IV-RES

Technical resources

These articles are general procurement guidance for industrial buyers. They are not engineering advice, and they do not publish Ironvale process data or certificates.

How to Prepare an RFQ for Industrial Components

A practical checklist for requesting a quotation on an industrial component, covering scope, revision, quantity, and the documents a reviewer actually needs.

7 min

What to Include in a Manufacturing Drawing Package

What a reviewer looks for in a manufacturing drawing package, and which fields should stay blank until the responsible engineer specifies them.

8 min

Factors to Consider When Sourcing Fabricated Metal Components

Commercial and technical factors to compare when sourcing a fabricated metal component, without treating a category page as a process capability.

7 min

OEM Component Sourcing: A Practical Procurement Checklist

A procurement checklist for OEM teams requesting a component quote, from revision control to the difference between a sourcing path and a build path.

7 min

How to Compare Industrial Component Quotations

How to compare industrial component quotations on scope, revision, documentation, and exclusions before looking at unit price.

6 min

Important Questions to Ask a Contract Manufacturing Partner

Questions that clarify scope, responsibility, documentation, and qualification before a contract manufacturing conversation turns into an order.

7 min