completion.

Q. How good is the quality?
A. Quality depends on customer requirements and price points, but we have parts in production for the oil and gas, automotive, health & fitness, office seating, marine, and airline industries. Our inspection reports are tailored to the product and include testing such as salt spray, pull tests, material certification, etc.

Q. Can you do plating?
A. We do all kinds of plating. Common are zinc, nickel, chrome, copper, and brass. We can also handle Teflon and cadmium plating.

Q. How do deliveries work?
A. We sell most often on FOB Shanghai terms. We have the ability to ship from China to your dock, and clear US Customs. In many cases though it makes more sense for the customers to work with a forwarder in the US to keep their costs lower and maximize cash flow.

Q. Do you carry inventory with multiple draw downs?
A. We do not carry inventory, except as needed for ongoing production, or unless customer buys it in advance. Most of our customers ship in large shipments, and do partial shipments to their customers in their country.

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