Incoterms decide who pays for each leg of an auto parts shipment and who carries the risk if cartons are lost or damaged in transit. For rubber and polyurethane components such as bump stops and bushings, the practical answer is usually FOB with a nominated f...

A bump stop cost is not one number. It is a compound line, a moulding line, an insert line, a tooling line that disappears as volume rises, and a freight line that depends on how well a carton fills a container. Buyers who compare only the unit price on the q...

A jounce bumper MOQ is three numbers, not one: the carton quantity for a profile already tooled, the first-order quantity that covers setup for a new profile, and the compound batch size under both. Tooling cost and lead time follow whichever you ask about, w...

Sourcing Sleeves Without Creating New Problems A sleeve, also supplied as a bushing or a tube, is installed inside a hole or on the exterior of a shaft type part. It appears in connection structures, in pipe and wire passageways through walls, and at the bush...

Buying a steel seat is not the same as buying a gasket or a filter. A seat is a structural component that becomes the datum of the assembly it is fitted to, so a purchasing decision that saves a few cents per piece can cost far more at the assembly line if th...