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A single plant goes quiet
One lockdown, one power cut, one labor shortage, and your machined housings stop. You find out when the tracking number does not update, then spend a week hunting for capacity that is already booked.
Disruption planning
Supply Chain Shocks
A single plant, a single port, a single supplier is one failure away from stopping your line. We run three plants, 127 CNC machines and two countries so your parts keep moving when the usual route does not.
Dongguan + SingaporeMOQ-free from one part12-hour quote3–5 day shipping
127High-precision CNC machines
3Wholly-owned plants
2Countries: China and Singapore
<2%Historical late-delivery probability
Where it hurts
Four failures we hear about after every disruption
Each one is a schedule loss, not a headline.
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The second source cannot hold tolerance
You qualify a backup shop in a hurry. First articles arrive at ±0.05 mm instead of ±0.005 mm, so the mating bore will not seat and the whole lot is scrap. Re-qualifying costs more than the outage did.
03
Nobody can see the risk until it lands
Purchase orders, WIP and inspection status live in three spreadsheets. A supplier slips two weeks and the first signal is a missed ship date. By then expediting is the only option left.
04
Freight and tariff swings eat the margin
One port backlog or one duty change moves landed cost by double digits overnight. Quotes built on last quarter's route stop working, and the program runs at a loss until someone renegotiates.
How we build resilience in
Redundancy you can inspect, not a slide in a deck
Two countries, 127 machines, and a documented handoff between them.
Capacity redundancy
When one site stalls, the work moves
Our three wholly-owned plants cover 7,600 m² in Dongguan plus a factory at No.3 Joo Koon Circle, Singapore. Because the same programs, fixtures and inspection routines exist at both locations, a job can be re-routed without redoing first-article approval from zero.
That matters for supply chain shocks that hit one region and not another. A port strike, a power restriction or a customs backlog on one side usually leaves the other side running. We decide the split at quoting time, not after your line goes down.
- 1Same process, two sitesPrograms and fixtures are duplicated so a transfer does not restart qualification.
- 2127 machines to rebalance into16 simultaneous 5-axis centers, 16 mill-turn centers and 12 four-axis mills absorb shifted volume.
- 3One quality systemBoth plants work to the same inspection routine and reporting format.
Sourcing depth
Material and process options that do not depend on one vendor
A disruption rarely stops at machining. It hits the mill that rolls your 7075 plate or the anodizer that handles your housings. We keep qualified routes for aluminium, stainless, steel, copper alloys, titanium and engineering plastics so a single shortage does not freeze the program.
In-house finishing is the other half. Anodizing, plating, powder coating, black oxide, bead blasting and laser marking run through qualified partners we audit, which means we are not waiting on a broker to find a coating line during a shortage.
- 1Material coverage6061-T6, 7075, 304, 316L, 17-4PH, Ti-6Al-4V, Inconel, PEEK and more.
- 2Finishing in the same chainAnodizing, plating, powder coat and laser marking with 1.5 mm minimum character height.
- 3No minimum order quantityOne prototype or 10,000+ parts run on the same process sheet.
Decision guide
Which sourcing setup fits your risk profile
Pick the row that matches how much downtime your program can absorb.
| Situation | Recommended setup | Why it holds |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype, one-off build | Single-site machining, 3–5 day ship | Fastest path; redundancy adds no value yet |
| Pilot run, 50–500 parts | One primary site, second site quoted | Backup exists on paper before you need it |
| Production, line-stopping part | Dual-site split across China and Singapore | A regional outage hits one side only |
| High-mix, low-volume family | Mill-turn plus 5-axis in one plant | Fewer setups, fewer vendors to coordinate |
| Tight tolerance, mating fits | ±0.005 mm process with 100% inspection | Traceable data on every lot shipped |
| Volatile freight or duty | Two shipping origins, split lots | You choose the cheaper lane per release |
What we run
Processes that cover a full build
One supplier for the machining, finishing and inspection steps.
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5 Axis CNC Machining
16 simultaneous 5-axis centers for contoured parts, impellers and complex housings in one setup.
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4 Axis and 3 Axis Machining
12 four-axis mills and 27 three-axis machines for prismatic parts, plates and brackets.
03
CNC Milling & Turning
16 mill-turn centers handle shaft-and-body parts that would otherwise need two fixtures.
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Rapid Prototyping
From a single unit to a pilot lot, quoted with free DFM analysis within 12 hours.
05
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Enclosures, chassis and brackets that pair with machined internals.
