supplycorpus / corpus / engineers
// corpus dimension 06 of 17
Shops that engineer catch bad drawings.
Engineering depth on staff. The difference between a vendor and a partner.
// what the corpus holds
Engineering staff. Degreed engineers, designers, programmers on payroll.
DFM capability. Shops that push back on a drawing before cutting it.
Design services. Some shops co-develop. Most just quote. We note which.
Fixturing and tooling. In house tool design is engineering you do not pay twice for.
// why it decides sourcing
The cheapest quote on a flawed drawing is the most expensive part you will buy. A shop with real engineers calls you before the material is cut. That call is worth more than the margin difference.
// the corpus, by dimension
COMPANY
- FacilitiesWhere the work actually happens.
- MachinesThe machine list is the shop.
- ProcessesWhat they do, not what they say.
- MaterialsMetal is not a genre.
- CertificationsPaper that gates the work.
- EngineersShops that engineer catch bad drawings.
- CustomersWho they already ship to.
- Government ContractsAward history is a vetting engine.
- Parts ProducedThe closest thing to proof.
- PatentsR&D leaves a paper trail.
- SoftwareThe stack decides the friction.
- CreditA shop that dies mid-PO is your problem.
- CapacityThe best shop at full is no shop.
- GeographyDistance is a spec.
- Lead TimesQuoted is not delivered.
- ShippingParts have to arrive as parts.
- RelationshipsNo shop is an island.
This is the corpus we source from. You do not get a login to it. You get an operator who reads it so you never have to.
> request accessInvitation only. Most requests are declined.