Industrial sourcing · China to Europe
Buyer-firstOpen route · visible proof
Industrial sourcing · China to Europe
Buyer-firstOpen route · visible proof

Automation equipment

Electronics & Assembly Machinery

PCB, cable, fastening, dispensing, soldering and assembly automation for electronics and light manufacturing.

15Machines
15Guides written
6Checks per machine

Before the model number

Describe the job,
then choose the machine.

Software access, fixture design, spare parts and process ownership should be defined before automation is bought.

What we check

What we check on every machine.

We run the same checks, in the same order, on every machine in this category. The order matters. If the first check fails, the later checks do not fix it.

01

Factory

Who builds the machine. What they can show you on the day. Who is responsible for each claim in the quotation.

02

Machine

Whether the configuration, the parts, the stated capacity and the controls match the offer, and match each other.

03

Material

Whether your material runs on this machine, with this tooling, at this speed. A sample run answers this. A brochure does not.

04

Documents

Which declarations, manuals, drawings, wiring diagrams and test records come with the machine, and in which language.

05

Inspection

What we measure and record before the machine ships. We agree the criteria in writing before production starts.

06

Landed cost

What you pay on top of the factory price: freight, duty, tax, foundation, installation, commissioning and spare parts.

The list

Machines we source here.

15 machines

No machine on this list has that name. We still source it. Send us the name and we will answer your questions.

A card here means we source and check that machine. It does not mean a guide is written for it. Guides are marked. Photographs are added as we take them, and every one is labelled Illustrative.

What is missing

What we do not have yet.

We write a guide when we have something specific to say about that machine. Until then, ask us directly and you get the same answer.

  • GapWe have not published a price range for these machines. We will publish one after we collect three quotations for a model.
  • GapWe have no case studies yet, on this page or anywhere on this site. We will publish one when a client agrees to it.

Common questions

Questions buyers ask.

What must be clear before we shortlist factories?+

The product, the material, the output, the utilities, the destination, the critical tolerances and the acceptance method. Two suppliers must be able to answer the same brief.

Do you always recommend China?+

No. A used European machine, a local integrator or a different process can be the better choice. We keep that comparison visible.

Can you guarantee EU compliance?+

No. We check the relevant documents, parts and conformity steps, and we name the gaps. Nobody credible signs off compliance for you.

Contact

Tell us what you need.

Send a machine, a quotation you want checked, or a question. We reply with what we would look at first.

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