When you need CNC machined parts, you don’t have to invest the time and money to build your CNC production shop. Outsourcing to a CNC machining company would be a good choice. This article will introduce outsourcing CNC machining and teach you how to choose a suitable CNC machining service provider in China.
Why outsource rapid prototyping needs to experts?
- Gather core competitiveness
Your part manufacturing project is handed over to a professional CNC machining company. Your energy can be focused on developing your areas of expertise, such as developing new products or contacting customers for cooperation. This is very important and favourable for the current business environment.
- Reduce and control costs
The cost of CNC machining services includes expensive equipment and space to accommodate large equipment, which requires a lot of money.
CNC machining is a complex process, so just buying CNC machining equipment is not successful. More importantly, it is scarce to have technical engineers who can operate the equipment skillfully. A professional machining engineer needs at least five years of professional training. If you outsource your manufacturing projects to a CNC machining company, you can take advantage of the technology without incurring the labour and training costs associated with the process.
Why choose to outsource your project to China?
China, which enjoys the reputation as a “World Factory”, China has always provided the most competitive manufacturing speed in the world. China has a very mature supply chain and CNC machining companies with rich machining experience, and the price of rapid prototyping services in China is very competitive compared to most western countries, thanks to several factors, including low cost of raw materials, low labour costs and thin profit margins.
In recent years, rapid prototyping service companies have increased rapidly in neighbouring countries with lower labour costs, such as Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Still, Chinese CNC companies are more professional and have better supply chains and logistics， So Chinese companies usually provide better results.
How to choose a reliable CNC machining company in China?
Chinese people in business and people in the industry in Western countries have different ways of thinking, so the method of choosing suppliers should be other. Keyanng has an in-house method for selecting suppliers in China, and the results are often satisfactory. This method is very similar to the recruiting process, which I’ll discuss in detail.
Ⅰ. Filter big data
There are so many CNC machining companies in China that screening out qualified suppliers quickly is a complex problem. Under the premise of clearly knowing the demand, it is recommended that you search for the “main business/product keyword” category label through Google to expand the list of suppliers in a precise and batch manner and then select them according to Google sorting. It is strongly recommended that you use the office forms to record the top 20 or top 30 high-quality companies so that you can conduct investigations one by one to finalize the final 1-2 suitable suppliers.
Ⅱ. Evaluation Screening
The primary criterion for selecting suppliers is the “Q.C.D.S” principle, that is, the focus of equal emphasis on quality, cost, delivery and service.
- The quality factor is the most important.
First, confirming whether the supplier has established a stable and effective quality assurance system is necessary. You can directly ask whether the supplier in China has ISO certification. Please note that if the other party replies that you have ISO certification, the certification report will be sent directly to you, not a plain text email. Vague replies often mean no ISO certification. After you receive the certification report, you should carefully check the certification information such as company name, production products and certificate validity period. Finally, please find the company that issued the certification report and the certificate number, and go to the official website of the company that issued the certification report. This step is to verify the authenticity of the certificate.
- Confirm that the supplier has the equipment and process capability to produce the required product.
You should visit the factory as much as possible; if you cannot come to China for some reason, there are two ways to help you confirm. You can hire a manufacturing agent to arrange visits to multiple factories in a specific area, many manufacturing agents in China provide evaluation services, and the price is more cost-effective than your cost of coming to China.
Or you can have a video conference with the employees of the CNC machining supplier. Now the Internet is very convenient, You can ask the other person to film the production floor during the video conference, or whatever else you want to know.
You should communicate with your suppliers as much as possible in China before placing an order. You can keep asking questions until you are satisfied that the company knows how to execute your project. If they can’t give you a clear answer or don’t get back to you promptly, they may not be the right partner.
Ⅲ. Cost and Price
After the first two steps, your shortlisted Chinese CNC machining companies should only have 5-8 left. You can send them the RFQ, and you’ll know who can offer the best price. In this step, we think these companies are suitable as suppliers, and you can keep them in your address book as an option when you need to outsource projects in the future.
Ⅳ. Start working together
I recommend that you can place a small order as a trial for your first cooperation. Order a prototype of the part first, the prototype will not cost much, but it can be checked whether the partner CNC machining company can produce the part in time to meet the standard.
Finally, Keyanng is one of China’s most trusted CNC machining service providers. You click the button on the right, upload your design file and specify your requirements; we will reply within 12 hours and give you a free quotation, manufacturing analysis design and professional engineering advice.
