Why procuring components via online manufacturers leads to lower costs, greater efficiency and more reliable deliveries
Online manufacturer FACTUREE looks at "The future of parts procurement"
Berlin, July 15, 2020 – The manufacturing industry faces heightened competition in the age of globalization and digitalization. Many manufacturing companies deal with the challenge of managing the increasing complexity of products and delivering custom requests at high quality within ever shorter times. In order to meet the requirements, manufacturers are searching for external solutions and opt to purchase production parts. As a state-of-the-art concept of the procurement process, online manufacturing is based on digitalization, automation and networking. Online manufacturer FACTUREE (www.facturee.de) takes a look at modern parts procurement in a white paper available at https://media.facturee.de/downloads/whitepaper.pdf
The parts supplier market currently consists mainly of traditional contract manufacturers who offer third-party production of components as external manufacturing companies. Third-party production is used, for example, when a manufacturing company either has no own production capacity or its capacities are exhausted. However, long-term commitment to a certain supplier may limit the company's flexibility and leads to dependence. Flexibility, a high level of precision, and fast delivery times have become indispensable for the production of custom components. Many manufacturing companies therefore increasingly look for innovative solutions for procuring production parts.
"Especially in times of economic crisis, the disadvantages of traditional procurement processes such as conventional contract manufacturing suddenly come to light. Dependence on suppliers, disruptions in supply chains, and delivery bottlenecks have a significant impact on operations," explains Benjamin Schwab, Head of Marketing & Sales at FACTUREE.
Online manufacturing network as a crisis-proof procurement concept
The parts supplier market is currently in the midst of significant changes. Especially in the coronavirus crisis, online manufacturing is gaining relevance as a crisis-proof procurement approach. Manufacturing networks can react much more flexibly and reliably to new developments than individual manufacturing companies.
Benjamin Schwab explains, "More and more companies are opting to procure parts via an online manufacturing network to safeguard their own operations. The network guarantees stable procurement processes that are facilitated by the rapid adjustment to the latest circumstances. Needs-based production or supply of components via an online manufacturer opens up new degrees of freedom for manufacturing companies. Customers can efficiently drive their own digital transformation without being affected by capacity bottlenecks and disproportionate personnel involvement."
Berlin-based cwmk GmbH operates under the FACTUREE brand name as an online manufacturer and offers its customers state-of-the-art procurement of production parts. The online manufacturer can ensure free capacities at any time, short response times, and fast deliveries with now more than 500 manufacturing partners with approx. 6000 machines.
Thanks to the huge range of services, even complex requests with varying production techniques and surface treatments can be carried out by a single contract partner. With AI-based supplier matching, the optimal manufacturer can be selected from the network, taking factors such as best quality, fastest delivery time and lowest price into consideration. ISO 9001 certified data-driven quality management ensures high-quality process standards. Orders are delivered after 9-12 working days by express shipment free of charge.
In its white paper "The future of parts procurement," FACTUREE looks at the market, the potential and the reasons why online manufacturing is crisis-proof, high-quality and efficient. It can be downloaded free of charge at https://media.facturee.de/downloads/whitepaper.pdf
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
Online Manufacturer supplies machined parts for prototypes resulting in significant time and cost savings
Festo relies on parts from Online Manufacturer FACTUREE to develop functional prototypes
Berlin, 10th of July 2020 – Pneumatic and electrical control and drive technology play an important role in factory and process automation. In this field, Festo, the world’s leading automation technology manufacturer, supplies the market with products, systems, and services aimed at a wide range of requirements. To ensure efficient development activities including the development of new series, Festo relies on machined parts supplied by online manufacturer FACTUREE (www.facturee.de) for its functional prototypes. FACTUREE offers a wide range of manufacturing services, short provisioning times, and on-time delivery, enabling Festo to offer a flexible, high-quality response to the latest customer and market requirements.
Festo SE & Co. KG is a group of companies specializing in control and automation technology. The independent family-owned multinational company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers in over 35 industries. Festo is a global leader in both automation technology and technical training.
