What these guides cover
Five questions decide how quickly a deep drawn or stamped part can be quoted, tooled and released: what you send with the enquiry, what the drawing states, which documents your quality department needs, what material-compliance data is filed, and what drives lead time and order quantity. Each guide below answers one of them.
| Guide | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| RFQ guide | What information does a manufacturer need to quote a housing? |
| Drawing requirements | What has to be on the drawing for the part to be made right the first time? |
| PPAP and FAI | What documentation comes back, and at which level? |
| IMDS data | How is material compliance data filed for a drawn part? |
| Lead time and MOQ | How long does tooling and sampling take, and is there a minimum order quantity? |
| Export and payment information | Who manufactures the parts, which company receives the payment, and the bank details, trade terms, tooling ownership and shipping documents? |
Quotation response is typically within 24 hours after complete drawings and requirements arrive. The full commercial terms are in the quotation; what is published on lead time and quantity is on the lead time and MOQ page.