supplycorpus / corpus / materials
// corpus dimension 04 of 17
Metal is not a genre.
Alloys, polymers, exotics. Material familiarity is the difference between parts and scrap.
// what the corpus holds
Materials run. Steels, aluminum, copper alloys, engineering plastics.
Exotics. Titanium, Inconel, magnesium, PEEK, the stuff most shops decline.
Traceability practice. Mill certs, lot control, material test reports.
Stock and sourcing. Who holds material and who waits on it.
// why it decides sourcing
A shop quoting its first titanium job is learning on your purchase order. We prefer the shop that has already made the scrap, on someone else's dime, years ago.
// 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.