Benefits of using a Manufacturing Partner

Expanded Capabilities and Capacity

Whether you are looking to increase current production volume, or start a supplement production line with new manufacturing methods, the internal resource and opportunity cost can be significant. Depending on your company’s growth goals and objectives, increasing your own manufacturing operations could come at a higher long term cost than you realize. Developing a strong relationship with a manufacturing partner can be an extremely valuable decision to help scale quickly and effectively.

PartsBadger has the ability to scale manufacturing operations for you, we strive to be your one-stop for all machining needs and can dedicate machining cells to your projects as needed. And if your project requires equipment or technology that we currently don’t have at our disposal, we will do the legwork to bring it in, master it, and offer it to you. 

Dynamic Quality Control

Does your operation have an internal Quality Control department? If it does, great! If it doesn’t, don’t fear! When sourcing your manufactured components with an established partner you are also gaining a dedicated quality team that can adapt to your needs and perform any level of quality control that is required, and even more in most cases.

A motivated manufacturing partner can expand their QC capabilities to surpass your needs. Whether expanding their QC team itself or investing in new metrology equipment to perform faster and more accurate tests, you will now have a full-fledged QC department at your disposal. If your internal checks consist of fit tests, micrometer, and caliper measurements, you may miss a critical dimension during intake QC. Having a full First Article Inspection report in hand from the manufacturer will not only give you peace of mind but also be a critical reference during internal QC.

Once you have an established relationship with a trusted manufacturing partner, you might even decide to reduce the internal resources for performing intake QC, allowing you to reallocate those resources accordingly.

R&D Collaboration

Your design engineers might have a hard time with this one, but as soon as you begin to work with a professional manufacturing partner you instantly expand your team and open the door for improvements in material selection, manufacturing methods, QC processes, and much more.

In some cases, you may set out to specifically leverage the partner’s knowledge and set up an engineering review meeting to discuss any recommendations or changes that the partner sees as beneficial. In other cases, the manufacturing partner might make discoveries during actual production and collaborate with you in real-time to help optimize the process and ensure all requirements are still being met