From Your Drawing To Scheduled Production
What actually happens between sending a print and receiving repeat deliveries, stage by stage, with the decisions marked.
A Process You Can Follow Without Chasing It
Most problems in offshore machining come from silence between milestones. This is the sequence we work to, what we need from you at each stage and what you get back.
- Buyers placing a first order with a Chinese machining supplier
- Engineers transferring an existing part from another plant
- Teams who need visibility rather than daily chasing
- Companies whose quality system requires documented stages
Reviewed Before Quoted
The drawing is read by someone who will make the part, and comments come back with the price.
Samples In 30 Days
Sample delivery within 30 days of drawing approval, with a dimensional report.
Locked After Approval
Program, tooling and material are archived so the next order repeats.
The Seven Stages
Enquiry
Prints arrive with missing tolerances or unstated materials.
We list what is missing in the first reply instead of quoting around it.
Drawing Review
Expensive features often exist for no functional reason.
An engineer marks up costly or fragile features and suggests alternatives.
Quotation
A bare number tells you nothing about risk.
The quotation carries the material, the process route and any feasibility comment.
Sampling
Samples that arrive without measurements prove nothing.
Samples ship within 30 days with a dimensional report against the drawing.
Approval
Unclear approval leaves both sides guessing what is frozen.
Your written approval fixes the drawing revision, the material and the process.
Production
Processes drift when nobody is watching.
Sampling runs to the agreed control plan and records stay with the part number.
Repeat Supply
Reorders often behave like new parts.
The archived program and tooling mean a repeat order starts where the last one finished.
What You End Up With
- A part number with a frozen drawing revision, material and process
- A dimensional report you can hand to your own quality team
- A price that does not move because the setup has to be redone
- A supplier contact who knows the part rather than a general mailbox
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Drawing To Production — FAQ
How long does the whole cycle take?
Drawing review and quotation usually take a few working days. Samples follow within 30 days of drawing approval. Series lead time is agreed once the part is approved and depends on material and quantity.
What do you need in the first email?
The drawing, the material, the annual quantity and where the parts are shipping to. With those four we can usually quote without another round of questions.
Do you charge for drawing review?
No. Reviewing the print is part of quoting, and it is the step that prevents the expensive surprises later.
What if the sample is not acceptable?
We correct it and resample, and we tell you what went wrong rather than quietly adjusting. If the drawing was the problem, that conversation is where it surfaces.
Can you work under a non-disclosure agreement?
Yes. Send your NDA with the enquiry and we will sign before the drawing is circulated internally.
Start With A Drawing Review
Send the print and we will come back with comments, a price and a sample date. There is no charge for the review.