Components for functional prototypes required on short notice
Festo regularly launches new products on the market. These innovations are subjected to preliminary analyses and extensive functional tests, using new components that are required on short notice. In order to prevent delays to its development processes and to protect its own resources, Festo sources machined components from FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer.
Bodo Neef, Development Engineer at Festo, explains: “In the past, we often experienced bottlenecks when procuring prototype parts, which is why we decided to hand over production of the machined parts to FACTUREE.”
FACTUREE is a brand of cwmk GmbH, which has an extensive production network in the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. Advantages include a comprehensive system of partners, manufacturing technologies, and surface treatments, resulting in potential for savings, increased efficiency, and more reliable delivery, as unrestricted capacities and short supply times are guaranteed.
Among other assignments, Festo entrusted Berlin-based company FACTUREE with the manufacture of machined parts, including various designs of valve blocks, for the preliminary testing of a new positioner. The project also included the complete mechanical processing of special parts.
Axel Müller, a member of Festo’s positioner development team, says: “The components’ requirements involve very complex contours and superior surface quality. FACTUREE was the best fit of all evaluated providers. The wide range of production techniques as well as the guaranteed fast delivery time and the straightforward quotation process were decisive criteria. Some suppliers offer a similar portfolio, but could not deliver as quickly".
Online Manufacturing supports simple and fast procurement
The procurement process was very simple: 3D and 2D files created in-house by Festo were used by FACTUREE as production templates. The quote was prepared quickly. Festo was able to upload the prepared files and select the desired production method and material on the FACTUREE website. The components supplied by FACTUREE met all specifications and desired properties.
As a long-standing FACTUREE customer, Festo intends to continue its relationship with the component supplier and to adapt it to future requirements as needed.
“FACTUREE takes on the task of manufacturing complex components for special applications for us, freeing up valuable resources needed for other activities. Its reliable procurement process allows us to remain operational at all times, while thanks to its extensive network of manufacturing partners, FACTUREE is always able to offer us unrestricted capacity. The very reasonable quote was also a positive factor,” concludes Axel Müller.
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
First Rz-Ra calculator and fit calculator with quantity processing function and reciprocal calculation
“FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer” launches online tools for calculating production parts
Berlin, May 25, 2020 – Following a successful beta phase, Online Manufacturer FACTUREE is now offering full versions of its two new online tools – the first online calculator on the market to convert Rz/Ra roughness values and the first fit calculator to include a quantity processing function and reciprocal calculation. As an Online Manufacturing network, FACTUREE specializes in the easy procurement of CNC, sheet metal and 3D printed parts. Both of their new online tools are aimed at supporting engineers and students in designing and working with production parts. They are available free of charge at
https://www.facturee.de/en/online-tools/
Online Manufacturer FACTUREE uses digitalization, automation, and networking to offer its customers an advanced approach to procuring production parts. The company’s new online tools will help users in their everyday engineering tasks, with both solutions giving FACTUREE a unique selling point on the market.
“We’ve developed the first online calculator for converting Rx/Ra roughness values in all directions. There are several ways of determining the surface quality of manufactured parts. The most common are the roughness average, Ra, and the roughness depth, Rz. Since direct conversions of Rz and Ra are impossible, there hasn’t been an online tool addressing this challenge up to now. Our calculator outputs the average value of a conversion interval determined by us, which is sufficient in practice and provides significantly more accurate results than the various rules of thumb you’ll find on the Internet,” explains Benjamin Schwab, Head of Marketing & Sales at FACTUREE.
FACTUREE also offers an optimized fit calculator, the first of its kind on the market to provide a quantity processing function and reciprocal calculation. “Not only can the online fit calculator establish the maximum tolerated dimensions for a given nominal dimension and type of fit, it’s also the first fit calculator that features reciprocal calculation. This can be helpful if, alongside the nominal dimension, only the tolerance deviations and not the tolerance classes are specified on drawings. If both the internal and external fit are given, the type of fit, for example clearance fit, is also calculated, and visualized in a comprehensible way,” explains Benjamin Schwab.
