You are not buying a machine.
You are buying a cycle time.

Fixtures, automation cells, special-purpose machines. What has to be true at the end is not a specification sheet — it is a takt time, a yield and a test that proves both. So this line is not quoted from a form.

Send your requirement I need parts, not a machine
What the free review returns
A written restatement of your requirement, in our words. If we have understood it wrong, you will see it immediately.
The list of what is still undefined — ranked by how much money each open question can move.
A budget band and a date, or a straight no with the reason. Both are useful; a fake range is not.
Within 48 hours, no charge, no NDA needed to start
01 — Clarification

Four questions decide the whole project. We ask them first.

Most non-standard projects that go wrong did not go wrong in the drawing. They went wrong because nobody wrote down what the machine had to do. These are the four answers we need before anyone opens CAD.

# Question (English) 问题（中文）
Q1 What is the capacity target? Parts per hour, per shift, per month — and the peak you must survive without adding a second machine. 产能目标是多少？ 每小时、每班、每月多少件 —— 以及在不加第二台设备的前提下，必须扛住的峰值。
Q2 What is the acceptance test? The measurement, the sample size, the pass mark, and who signs it. This is the single most expensive question to leave open. 验收标准是什么？ 测什么、抽多少、判定值是多少、谁签字。这是四个问题里悬空起来最贵的一个。
Q3 What are the hard constraints? Floor space, ceiling height, power supply, compressed air, existing equipment it must connect to, the operator skill you actually have. 硬约束是什么？ 占地、层高、供电、气源、必须对接的现有设备、以及你实际拥有的操作工技能水平。
Q4 What is the delivery milestone? Not the date you want it — the date after which it is worthless. Those two are rarely the same, and the second one changes the design. 交期节点是什么？ 不是你希望的日期，而是过了这个日期它就没用的那个日期。这两者很少是同一天，而后者会改变设计。
02 — Delivery boundary

Who does what, written down before anyone argues.

A non-standard project fails at the seams, not in the middle. These are the seams. Everything below is agreed in writing at gate G1, and it is what the contract is built on.

Delivery boundary: who is responsible for what
Deliverable Included by default Notes
Mechanical design Yes — 3D model and 2D drawings Released at gate G2, after your written approval.
Machining and bought-in parts Yes — BOM carries a brand and a lead time per line Long-lead items are flagged at G1 so they cannot surprise the schedule later.
Assembly, wiring and software Yes — including PLC and HMI program Source code and a commented backup are handed over with the machine.
Factory acceptance test (FAT) Yes — at our floor, against the Q2 criteria You are welcome to attend, or to send your inspector. Video record if you cannot travel.
Installation and site acceptance (SAT) Priced separately — depends on the destination Visas, working hours and site safety induction are the buyer's side of the seam.
Operator training Yes — two days, on site, for up to four people Recorded and left with you, so the knowledge survives staff turnover.
Spare parts list Yes — with a recommended first-year kit Consumables and wear items are separated from failure-prone components.
CE marking / compliance Not by default — ask, and we quote it honestly We will not print a mark we cannot support with a technical file. Say so at G0 and it is designed in from the start.
03 — How it runs

Four gates. Nothing moves until you say so.

  1. G0 Clarification review We restate your requirement in writing and list what is still undefined. Free, 48 hours, and it is the step that decides whether we are a fit.
  2. G1 Concept & cycle-time review Layout, cycle-time calculation, budget band and the long-lead list. You approve the concept before any detailed design is paid for.
  3. G2 Design freeze Drawings and BOM signed off. After this date, every change goes through a written change request with a cost and a schedule impact attached.
  4. G3 FAT, then SAT It passes against your Q2 criteria on our floor, then it passes again on yours. Both protocols are signed, and both are yours to keep.
04 — Where we say no

A supplier who never says no is a supplier you cannot plan around.

A quick price for a machine that cannot hit your takt time is worse than no price. These are the projects we turn down, and we would rather tell you at G0 than at FAT.

  • No acceptance test, no project. If nobody can name the measurement that proves it works, the project has no finish line and will absorb both budgets.
  • No budget band, no concept work. We will name a range. If that range is above your ceiling, stopping now costs you nothing — that is the point of the 48-hour review.
  • No fixed price on an undefined scope. A fixed number for a vague requirement is a number that gets renegotiated at month three. We quote G1 as a paid study and credit it against the build.
  • No compliance mark we cannot support. If you need CE, UL or a customer-specific standard, say so at G0 — it changes the design, the BOM and the price, and that is fine.
05 — Start

Four questions. Forty-eight hours. No charge.

Answer as much as you can and leave the rest blank — a blank is information too. If you have a sketch, a photo of the current station or a cycle-time spreadsheet, mention it and we will ask for it.

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Why this is not a quote form
A non-standard machine cannot be priced from a form. Anything that claims otherwise is guessing, and you will pay for the guess later.
What we can do in 48 hours is read your requirement properly, and tell you which open question costs the most.
Need an NDA first? Say so and one comes back signed. Need to keep the concept quiet from your own market? We do that too.
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