Sourcing Thread Gauges From China – Dos and Don’ts

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If you have been contemplating whether you should outsource your requirements or not to China or to get all your requirements on NPT thread gauge or Whitworth thread gauge met locally, here are a few important dos and don’ts to keep in mind. It is definitely going to get you very high rewards in terms of savings you enjoy. However, one could end up making mistakes and one could overlook some of the most important factors in this process. 

Do not be lured by the impressive quotes that you get from your Whitworth thread gauge manufacturer. Before make any hasty decisions on your choice of thread gauge manufacturers, you should check whether the supplier that you have identified in China is a genuine business entity with a physical office and an in-house manufacturing unit. You should not decide on your thread gauge manufacturers just based on what you read in their website. One could claim anything they want in the website and project themselves to be the largest manufacturers of thread gauges in China. However, you need to do your homework and do a clear background check to find out whether your supplier is capable of meeting your requirements. 

Once you have established the genuineness of the supplier, you need to secondly establish whether they are the right fit. How do you know that they are the right fit? First you need to have a complete requirements analysis done to know what exactly you need in terms of the thread gauges, what type of thread gauge, what are the custom specifications, whether you need the calibration certificate and so on. Besides these, you should also establish that your supplier can meet your requirements in a timely fashion. These are part of the dos that you need to keep in mind. 

There are a few key things that you just not do. In an effort to get the lowest quote, you should not compromise on the quality of the thread gauges that you order. If the quality of the thread gauges you order are going to be of inferior nature, then you would be frequently replacing your tools. You do not want the tools sourcing cost to increase because of frequent replacements. What this really means is that when you try to sacrifice on the quality thinking that you are saving money, you are actually not saving any money. On the other hand, you are only wasting money or spending twice as much as you should. This is one of the reasons why someone with experience will always go for the best manufacturers in the industry. 

Never approach a sourcing agent or an intermediary supplier when you want to order your thread gauges. This will fleece you out of any possible savings that you could enjoy by sending your requirements to China. Always work with the manufacturers directly by taking all the required precautions that we have discussed above. So, get started with your search for one such supplier. 

 

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