Sourcing, cost and RFQ
What is the minimum order quantity and do you accept small batches?
Answer
A: An MOQ is a hard floor on the quantity a supplier will accept. A lot charge is a floor on the amount billed for one production run, so the supplier does accept a smaller quantity but the fixed cost is recovered in the price. Both are calculated from the same fixed cost per lot. Q: Does Balford have a minimum order quantity?
Sources
- How Are MOQ And Lot Charges Calculated In Metal Stamping?A: An MOQ is a hard floor on the quantity a supplier will accept. A lot charge is a floor on the amount billed for one production run, so the supplier does accept a smaller quantity but the fixed cost is recovered in the price. Both are calculated from the same fixed cost per lot. Q: Does Balford ha...
- How Are MOQ And Lot Charges Calculated In Metal Stamping?What is the difference between an MOQ and a lot charge? An MOQ is a hard floor on the quantity a supplier will accept. A lot charge is a floor on the amount billed for one production run, so the supplier does accept a smaller quantity but the fixed cost is recovered in the price. Both are calculated...
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- Lead Time and MOQ | Deep Drawn PartsThere is no fixed MOQ. The practical minimum follows from the process: a single-operation die makes a small first batch economic, a progressive tool only pays back at volume, and an externally applied finish can carry its own batch minimum. Send the target quantity with the drawing and the review wi...
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- Lead Time and MOQ | Deep Drawn PartsHome › Buyer guides › Lead Time and Order Quantity For buyers · Schedule Lead Time and Order Quantity Sample lead times by process, tooling build time, expedite options and the MOQ position How long does it take, and is there a minimum order? Sample lead times are published by proce...
What an engineer still needs from you
- material and material condition (grade, temper)
- material thickness, plus the key diameter, height and wall thickness
- tolerances, burr direction and the visual acceptance standard
- annual volume - it decides whether tooling is single-hit, progressive or transfer
- surface finish, and any secondary machining, annealing or plating
Need a DFM feasibility assessment for your project?
Send the engineering drawing (STEP or PDF) with the material grade, thickness and annual volume. Balford engineers then check it against the process window - draw ratio, wall thickness, tolerances, blank and tooling route - and come back with what is feasible and what is not. An answer on this page cannot replace that review.
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This page is an engineering answer, not a quotation and not a dimensional acceptance. It is generated from Balford's published material and held to the verified company fact sheet.