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What buyers ask us most about sourcing, capabilities, certifications, cost and lead time. If your question is not here, email or call and we will answer it directly.

Overview

About QuickStrike Sourcing

What does Quick Strike Sourcing do?

We work as a manufacturer’s sales representative and a sourcing partner at the same time, connecting customers with vetted manufacturing partners from prototype through full-rate production. You bring the requirement, we bring the shop that already builds it.

What industries do you serve?

Defense and aerospace, and industrial. Most of what we quote is for programs that carry quality or export control requirements a general job shop cannot meet.

How is Quick Strike Sourcing different from a broker or a traditional EMS provider?

We do not own a factory and we are not reselling capacity we have never seen. We operate as an extension of more than twelve manufacturing firms we selected deliberately, every one of them privately held and independently owned. That means you get the shop that is genuinely right for the part rather than whatever one building happens to be able to do.

Do you work with AS9100 certified manufacturers?

Yes. Partners across our machining, fabrication, circuit card and harness base hold AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015.

Do you work with defense and military manufacturers in West Michigan?

Yes. Our core partner base is concentrated in West Michigan, which keeps travel, first article review and problem solving on the same time zone and often the same day.

Where are you located, and do you work with customers outside Michigan?

We are based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and we quote nationally. Where a program allows it we can also place work with ITAR compliant facilities in low-cost regions.

Capabilities

What we cansource and build

What products and processes can you source?

Circuit card assemblies, wire and cable harnesses, box builds, CNC machined metal, fabricated metal, additive manufacturing, EV battery and propulsion systems, line replaceable units, robotic vehicle builds and full vehicle integration.

Do you work with CNC machining manufacturers in Michigan?

Yes. Our partners run 3, 3+2, 4 and 5 axis machining as well as wire and sinker EDM, from single prototypes through production quantities.

What are the options for cable and wire harness assembly in Michigan to AS9100, ITAR and IPC Class 3?

We source discrete wire, cable and overbraided harnesses built to IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 2 and Class 3, on formboard, with calibrated crimp and pull testing and continuity and dielectric withstand on every build. Partners are AS9100 Rev D and ITAR registered.

Can you source welding and metal fabrication suppliers?

Yes. Laser and waterjet cutting, forming, welding, finishing and assembly of enclosures, brackets, frames and weldments, including certified weld processes.

Do you offer American made battery solutions?

Yes. US built packs including cell selection, module and pack assembly, battery management system integration, enclosure design and connector interface.

Do you manufacture robotic UGV and UAV platforms?

Yes. We support unmanned ground and air vehicle builds, from structural and electronic subassemblies through full vehicle integration and test.

Can you handle both electronics and mechanical or metal components in one project?

Yes, and this is the reason most customers call us. One point of contact covers the circuit cards, the harnesses, the machined and fabricated metal and the final assembly, instead of you managing four separate supply chains.

Do you support design services, or only manufacturing of existing designs?

Both. We offer design engineering and design for manufacturing, so a concept can be developed into a producible package, and an existing print can be reviewed for cost and manufacturability before it goes to the floor.

Can you source hard to find or long lead components?

Yes. Expediting long lead parts and finding second sources for obsolete or allocated components is a regular part of what we do.

Do you offer prototyping, or only full-rate production runs?

Both, including quick turn prototypes. A large share of our work starts as a prototype and stays with the same partner into rate production, which keeps the process validated.

Compliance

Quality andcompliance

Are your manufacturing partners ITAR registered?

Yes. Quick Strike Sourcing is ITAR registered and JCP certified, and partners handling export controlled work are ITAR registered as well.

Do your facilities hold AS9100 or IPC certifications?

Yes. Circuit card assembly is built to IPC-A-610 Class 2 and Class 3 and IPC J-STD-001. Cable and harness assembly is built to IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 2 and Class 3. Partners hold AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015.

How do you vet and qualify suppliers for quality and security requirements?

Partners are selected to meet applicable FAR and DFARS requirements, and we confirm current certifications, quality system scope and past performance on comparable work before any part is placed. We visit the floor rather than working from a certificate alone.

Can you support export controlled programs?

Yes. We are ITAR registered and JCP certified, and we follow CMMC 2.0 Level 2 and NIST 800-171 practices for controlled unclassified information.

Cost and timeline

Cost, timelineand process

How much does it cost to work with Quick Strike Sourcing, and who pays your fee?

There is no fee for us to quote. Send us the package and you get pricing back at no cost and no obligation.

How much can sourcing through Quick Strike Sourcing save us?

Customers have seen cost reductions of around forty percent against what they were paying, most often by moving a part to a shop whose process actually matches it rather than one absorbing it as an off-fit job.

What is a typical lead time for sourcing a new supplier or part?

One to four weeks to identify and qualify a source and come back with pricing, depending on the complexity of the part and the certifications required.

Do you offer quick turn or expedited solutions for prototyping?

Yes. Quick turn prototype and expedite paths are available when a program is compressed.

What does the onboarding process look like once we reach out?

Email or call us and we review the requirement together. There is no onboarding paperwork or agreement needed before we can quote.

Do you work on a per-project basis or as an ongoing supply chain partner?

Both. Some customers use us for a single hard to place part, and others run us as an ongoing extension of their supply chain across multiple commodities.

Getting started

How toget started

How do I request a quote or start a project?

Email Sales@QuickStrikeSourcing.com or call 616.256.0749. A rough drawing and a quantity is enough for us to come back to you.

Let us quote it

Send us a print, a rough drawing or just a part number and a quantity. There is no charge for us to quote.

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