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Sourcing Assistance
CSS' bridges the gap between cost competitive product needs and oft unfamiliar overseas sourcing opportunities.
Our expertise managing Asia based production start-ups and composite production lines mitigate common sourcing concerns and helps
build strong client-supplier relationships.
CSS works closely with its client and the vendor to establish tight Quality
Control Specifications and reporting procedures. Critical in-house test capability can be duplicated at the vendor
location to provide comparative QC data and a seamless production transition.
If desired, CSS can remain involved in a Vendor
Liaison role. Purchase order placement, shipping schedule coordination, production troubleshooting, and production change notice
support are common Sourcing Assistance services.
P Identify Critical Manufacturing Needs
P Select Candidate Vendor
P Coordinate Prototype Sampling
P Develop Client-Supplier Relationship
P Define Production Scale-Up Milestones
P Oversee Processing Operations
P Coordinate Product Testing
P Revise Manufacturing Processes
P Define Quality Requirements
P Establish Test Methodology
P Develop Reporting Procedures
P Quality Control Specification
Quality Control
Specification
P Develop Production Schedules
P Troubleshoot Production Start-Up
P Implement Change Notices
P Serve As Vendor Liaison
ISO Certified
Overseas Vendors
Factory Specifications
- 25+ Years of Composite Manufacturing Expertise
- 1,000,000+ Products
Produced Annually
- 200,000+ sq.ft. Production Facility
- HotMelt Prepreg Fabrication Capability
- Testing & Quality Control Laboratories
Manufacturing
Capabilities
- Hand Layup
- Table Rolling
- Oven Curing
- Compression Molding
- Bladder Inflation Molding
- Trapped Rubber Molding
- Bonded Assemblies
- Complex Machining
- Injection Molding
- Custom Finishing
Production Materials
- Specialty Reinforcements
- Custom Resin Formulations
- Hotmelt
& Solvent Prepregs
- Thermoplastic Prepregs
- Fabrics & Braids
- Filament Winding
Structural Shapes
- Small Cross Section Parts
- Complex Tubular Structures
- Sandwich Structures
- Hybrid Co-Cured Assemblies
Sourcing Assistance
. . . your bridge to affordable composite products