Our Customer, a leading auto parts manufacturer in Germany, has been producing various oil filters, cylinder parts, piston parts for decades. The company started growing rapidly after 2012, the executive team wanted to expand sources across the world in order for more diversified supplies and competitive prices without compromising quality. They contacted tens of manufacturer in China and later chose Starway as the one to go with because of the track record, expertise and professionalism of Starway.
Stamping Parts was the first product category Starway worked with this customer. The customer needed hundreds of different parts with size ranging from 0.5" to 120", and a great variety of finish (powder coating, zinc plating, nickel plating, black oxide, etc.). The precision of the parts was of the essence because the parts would be shipped to the DE for final assembly, any dimension deviation could cause complete failure at assembly shop; appearance was also very important, and the finish must be very durable so the OEM can ultimately build high quality machine for the end customer.
Starway successfully quoted, developed, produced and shipped the first two containers of 40 SKUs within 6 months, and it constantly added new SKUs over the years. Currently it has manufactured approximately 1000 different SKUs of sheet metal parts for the customer, and the quality record has been consistent and excellent in the past 10 years (with defective rate <0.5% and field failure <0.001%).
After the first success on the sheet metal parts, the customer quickly expanded the new sourcing programs of other categories (die casting parts, machined parts, injection molding parts, etc.) with Starway, and successes have continued.
The OEM customer has achieved large cost reductions (with same/higher product quality) and continued increasing the market share over the years.
Starway's dedicated professionals can achieve the same winning results as Stamping Parts for your OEM products. Contact us today to arrange a no obligation assessment of how we can supply a partnership which adds value to your OEM products.