11/08/2026
The custom part has been tested, production is well-established, and the prototype is up and running. And yet, when it comes time to move into mass production, the procurement process often starts from scratch again.
This is precisely the problem many purchasing departments face. Manufacturing partners are re-evaluated, capacities are reviewed, and terms are renegotiated—even though the component has long since been technically developed.
At the AMB trade show in Stuttgart from September 15–19, FACTUREE will demonstrate at booth EO129 how parts based on drawings can be procured seamlessly from the prototype stage through to mass production. This is made possible by a network of more than 2,000 vetted manufacturing partners and standardized quality processes compliant with ISO 9001.
“Many companies underestimate how much effort the transition from a successful prototype to a reliable mass-production supply chain requires in procurement,” explains Billy Schulz, Head of Sales at FACTUREE®. “The planned volume ramp-up should be taken into account right from the initial inquiry; otherwise, procurement will have to start from scratch later on.”
The collaboration with CeiliX Technology GmbH demonstrates how this works in practice. For its automated overhead crane system, InfinityCrane, CeiliX uses FACTUREE to source high-precision CNC-milled parts, ranging from single units to small batches. FACTUREE remains the central procurement partner throughout all development stages, even as manufacturing partners in the background adapt to the respective project phase.
Read this month's full press release here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xxGdh0
In addition, Christopher Walzel, CPO and co-founder of FACTUREE, will speak on September 16 at 2:00 p.m. during WIN Verlag’s AI Expert Talk on the Trendlounge stage about the value-adding use of artificial intelligence in procurement.