Every year, we conduct a customer survey to ensure we’re meeting customer expectations in areas like communication, quality, and delivery. In our most recent survey, the responses were positive across the board, with nearly every customer segment satisfied. One customer segment stood out with particularly strong feedback: tier-one OEMs.
Find out why so many aerospace and defense OEMs find Focused on Machining to be a reliable, nimble, and competitively priced partner for their precision machining needs.
Built to Act as a Tier-One OEM Supplier
Every customer in every industry values our precision machining capabilities and excellent quality—it’s the reason most first approach us. However, tier-one OEMs have specific requirements that we’ve built our operation to efficiently meet, including:
Quality Requirements
Our full quality department includes a dedicated quality manager and inspectors. We maintain tight tolerances and quickly verify accuracy, ensuring consistent results that meet strict OEM standards.
Lights-Out Machining
Our lights-out capabilities reduce OEM lead times by maximizing our production schedule. This automated approach allows us to maintain our competitive edge in both speed and pricing.
Critical Certifications
Our certifications make us an ideal tier-one OEM supplier. We are AS9100 certified, ITAR-registered, and nearing our final steps toward CMMC compliance. These credentials streamline audits by new customers and demonstrate our total commitment to quality.
Complex Documentation
With our suite of digital tools, we simplify the process of delivering complex paperwork required for tier-one OEM projects. Our ERP system generates all AS9102s, and every work order receives documented FAI in AS9102 format.
Supplier Diversity and Service-Disabled Veteran Status
Focused on Machining is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), helping tier-one manufacturers to meet the requirements of FAR regulation 19.201 and supporting their supplier diversity goals.
Cybersecurity
OEMs must protect sensitive data, and our CMMC efforts demonstrate our commitment to cybersecurity. We take every precaution to keep your data safe, because we know it’s critical to your operations.
Expertise in Exotic Materials
As an AS9100 machine shop, we’re experienced with a variety of challenging materials critical to the aerospace and defense industries, from titanium machining to Inconel and beyond.
The Benefits of a Small Shop as a Tier One OEM Supplier
Many OEMs may assume that partnering with a smaller shop means sacrificing certain capabilities, but it’s simply not the case. Our size is actually a strength when serving tier-one manufacturers.
At our size, we can still be nimble and adaptable, keeping costs down without ever sacrificing quality. In contract negotiations, for instance, we have flexibility to meet OEMs halfway because of our streamlined structure. Our deep supplier relationships allow us to go through trusted vendors for the best possible prices.
Many larger shops solve problems by adding layers of staff, but we leverage technology to stay lean. That allows for greater responsiveness and transparency both internally and externally, and ultimately lower costs that we pass on.
With this structure, we’re well-suited to partner with tier-one OEMs like:
Lockheed Martin
RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon)
Northrop Grumman
Boeing
General Dynamics
Blue Origin
SpaceX
Your Next Project Starts Here
With our advanced capabilities, essential certifications, and efficient operations, we are an ideal manufacturing partner for tier-one OEMs who need quality parts at competitive prices. From tight tolerance machining to handling exotic materials, we’re ready to tackle your challenging projects.
Request a quote and experience how easy manufacturing can be with our Colorado machine shop!