BUSINESS.
Factory Cloud
A procurement infrastructure that brings overseas metalworking plants — primarily across Asia — together into a single partner-factory network. Place your order with WI, and everything from machined metal parts to finished assemblies is produced at the best-suited plant anywhere in the world and delivered at consistent quality and price.
Do any of these sourcing challenges sound familiar?
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Fewer domestic machining shops
The domestic suppliers you have relied on for years are closing or scaling back, and securing capacity gets harder every year.
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Procurement costs that will not fall any further
Domestic sourcing leaves little room for further reduction, and target costs stay out of reach.
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The barriers to buying overseas
You are interested in overseas procurement, but the burden of language, business customs, quality control and factory audits keeps you from taking the first step.
Service Overview
World Incubator sits between you and our overseas partner factories, handling factory selection, quotation, quality control, inspection and logistics in one place. You simply place your order with us, exactly as you would with a domestic supplier.
WI absorbs all the effort and risk of overseas trade, so ordering feels no different from working with a domestic supplier
WI's Partner Factory Network
We maintain a factory database covering more than 20 countries, primarily in Asia, together with teams of in-country specialists. Independent metalworking companies are operated as one integrated partner-factory network.
Three Distinctive Strengths of Factory Cloud
A partner-factory network spanning the globe
Our proprietary factory database, centered on Asia, and our teams of in-country specialists let us handle a wide range of machining and assembly work.
WI's own audit and quality-inspection standards
From factory audits and pre-shipment inspection to logistics and every negotiation with the manufacturing plant, we take on the effort and risk of overseas trade on your behalf.
Identical quality across multiple plants
We maintain the ability to produce at identical quality and identical price across several countries and several plants, eliminating the risk of not being able to source at all.
Benefits
Cost reductions averaging more than 10%
Selecting the optimal country and plant delivers substantial savings against domestic sourcing.
Reliable supply
Production across multiple plants removes the risk of supply interruption.
No management burden
We take on the demanding work of factory audits, quality inspection and delivery management.
Many part types, one point of contact
Machining, sheet metal, casting, machining plus assembly — order a wide variety of parts through a single channel.
How It Works
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Understanding your requirements
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Overseas factory research
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Proposal of plan and specification
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Sample production and evaluation
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Mass production and start of supply
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Ongoing supply
Scope of Service
| Who we serve | Manufacturers in Japan (purchasing and procurement; R&D and design) |
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| Example processes | Machining / sheet metal fabrication / casting plus machining / various processes plus assembly, and more |
| Volumes | From custom-made and small-lot items through to mass production |
Start with just one part
Send us a drawing and we will come back with competitive quotations from several countries.
