CHINA SOURCING AGENT · CNC · CASTING · SHEET METAL · STEEL STRUCTURES

Machined parts and steel structures sourced in China, verified before you pay.

We qualify the workshop, hold your tolerances, and stay on the floor until the parts pass inspection. No commission from factories — ever.

300+Factories visited in person
350Orders delivered
0%Commission from factories
2hAverage response time

What makes us different

Most agents ask for trust. We prefer to make trust something you can check — on paper, on video, and on the shop floor.

01

No factory commission, ever

You pay us; the factory invoices you directly. Our fee is calculated on the EXW factory price, not on a padded unit cost. If a supplier offers a kickback, we disclose it and deduct it from your order.

02

Your drawings stay yours

A mutual NDA is signed before any file is shared. Drawings go only to the workshops on the shortlist, and tooling ownership is written into the purchase order.

03

Parts checked before they ship

Material certificate with heat number, full dimensional report against your drawing, and first article inspection before the batch runs. SGS or BV can be arranged for independent inspection.

Services

From one machined component to a multi-supplier assembly programme. Every engagement starts with a drawing and ends with documents you can check.

Supplier identification & qualification

Shortlist, licence and capacity checks, and an on-site visit before you commit.

RFQ management & cost breakdown

Three to five comparable quotes, itemised, so you can see what you are actually paying for.

Tooling, samples & first article

Samples and first article inspection approved before the batch runs, with tooling ownership written into the order.

Production follow-up, inspection & export

Milestone checks, dimensional reports and consolidation before anything is released.

What we make — and what we don't

Saying no is part of the service. A scope we cannot verify on site is a scope we will not quote.

In scope

CNC machining Casting Stamping Sheet metal fabrication Forging Surface treatment

Materials: Aluminium, Steel, Stainless steel, Cast iron, Engineering plastics

Typical parts: automated parking system components, battery swap equipment structures, custom aluminium extrusion profiles, energy storage cabinet hardware, CNC machined custom parts.

Not in scope

Consumer small commodities Finished electronics Food Medical devices Complete equipment that requires complex mandatory certification

If your project falls outside this list, we will tell you at RFQ stage and point you to someone who does it — rather than take the order and hope.

What lands in your inbox

No status update that says "everything is fine". Every stage ends with a document you can check — or reject.

Factory audit report

Business licence, machine list, current load and shift pattern, with photographs taken on site. You get the report itself, not our summary of it.

Itemised cost breakdown

Material, machining time, tooling, surface treatment, packaging and scrap listed separately — three to five shops, same drawing, same Incoterm.

First article inspection

Measured dimensions against your drawing, material certificate with heat number, and photographs — before the batch runs, not after it lands.

Pre-shipment & loading

Final dimensional report, packing list with photographs, container loading supervision, and one document set for the whole consolidation.

On the factory floor

Welding cells, inspection benches and loaded containers — places we work, photographed where the work happens.

Robotic welding cell at a parking equipment fabricator
Robotic welding cell at a parking equipment fabricator
Battery swap station main frame, pre-shipment
Battery swap station main frame, pre-shipment
On-site assembly supervision
On-site assembly supervision
Dimensional check on a machined shaft
Dimensional check on a machined shaft
Hot-dip galvanised racking legs, batch production
Hot-dip galvanised racking legs, batch production
Container loading with lashing inspection
Container loading with lashing inspection

How it works

Four steps from your first drawing to parts leaving China.

STEP 1

Send the drawing

A STEP file, a PDF or a photo of the part — with material, quantity, critical tolerances and destination.

STEP 2

Qualify the workshop

Business licence verified, on-site visit, machine list and current load, plus photographs of comparable parts they are running now.

STEP 3

Cost & tooling

Three to five itemised quotes, tooling ownership and sample plan settled before any deposit is released.

STEP 4

Inspect & ship

First article approval, in-process checks, final dimensional report, then consolidation and handover to your forwarder.

Pricing

Published rates. Hiding the fee is how this industry keeps you guessing.

The pledge: We take no commission, rebate or markup from any factory. You pay us, they invoice you directly, and every number is visible.

Recent work

Programmes we have run end to end.

STEEL STRUCTURE

Storage system steel structures for an Australian OEM

Clean welds, galvanising that no longer cracks, and unit cost down 12% against the previous supplier.

CNC MACHINING

Battery swap station frames for a Serbian EPC contractor

Three sample reworks with the previous supplier — first article approved first time, batch delivered on schedule.

SHEET METAL

Parking system lift structures for a Russian garage builder

Welding distortion and late delivery solved — stable tolerances, holes matched on site, repeat orders.

All case studies

Who you will actually work with

No rotating call centre. These are the people who answer your messages and stand in the workshop.

SJ

Scott Jia — Sourcing & QC Engineer

11+ years in mechanical manufacturing

Hands-on experience in automated parking equipment, battery swap systems and aluminium extrusion profiles. Reads your drawings himself, runs supplier screening and negotiation personally, and stays on the floor through inspection and loading.

LW

Leo Wang — Independent Quality Inspector

6 years in mechanical inspection

On-site factory inspection support for mechanical OEM parts. Dimension checking against drawing, weld and coating quality, surface and galvanising standards, same-day report with photographs.

What buyers say

“Scott understands mechanical drawings well and keeps our parking system parts delivery on schedule.”

James C. James C. · Engineering Manager, New Zealand

“He helped us find reliable aluminium extrusion suppliers and solved our quality inconsistency problem.”

Mark T. Mark T. · Project Buyer, Australia

“Great support on battery swap structure parts. First article inspection saved us a lot of rework cost.”

Ivan S. Ivan S. · Procurement Lead, Serbia

Questions buyers ask first

Do you sign an NDA before I send drawings?

Yes. We have our own NDA template and sign it before any file is shared. Drawings go only to the workshops on the shortlist, and each of them signs as well.

How is your fee calculated?

On the EXW factory price — never on a padded unit cost. 3% for sourcing only, 5% when production follow-up and inspection are included, or a monthly fee for ongoing representation. Minimum fees are published on this page.

Do you take commission from the factory?

No. Zero. We are paid by you, and the factory invoices you directly. If a supplier offers us a rebate, we tell you and deduct it from your order.

How do you check a workshop is real and capable?

Business licence verified against the national registry, an on-site visit with the machine list and current load, and photographs of comparable parts they are running now. Certificate numbers are checked with the issuing body.

Can you provide material certificates, heat numbers and PPAP?

Material certificate with heat number and a first article inspection report can be arranged with the factory as standard. A full PPAP package depends on the factory's own capability — we will tell you which of our shops can support it before you commit.

What happens if the parts fail inspection?

We hold the batch on site, document it with photographs, and negotiate rework or replacement before the balance payment is released. If we qualified the workshop, sorting it out is our problem — not yours.

Can you arrange third-party inspection?

Yes. SGS or BV can be arranged for independent inspection when you want a report that is not written by us.

What are your payment terms?

Standard is 30% deposit, with the balance released after you approve the inspection report. Travel cost is quoted separately in advance when a factory is far from our base.

Send us a drawing

A STEP file, a PDF or a photograph of the part is enough. You will get a shortlist, an itemised comparison and a realistic timeline within 48 hours.