Frequently Asked Questions

We have over twenty years of experience working with Chinese machine shops. We can work on projects which require up to five axis of machining.

We are looking for product engineering, drafting, stamping, die casting, lost wax, sand casting, plastic injection, extrusion and assembly projects.

Volumes should be in the 5K to 10K range per part, and multiple parts to be consolidated into one shipment to the US, Europe, or Australia.

We need prints at a minimum, preferably via email. For engineering prints we work with AutoCad, ProE, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, and RhinoCad software packages.

We bill engineering out at US$100 per hour if you need help getting sketches into a standard engineering format.

We would also prefer to have at least six (6) samples from any project to allow us to get the part in front of multiple factories and get the best value in the shortest amount of time.

General lead time for tooling is 40 days. Stamping projects are usually a little quicker, and plastic injections projects can be a little slower if we have a lot of core pulls or DME parts. We make tools for local production and for export. Quantity production is generally within 30 days of tooling completion.

To keep costs low, we do not factor any financing into the cost of our products. 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. 

Goods do not leave China until payment has been made to our US account.

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 often include testing such as salt spray, pull tests, material certification, etc.

We sell most often on FOB Shanghai terms. We have the ability to ship from China to your dock, and clear US Customs, but in general it makes more sense for the customers to work with a forwarder in the US to keep their costs lower and maximize cash flow.

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.

We do all kinds of plating. Common are zinc, nickel, chrome, copper, and brass. We can also handle teflon and cadmium plating.

We do a great deal of plastic injection molding, both for domestic use and for export.

We have customers worldwide but no formal rep network.