A long-time customer of FTI needed to streamline their internal processing lines and feed two facilities – one in North America, the other in Asia. The transmission is one of the most critical components in their product, and their concerns went well beyond logistics.
The Concerns
– Quality and performance of the assembly
– Protecting confidential specifications and IP
– Assembling the unit in Asia to contain costs for that market
– Preventing their Asian supplier from replicating the assembly and becoming a competitor
– A trusted representative to ship only the exact quantities required, on their behalf, to the supplier’s facility
A natural transition
Fortus has been a long-time, trusted supply partner for this customer. FTI was already providing the main components, making it a natural transition to take on the final assembled product. Our customer recognized that we had the manufacturing capability and engineering expertise to support it – and the integrity to protect their interests.