For OEMs & Tier 1 Organizations
Keep the knowledge.
Expand the possibilities.
Build additional production sources around a controlled manufacturing process, with less duplicated engineering and a consistent basis for improvement.
Manufacturing knowledge that stays with the program
A common process.
A clearer path to second sourcing.
HAKERN’s model puts the process at the center of supplier development, giving the OEM a defined manufacturing baseline that can be evaluated and deployed across qualified sources.
Retain process knowledge
Define process ownership and usage rights in the development agreement so the program can retain and reuse the manufacturing knowledge it funds.
Reduce repeated development
Use a proven baseline for CNC strategy, fixtures, tooling, and inspection instead of asking every new source to begin from a drawing alone.
Share approved improvements
Capture relevant lessons and corrective actions in the controlled standard, then evaluate their application across participating suppliers.
A practical example
Three suppliers.
One process foundation.
An OEM needs three suppliers for the same complex component. HAKERN’s proposed role is to develop and prove the baseline process with the OEM, then assess each supplier’s ability to execute it.
Each transfer still includes the necessary machine-specific adaptation, verification, and customer approval. The goal is to reuse established knowledge and focus the new work on what actually differs.
Where a conversation starts
Start with a component.
Define the manufacturing need.
- New product introduction for a complex component
- Second-source development or additional capacity
- Production transfer and supplier industrialization
- Legacy-part sustainment and aftermarket requirements
Scope begins with the part requirements, existing process maturity, available machine capabilities, and the customer’s qualification requirements.
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Let’s discuss your production challenge.
Tell us about the component, the sourcing challenge, and what a successful manufacturing process needs to achieve.