FACTUREE has precisely tailored the online tools to customer requirements. Even in the beta phase, the tools were being accessed an average of over 1,000 times per day.
“The demand for the new online calculators is very high. During the beta phase, we collected feedback from users and used it to create the full version. For the fit calculator, for example, users also wanted to be able to calculate the center of tolerance, so we added this feature. In the future, we’ll continue taking the community’s requirements on board and creating the tools needed,” says Benjamin Schwab.
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
Leading motion and control technology manufacturer benefits from short delivery times, unrestricted capacity and high-quality components
Fast and precise: Parker Hannifin relies on state-of-the-art Online Manufacturing of turned and milled parts by FACTUREE
Berlin, March 25th 2020 In today’s world, a high level of precision and fast delivery times are crucial to the production of individual components. Online Manufacturer FACTUREE (www.facturee.de) is meeting these new requirements with its wide range of manufacturing services, quick response times and on-time delivery. To benefit from this cutting-edge procurement process, leading engineering company Parker Hannifin commissioned FACTUREE to produce special turned and milled parts for mounting devices in their engineering department. The move enables the company to efficiently drive its own digital transformation without being affected by capacity bottlenecks and disproportionate personnel involvement.
In many companies, the procurement of turned and milled parts is a very complex process due to operational structures and special requirements. Material, processing, execution and delivery time are essential and time- and cost-intensive factors that must be well planned and usually involve many different resources such as personnel and costs.
Parker Hannifin opts for efficient purchasing of components
As a leading supplier in its industry, Parker Hannifin relies on short procurement times and precision workmanship for the components it needs.
The engineering company, founded in 1917 with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is considered a global leader in the manufacture of motion and control technologies. Parker Hannifin, which has been operating in Germany since 1962, specialises in hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanics, filtration, connection technology, refrigeration/air conditioning, sealing technology, aerospace and EMI shielding.
Daniel Scharnowski, test bench engineer at Parker Hannifin, explains: “Until November 2019, these components were still being manufactured in Germany at our prototype department. Up to 80% of our trainees were involved in the process, which the company felt was a problem. That’s why we decided to outsource the production of the parts to an online manufacturer. We hope that the end-to-end digitisation and automation of the ordering process resulting from this advanced approach to procuring turned and milled parts via an online network will lead to greater efficiency. When combined with high quality, this should give us a competitive advantage”.
After an evaluation phase, Parker Hannifin chose FACTUREE, a brand of Berlin- based company cwmk GmbH. “We obviously wanted to avoid the often time- consuming search for new manufacturers, different contacts when concluding contracts, missed delivery deadlines, etc. Online manufacturer FACTUREE won us over with a quick quote and a relatively short delivery time. Ultimately, their fast response time and wide range of manufacturing services were the deciding factors”, explains Scharnowski.
Components for mounting devices produced in a complex process
Parker Hannifin first commissioned FACTUREE in November 2019 to produce special components for mounting devices in their engineering department. FACTUREE proved the perfect choice, with its extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners in the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. It has over 6,000 CNC machines at its disposal at any given time. All partners comply with the requirements of an ISO 9001-certified, data-driven quality management system.
The components were manufactured using sophisticated turning and milling methods, with extremely narrow tolerances and, in some cases, additional fits. The complex manufacturing process also involved special surface treatments. The surfaces were first copper-plated, then nickel-plated in a subsequent step, before being partially polished and laser engraved.
Delivery earlier than expected
Daniel Scharnowski sums up: “Despite the complex manufacturing process involving high quantities and tight delivery deadlines, FACTUREE was actually able to deliver the components before the agreed delivery date. The speed at which orders were processed and the personal customer service also impressed us. We therefore look forward to strengthening our working relationship with FACTUREE”.