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Surface Finishing
Anodizing, plating, powder coating, blasting, polishing and laser marking.
Scope and limits
What the machines and the paperwork cover
Use this to check fit before you send a file.
| Item | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum part size | 4,000 mm | Largest travel 4,000 × 400 × 150 mm |
| Medium travels | 750 × 1,150 × 550 mm | Also 600 × 600 × 600 mm |
| Compact travels | 500 × 500 × 450 mm | Also 500 × 310 × 200 mm |
| Rotary table | Ø400 mm | For rotational features and 4-axis work |
| Tolerance | ±0.005 mm (±0.0002 in) | Verified by 100% inspection before shipment |
| Surface finish | Ra 0.2–3.2 μm | Fine, high and as-machined bands available |
| Lead time | 3–5 days to ship | Production can start within 24 hours |
| Certifications | ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485, ISO 27001 | Reports supplied on request |
Why us
Numbers that decide whether your line keeps running
Six facts an engineer can check against a purchase order.
15Y
Machining since 2011
Fifteen years of production work, three wholly-owned plants and 150 technicians on the floor.
±0.005 mm
Held tolerance
Tight enough for mating bores and bearing seats, with inspection data to back it.
12 h
Quote turnaround
Quotation and free DFM analysis within 12 hours of receiving your drawings.
3–5 d
Ship window
Parts ship in 3–5 days, with production starting within 24 hours of approval.
99.99%
Qualification rate
Raw material check, in-process monitoring and final inspection on every lot.
1 pc
Smallest order
No minimum order quantity, from one prototype to 10,000+ part runs.
150Technicians across three plants
7,600 m²Manufacturing space
<2%Historical late-delivery probability
100%Inspection before shipment
Sector requirements
What these industries demand, and what we deliver
Robotics & automation
Joint housings and link arms need simultaneous 5-axis work and repeatable fits.
- ±0.005 mm
- 16 five-axis centers
Automotive & EV
Programs run under IATF 16949 with traceable inspection records per lot.
- IATF 16949:2016
- 100% inspection
Medical devices
ISO 13485 process control and cleaning-friendly finishes for instrument parts.
- ISO 13485:2016
- Ra 0.2–0.8 μm
Industrial machinery
Large frames and plates up to 4,000 mm with finishing done in the same chain.
- 4,000 mm max
- 3–5 day ship
FAQs
Questions buyers ask during a disruption
How quickly can you move a job from one plant to the other?
Because programs and fixtures are duplicated between Dongguan and Singapore, the transfer is a scheduling decision rather than a re-qualification project.
Send the drawing set and the current revision. We confirm which site has open capacity and give you a new ship window in the same reply.
Do you require a minimum order quantity to open a backup source?
No. There is no minimum order quantity, so a backup can start with one part.
That lets you validate a second source with a small order instead of committing to a full production run you may not need.
What tolerance can the second source actually hold?
The same ±0.005 mm (±0.0002 in) as the primary site, because both use the same machine classes and inspection routine.
If your print is looser, say so at quoting. Chasing unnecessary tolerance adds cost and time with no benefit to the assembly.
Which materials are at risk of a single-vendor shortage?
Aluminium plate, titanium and specialty stainless are the usual bottlenecks, along with anodizing capacity.
We keep qualified routes for 6061-T6, 7075, 304, 316L, 17-4PH, Ti-6Al-4V, Inconel and PEEK so a shortage in one grade does not stop the program.
How do I know the parts were actually inspected?
Every lot goes through raw material check, in-process monitoring and final inspection before shipment.
Reports are available on request. Ask for them at order placement so the format matches what your quality team files.
Can you keep drawings confidential while we qualify you?
Yes. Uploads are secure and confidential, and we sign an NDA on request before you release production files.
We work under ISO 27001:2022 information security controls, which covers how files are stored and who can open them.
What is the realistic lead time when freight is disrupted?
Machining and finishing run at 3–5 days to ship, with production starting within 24 hours of approval.
Freight is the variable we do not control. Having two shipping origins means you can pick the lane that is actually moving that week.
When is dual sourcing the wrong choice?
For one-off prototypes and very low volumes, splitting a job across two sites adds coordination cost for no real risk reduction.
Use one site until the part is on a repeating schedule or the line stops when it is missing. Then split it.
Build the backup before you need it
Send your drawings and get a quotation with free DFM analysis within 12 hours.
12-hour quote100% inspectionNo minimum order quantity
