Asia Sourcing Insights

Factory visits, supplier qualification, and OEM notes from Lekker’s work with industrial buyers in Vietnam and Asia.

Welder working on sheet metal parts on a fabrication shop floor

Sheet Metal RFQ: What Asia Factories Need

What to put in a sheet metal RFQ for Asia OEMs — drawings, materials, weld/finish callouts, packing, and the questions that separate a real quote from a guess.

September 27, 2026

Metal Fabrication

Buyers reviewing sample sheet metal and CNC parts in a factory showroom

How to Diversify Your Supply Chain to Asia

How to diversify your supply chain to Asia for metal OEMs — China+1 steps, what to dual-source first, and how to prove a second fab before you move tooling.

September 27, 2026

Quality Metal Fabrication

How to Find Suppliers in Asia

How to find suppliers in Asia for industrial components — where to look, how to filter traders, and when a long list is ready for qualification.

September 18, 2026

Quality

First-article inspection layout for qualifying an Asia supplier part

How to Qualify Asia Suppliers

How to qualify Asia suppliers for industrial buyers — desktop filters, samples vs production, and when a plant visit is mandatory before tooling.

September 18, 2026

Quality

How to Conduct a Factory Audit in Asia

How to conduct a factory audit in Asia: desktop scope, on-site shop-floor checks, and what a certificate cannot prove before you place volume.

September 18, 2026

Quality

Building partnerships in automotive component sourcing

UK partner meeting on Vietnam automotive and industrial components — metal fab, tooling, sub-assemblies, and Lekker’s buyer–factory match.

September 4, 2026

Automotive

Sheet metal fabrication visit — Bắc Ninh, Vietnam

Bắc Ninh structural fabricator: AS/NZS 1554.1 welders, laser/plasma/bend/galvanize — first Australia export after years shipping to Japan.

September 4, 2026

Metal Fabrication

Vendor visit: Far East Tech (FE Tech) — Bac Ninh, Vietnam

Inside FE Tech in Bac Ninh: 35 CNC centres, Sodick EDM, CMM metrology, ISO 9001 — and why paper claims still need an on-site check.

September 4, 2026

CNC

What does a Vietnamese engineered quartz factory actually look like?

Inside NEWSTONE in Vietnam: silos, KEDA presses, polishing lines, and finished quartz slabs competing with imported brands at local manufacturing cost.

September 4, 2026

Materials