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
Digitization, automation and networking as the only solution: large manufacturing network offers free capacity and short delivery times
Remaining operational during the coronavirus crisis: reliable procurement processes with online manufacturer FACTUREE
Berlin, March 20th 2020 – The coronavirus is not only paralyzing much of public life, but sections of industry too, with far-reaching consequences. Many manufacturing companies are coming under massive pressure, unable to manufacture at their usual rate due to closed borders, cut-off supply routes and quarantine measures. As a result, they are turning to the procurement of parts via an online manufacturing network. Online manufacturer FACTUREE (www.facturee.de) is currently experiencing a massive increase in demand, as the Berlin-based company, with its steadily growing worldwide network of manufacturing partners (currently more than 500), can offer free capacity through reallocation and short delivery times even in times of crisis. It’s expected that the approach will eventually replace conventional contract manufacturing.
“Due to the crisis, we’re currently experiencing a massive surge in online manufacturing. Across all industries, the digitization, automation and networking of processes is becoming more important than ever – there’s really no alternative. Procurement processes via an online network have significant advantages over those of traditional contract manufacturing. If a conventional manufacturing facility has to be closed down completely due to a coronavirus case, supply is interrupted. As an online manufacturing network however, we can avoid supply bottlenecks even in difficult times by reallocating production, while our state-of-the-art infrastructure enables us to quickly adapt our production activities to the circumstances”, explains Lukas Schlicker, Head of Purchasing at FACTUREE.
Global network of partners ensures high availability
Thanks to its global, ever-growing network of over 500 partners, online manufacturer FACTUREE is able to offer its CNC, sheet metal working, 3D printing and surface treatment services even during the coronavirus crisis.
With its extensive network of CNC machining and surface technology partners, FACTUREE has over 6,000 CNC machines available for projects at any given time. All partners comply with the requirements of a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001.
Lukas Schlicker adds: “We’ve received many enquiries as to whether we still have sufficient capacity and can maintain our usual short delivery times. And the answer to this continues to be a definite ‘yes’. We’ve also confirmed with our logistics partners that reliable deliveries are still possible. Of course, in a global crisis situation like this, FACTUREE may also experience delays, but we will be able to resolve these very quickly. Our risk of a long delay is also inherently much lower than in conventional contract manufacturing”.
Rigorous digitization of internal work processes at FACTUREE
FACTUREE has immediately implemented all recommended measures and codes of conduct at its location in Berlin. As the company has always had advanced systems in place, no changes were necessary as a result of the coronavirus crisis – employees were already ready to work from home. Staff in the logistics department have been split into small teams that will work in shifts for the time being. FACTUREE is also supporting its manufacturing partners in implementing the safety measures currently required.
Lukas Schlicker explains: “We’re able to maintain our operations and our range of services without any significant restrictions and thus help our customers remain operational, giving them a certain degree of stability in uncertain times. We believe that the crisis is a major opportunity for us, because many companies will now realise that this new way of purchasing offers great benefits in terms of availability and efficiency, as well as very high quality – and that it’s the future, even after the crisis”.
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
FACTUREE will participate for the first time in Mittelständischer Metalltag [SME Metal Day], which will take place this year on 25.08.2020 (original date: 18.03.) in Schwedt/Oder.
The main organizer is the Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft Unternehmerverband Deutschlands e.V. (BVMW)
The theme of this year's Metal Day is: Change through Innovation! Challenges and opportunities for medium-sized companies..
We are looking forward to entering into direct exchange with many regional medium-sized companies from the metal industry.
If you would like to get in personal contact with us, please feel free to write to us
FACTUREE is invited to the 6th BMÖ Expertendialog Einkauf 4.0 - AUSTRIAN DIGITAL PROCUREMENT DAY with the topic Challenges, solutions and developments in digital value chains and how to deal with them professionally in purchasing.
Our Managing Director and CTO, Christopher Walzel, will give a presentation at 16:20 on Online manufacturing and the future of procurement and will then take part in a panel discussion with three other supply chain-related start-ups, moderated by Prof. Dr.-Ing Robert Dust (TU Berlin, Deputy Chairman of the BME Region Berlin-Brandenburg).
We are looking forward to the event and would be happy to meet some of our numerous customers from Austria there. Please contact us for this purpose in advance.
