Purchasing questions
Questions before a recurring supply programme
A large forecast is a starting point for assessment, not a capacity reservation. These answers explain how EMTXI reviews a drawing-controlled magnet or motor-component enquiry and which evidence is needed before a recurring programme is agreed.
Start with a requirement that can be assessed
Provide a drawing revision, the part description and the quantity required for each item. Distinguish qualification samples from a monthly forecast and from a firm purchasing commitment. A total programme quantity without a part mix cannot establish tooling, inspection or production capacity.
State the delivery destination, intended application and target dates. If your organisation imposes an origin rule, attach the applicable requirement or explain the supply-chain stages it covers. Terms such as non-Chinese, domestic, DFARS and NDAA should not be used interchangeably. The origin guide explains why a shipping location is not a complete provenance record.
Agree who approves which evidence
Engineering, purchasing and quality may need different documents. Identify the drawing authority, the sample-approval process and the person responsible for accepting deviations. Your team remains responsible for the finished motor's application tests; a component inspection report does not establish finished-system performance.
For a coordinated component set, separate the requirements for magnets, laminations, machined parts and assembly operations. Define whether parts are supplied separately, matched, assembled or packed as a kit. This avoids treating an incomplete bill of materials as a quotation for a finished motor.
Keep commercial assumptions visible
A useful offer states the proposed route, included scope, quantity basis, validity, setup charges and any outstanding qualification or documentation conditions. Review recurring prices separately from one-off charges. If an index adjustment is proposed, establish the reference series, unit, currency and calculation before comparing offers.
A second source also needs qualification. Availability of an alternative country or a similar catalogue grade does not establish that the second route meets the same acceptance criteria. Changes to a qualified part or production route should follow the agreed change procedure.
The volume-programme guide brings these decisions together. The enquiry form accepts monthly demand and programme requirements so that the initial review can address the commercial scale without implying a supply commitment.
Buyer questions
Can you review a requirement for five million pieces per month?
Yes. State the part mix, individual monthly quantities, ramp schedule and qualification requirements. We assess suitable routes and request capacity evidence. This is not a claim that five million pieces of an unspecified part are already available or reserved.
Is an N52H magnet automatically subject to a Chinese export licence?
A grade name alone does not establish composition or licensing status. The proposed material, exporter, classification, destination and end use need review. A Dy-free claim or grain-boundary-diffusion process does not by itself establish exemption.
Does machining outside China establish a fully non-Chinese magnet?
No. Upstream material and production stages need their own evidence if your requirement covers them. EMTXI does not currently claim a confirmed fully non-Chinese magnet supply chain.
How long does qualification take?
There is no universal duration. Agree the drawing, material and inspection requirements, sample availability, customer assembly tests and approval responsibilities. The programme schedule must include these gates before recurring releases are committed.
Can one enquiry cover magnets, stators and machined parts?
Yes. We can coordinate sourcing for a specified component set. Each item needs its own drawing and acceptance scope; the offer identifies which items and assembly operations are included.
Can we agree a framework contract or indexed price?
These terms can be reviewed for a recurring programme. Forecasts, firm call-offs, capacity commitments and any material-price adjustment must be distinguished and expressly agreed.
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Your next step
Send the part requirements, monthly forecast and the evidence your purchasing team needs.