Roughly 60% of our output ships under someone else's name. This page is the whole programme: what it costs, how long it takes, who owns the tooling, and what we need from you before we can quote.
A distributor carrying our name is competing with the brand next to it on the shelf. A distributor carrying its own name is building an asset. That difference is the entire reason this programme exists.
A private-label clamp lands at your cost plus freight. A branded one lands at distributor price. Same part, different margin structure.
Your colour, your thread, your pack quantity, your barcode. The part number does not exist on your market anywhere else.
You pay for it, you own it. Stored free for three years, never run for another customer — written into the supply agreement.
From your drawing to a container on the water. Only the last two phases are on the clock — the first one is where the money is saved or lost.
PHASE 01
PHASE 02
PHASE 03
Tooling is a one-time cost, paid once, owned by you. The ranges below are for parts in the size range we actually make — a 60 mm clamp body, a 250 mm tray, a 90 mm caster cup.
| Tooling type | Cost (USD) |
|---|---|
| Die-casting mould, single cavity | $3,500 – 7,000 |
| Die-casting mould, 2-cavity | $6,500 – 12,000 |
| Injection mould, single cavity | $2,000 – 5,500 |
| Injection mould, family tool | $5,000 – 9,000 |
| Progressive stamping die | $2,500 – 6,000 |
| CNC fixture / soft jaw | $300 – 800 |
| Logo embossed in tool | +$250 – 400 |
| Sample & courier | $60 – 150 |
| Level | What changes | MOQ | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logo only | Laser etch or pad print on a catalogue part. No tooling. | 300 pcs | 28 days |
| Colour + packaging | Custom anodised or powder colour, printed box, barcode, hang tag. | 500 pcs | 32 days |
| Modified part | Existing tool with an insert change — different bore, different mounting hole. | 1,000 pcs | 45 days |
| New tooling | Your drawing, new mould, your part number. You own the tool. | 1,000–3,000 pcs | 8–10 weeks |
We do not publish part prices, because a clamp and a housing are not the same number. What we can publish is the shape of the curve: the same part, indexed to 500 pieces = 100. Use it to sanity-check a quote, not to replace one.
| Quantity | Index | What moves |
|---|---|---|
| 500 pcs | 100 | Setup, tooling amortisation and inspection spread over few parts |
| 2,000 pcs | 78 | Setup absorbed; material bought at a better break |
| 5,000 pcs | 68 | Multi-cavity or longer runs; finishing batched |
| 20,000 pcs | 58 | Dedicated tooling, coil or ingot bought forward |
| 50,000 pcs | 52 | Effectively material + machine time + margin. There is no more to give. |
If a quote sits far below the index for your quantity, ask what changed — sometimes it is a smaller cavity count, sometimes it is a thinner wall, sometimes it is a different alloy.
The commercial conditions that decide whether a programme is workable. Full text in the terms of sale.
| Currency | USD, EUR or CNY — quoted in the currency you buy in |
| Validity | 30 days from the quote date |
| Payment | 30% deposit with the PO, balance against the pre-shipment inspection report; L/C quoted on request |
| Incoterm | FOB Shanghai standard; CIF, CFR and DDP quoted to your port |
| Tooling | Owned by you once paid; stored here, released on request |
| Claims | 30 days from arrival for visible defects, 12 months for latent defects |
A clamp in a plain poly bag is a commodity. The same clamp in a printed box with a hang tag and a spec panel is a product. The difference is about thirty-five cents.
Declarations are issued per shipment against the actual batch, not copied from a template.
| EU | CE (where applicable) · RoHS · REACH SVHC |
| US | CPSIA (children's products) · Prop 65 |
| Quality | ISO 9001:2015 certificate, audit report on request |
| Material | Mill certificates for aluminium and steel |
| Testing | SGS / TÜV / Intertek — buyer-nominated lab welcome |
No cost, no commitment. If the part should not be cast or moulded, the report will say so and suggest a better process — even if that process is not one we run.