Manufacturing network calls for affordable new mobility options and provides employees in Berlin with cost-effective annual season ticket for local public transport system
Low-cost travel: Berlin-based online manufacturer FACTUREE offers its employees “365-Euro-Ticket”
Berlin, February 11th, 2020 The shaping of the mobility of the future continues to gain momentum in 2020. Many people would like to see a socially equitable mobility transition, including for public transport. While the “365-Euro-Ticket” – an annual season ticket that gives users unlimited travel in a particular area for just 1 Euro a day – may support this transition, its suitability for Berlin is currently the subject of controversial discussion. Online manufacturer FACTUREE (www.facturee.de) is setting an example as the first company in Berlin to offer its employees a 365-Euro-Ticket. The aim is to encourage new mobility options, including public transport as an affordable alternative for private individuals.
The 365-Euro-Ticket is an annual season ticket, which, for just 1 Euro per day, gives users unlimited travel in a specific zone of the public transport system. Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller is currently pushing the Federal Ministry of Transport to allow Berlin to participate in a nationwide pilot project trialling this kind of season ticket for bus and train. Austrian capital Vienna is being used as an example for Berlin, having offered a similar season ticket since 2012.
Supporters of the ticket are facing critical opposition, however, with economic aspects among the issues being discussed. For example, the initiative in Vienna did not result in any new customers using the buses and trains – the strategy of developing the transport infrastructure and increasing parking fees, on the other hand, has been considered more successful.
Mobility transition as key element of sustainable urban development
The annual ticket is intended to make public transport more attractive to employees and employers. Employer contributions towards tickets from public transport company Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) became tax-free again at the start of the year, with the BVG additionally subsidising the tickets. And generous employer contributions from Berlin-based online manufacturer FACTUREE allow its employees to benefit from tickets costing just 1 Euro per day (365 Euros per year).
With this scheme, FACTUREE is actively leading the way and hopes to motivate other companies to do the same. “The mobility of the future should be affordable, appropriate for the city and climate-friendly. While politicians and experts are still talking, we’re already implementing the 365-Euro-Ticket idea on a small scale”, says Benjamin Schwab, Head of Marketing & Sales at cwmk GmbH (FACTUREE).
Online manufacturer FACTUREE is the first ISO 9001-certified manufacturing network for turned and milled parts, which explains its focus on quality and sustainability. “We implement sustainable developments and processes when it comes to both our services and our actions as a company. For example, we’ve been offsetting all our shipping CO2 emissions since 2018. Climate-neutral shipping is just one element of our sustainability strategy which helps us to make an important contribution to the future of the German economy and society”, explains Benjamin Schwab.
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
Greater efficiency and reduced workload for purchasers through integrated, automated and digital procurement – FACTUREE, with the widest range of services in the industry
“FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer” shows the procurement of the future for production parts
Berlin, January 15th 2020 – In times of globalization and digitization, the market demands ever faster production and low-cost services with high quality from production companies. A core task for buyers of components is therefore the optimization of procurement processes. The online manufacturer FACTUREE (www.facturee.de) provides the “procurement of the future” through digitization, automation and networking. The CNC manufacturing network currently has the broadest range of production techniques and surface treatments in the industry.
“Production companies that depend on suppliers have to take digital transformation into account not only in manufacturing but in purchasing as well. The challenge here is also to digitize, integrate and automate processes in order to reduce costs, increase productivity and thus ultimately remain competitive,” explains Benjamin Schwab, Head of Marketing & Sales at cwmk GmbH. “By changing the purchasing strategy for production parts this way, there is considerable potential for savings and efficiency gains – and all this with the same or better quality of components and increased delivery reliability”.
cwmk GmbH, which operates as an online manufacturer under the brand name FACTUREE and has a constantly growing production network of more than 250 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology, demonstrates how this works. Over 1500 CNC machines are constantly available for projects, which means that free capacities and short delivery times are always guaranteed. FACTUREE has a unique selling point due to the industry’s widest range of manufacturing techniques in CNC and sheet metal processing, 3D printing and surface treatments.
