| 1 | Machining Capability | Available CNC milling, turning, Swiss-type, grinding, EDM, and five-axis equipment; maximum workpiece size; axis travel; spindle speed; and supported materials. | Current machine list, equipment photographs, machine specifications, and sample parts made from comparable materials. | Equipment capability should match the drawing requirements without relying on unverified subcontracting. | 15% |
| 2 | Dimensional Accuracy and Tolerance Control | Ability to maintain drawing tolerances, geometric tolerances, concentricity, flatness, perpendicularity, and surface-finish requirements during production. | ISO 1101ISO 2768ISO 286 Inspection reports and first-article measurement results. | The supplier should demonstrate measured results against the actual part drawing, not only general machine accuracy claims. | 15% |
| 3 | Quality Management System | Documented procedures for incoming inspection, process control, final inspection, nonconformance handling, corrective action, and internal audits. | Valid third-party certificate, certificate scope, audit records, quality manual, and corrective-action examples. | A valid ISO 9001 quality management system is a useful baseline; certificate scope and validity should be checked independently. | 12% |
| 4 | Inspection and Metrology | Availability of CMM, height gauges, roundness testers, surface roughness testers, hardness testers, and calibrated gauges. | Equipment calibration certificates, inspection plans, CMM reports, gauge records, and measurement-system procedures. | Critical dimensions should be measured with calibrated equipment suitable for the required tolerance and geometry. | 12% |
| 5 | Material Control and Traceability | Material purchasing controls, grade verification, heat or lot traceability, certificates of conformity, and segregation of materials. | Mill test certificates, material labels, purchase records, heat numbers, and traceability records linking material to finished parts. | Material certificates should identify the material grade, applicable specification, batch or heat number, and test results where required. | 10% |
| 6 | Production Capacity and Lead-Time Control | Available production hours, staffing, machine utilization, bottleneck processes, capacity planning, and ability to support prototype-to-volume transitions. | Capacity plan, production schedule, historical delivery records, workflow chart, and contingency arrangements for critical operations. | Lead times should be confirmed by process route, quantity, material, finishing, inspection requirements, and shipping terms rather than quoted as a fixed standard. | 10% |
| 7 | Surface Treatment and Secondary Operations | In-house or controlled external services for anodizing, plating, passivation, heat treatment, coating, laser marking, deburring, and assembly. | Process specifications, approved-subcontractor list, treatment certificates, thickness reports, hardness results, and color or appearance standards. | Every outsourced process should have defined specifications, acceptance criteria, and documented final verification. | 8% |
| 8 | Engineering and Drawing Support | Ability to review GD&T, identify manufacturability risks, recommend tolerances, optimize fixturing, and manage revisions securely. | DFM feedback, engineering-change procedure, revision-controlled drawings, technical communication records, and sample process plans. | The manufacturer should identify unclear datums, unnecessary tolerances, difficult features, and inspection risks before production starts. | 7% |
| 9 | Regulatory, Environmental, and Export Compliance | Compliance with applicable product, material, environmental, worker-safety, packaging, and export requirements for the destination market. | RoHSREACHISO 14001ISO 45001 Declarations, test reports, permits, and compliance records where applicable. | Requirements should be evaluated according to the destination country, end use, material, coating, and customer documentation requirements. | 6% |
| 10 | Commercial Reliability and Risk Control | Quotation clarity, payment terms, intellectual-property protection, communication speed, warranty terms, dispute handling, and business continuity. | Detailed quotation, purchase agreement, NDA, quality agreement, customer references, factory audit findings, and documented escalation contacts. | A reliable supplier provides transparent assumptions, written acceptance criteria, stable communication, and a defined remedy for nonconforming parts. | 5% |