Customer Need:
Industrial equipment customer sourced gears from Europe, facing high cost and long lead times.
Our Action:
Shifted supply to India with closed-die forging + CNC machining.
Introduced in-house heat treatment to ensure strength
|
Result |
Before (Europe) |
After (India) |
Improvement |
|
Production Capacity |
1,000 pcs/mo |
2,500 pcs/mo |
↑ 150% |
|
Rejection Rate |
4.5% |
1.2% |
↓ 73% |
|
Cost/Part |
$42 |
$33 |
↓ 22% |
|
Lead Time |
10 weeks |
7 weeks |
↓ 30% |