High quality is also guaranteed: All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system, which is certified according to ISO 9001. The company is the first ISO 9001-certified manufacturing network with a full-service offering on the market.
Procurement 4.0: Time savings and planning reliability
“This modern way of sourcing production parts changes the buyer’s field of activity. Projects no longer have to be split up according to manufacturing techniques and assigned to different suppliers. This means that contracts with different partners, through whom multi-part production processes such as CNC machining with subsequent surface treatment would otherwise have to be handled in a time-consuming manner, are no longer necessary. Purchasers are relieved of a large part of their previous tasks, such as supplier searches and qualification, and freed of logistical efforts,” explains Benjamin Schwab.
Digitized processes such as automated read-out and classification of CAD data and the use of machine-learning algorithms for price calculation and supplier matching guarantee efficiency and speed. All in all, the cooperation with FACTUREE results in planning security and delivery reliability, cost reductions as well as high quality through ISO-certified processes.
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Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 250 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 1500 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
UPDATE: Girls' Day 2020 will unfortunately not take place due to the Corona crisis. Whether there will be an alternative date is not yet known.
This year again, FACTUREE - The Online Manufacturer is participating in the Girls' Day Girls' Future Day and offers interested young girls an insight into the following areas of our work:
- Programming (Frontend-Development)
- Online marketing
- Logistics
- Technical purchasing
First ISO 9001-certified manufacturing network for turned and milled parts - high quality, process reliability and customer focus officially confirmed
"FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer" takes a pioneering role in the market with its ISO 9001 certification.
Berlin, January 7th 2020 – The Online Manufacturer FACTUREE is now ISO 9001 certified. The CNC manufacturing network enables its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. The certification emphasizes that the company has a continuously improved quality management system and the associated high efficiency. FACTUREE is the first supplier in its segment to have this certification. This results in a significantly increased market potential for the company.
"ISO 9001 certification is widely used for manufacturing companies with their own machines, but it is clearly an exception for manufacturing networks. This gives us a unique position, because none of our direct competitors has such a certification," explains Benjamin Schwab, Head of Marketing & Sales at cwmk GmbH, and adds: "Some companies may only purchase technical components such as turned and milled parts from ISO 9001-certified manufacturing companies. Now we can also serve this target group, from which we had already received many inquiries before.”
Short delivery times and high quality standards at the same time
cwmk GmbH operates under the brand name FACTUREE as an Online Manufacturer. The company has an extensive and constantly growing production network of over 250 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 1500 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. Thus free capacities and short delivery times are always given. At the same time, FACTUREE ensures high quality: All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system, which is now certified according to ISO 9001.
"Our customers can rely on our quality management system to be permanently maintained, further developed and continuously improved in accordance with the specific requirements of the standard. The auditors have officially confirmed that we have an above-average, well-functioning and effective management system that is appreciated and observed by our employees," explains Benjamin Schwab.
ISO 9001 is based on seven principles: customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making and relationship management. The accompanying quality management system structures work, increases performance and creates the basis for sustainable development and competitiveness.
Profile of FACTUREE – The Online Manufacturer:
cwmk GmbH, based in Berlin, operates under the brand name FACTUREE as the first Online Manufacturer. The company pursues the goal of enabling its customers to procure modern production parts through digitization, automation and networking. FACTUREE has an extensive production network of over 500 manufacturing partners from the fields of CNC machining and surface technology. More than 6000 CNC machines are constantly available for projects. All partners are subject to a continuous data-driven quality management system certified according to ISO 9001. In addition to CNC turning and milling, FACTUREE's range of services also includes sheet metal processing and 3D printing. FACTUREE can realize prototyping projects as well as small and large series production. The customer base is located in the most diverse fields such as mechanical engineering, medical technology, model making, robotics, automotive as well as aerospace. Leading industrial companies, SMEs, research institutes and universities are among the customers. FACTUREE is active throughout Europe and has a continuously growing number of customers in other European countries.
Further information: www.facturee.de
