Browse by topic
Subscribe to our news

Manufacturing

How an Original Equipment Manufacturer Can Improve the Quality of Your Products

There’s a long list of benefits that come with a relationship with an original equipment manufacturer, also known as an OEM supplier. The resources provided by OEM suppliers allow you to grow your revenue while assisting with risk mitigation throughout the supply chain.
Read

OEM Supplier

Common Bottlenecks in Supply Chains for the Automotive Industry

The supply chain of the automotive manufacturing industry is vulnerable to risks. At some point and for varying time frames, companies experience bottlenecks or sticking points in their supply chains.
Read

OEM Supplier

Top 4 Automotive OEM Standards To Look Out for When Selecting a Supplier

Over the years, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been defined in a number of ways. Traditionally, an OEM manufactured an entire product that was sold under a different brand name. These days, OEM suppliers often manufacture components that are used in product manufacturing.
Read

OEM Supplier

5 Supply Chain Best Practices Automotive OEM Companies Can Start Following Today

Supply chain management encompasses multiple departments, business units, external partnerships and internal supply chain teams. In order to optimize a company’s supply chain, the right people and right processes need to be in place.
Read

Manufacturing

Squeeze Casting vs. High-Pressure Die Casting: The Velocity Factor

At a high level, casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material — usually a metal — is poured into a mold that contains a hollow cavity in the shape of the desired product or component. From there, the material is left to solidify.
Read

Manufacturing

Quality Issues With Your Manufacturing Supplier? Here's What It's Really Costing You

The total cost of poor quality is often depicted as an iceberg with some of the costs visible above the water, but most of the costs hidden beneath the surface. This image is an excellent way to illustrate how poor quality management issues in manufacturing likely cost more than you realize. Although many costs are directly attributable to the quality issue itself, many other costs are incidental or secondary and may be hidden and unrecognized.
Read

Manufacturing

Is It Time to Reassess Your Supply Chain Optimization Strategy?

Supply chain optimization is a strategy made up of practices and procedures that aims to create an optimal, cost-effective operation for manufacturing and distribution companies.
Read

OEM

How to Save Time and Money With An Automotive OEM Supplier Partnership

It isn’t news that the automotive industry has faced a long list of challenges since the beginning of 2020. The initial factory shutdowns across the globe set off a domino effect of issues related to material availability, extended lead times, cost increases, labor shortages and even microchip shortages.
Read

Welding

What in the Weld? TIG vs. MIG Welding Explained

Welding is a manufacturing fabrication process that utilizes heat or pressure, and in some cases both, to create a durable joint between two separate pieces of aluminum, carbon steel or stainless steel. Depending on the component and production specifications, manufacturing technicians execute different welding techniques to produce the desired component or product.
Read

Manufacturing

Decades in the Making: The History of VPIC

For the last 30 years, VPIC Group has been committed to customer satisfaction by consistently listening to customer needs, investing in the latest technology and staying up to date on industry trends. This commitment has allowed us to develop long-term working relationships with many world-class customers in powersports, automotive, healthcare equipment and many other industries located throughout the globe and especially in North America, Europe and Asia.
Read
Back To Top